Quotations under Contact Name

So I have this issue that's been bugging me for a while. Under some of my contact names there are quotations (ie ""). I know where they are coming from, they are from the field "Nick Name." The problem is that I do not have any nick names for any of my contacts. Whenever I go to edit a contact on my iphone, the "Nick Name" field is always there, but it is blank (and there is no way for me to get rid of it). Unlike other fields such as "Prefix" or "Suffix", if I add them, but then do not fill in that field with anything when I edit the name, the field automatically goes away. I have checked Address Book and none of my contacts have a "Nick Name" field. The same is true for my MobileMe Account. This is really annoying!!! It seems as though my iPhone is randomly deciding to add the field "Nick Name" to some of my contacts, and does not give me the option the delete that field. Does anyone else have this issue and know what to do?
Also, I have checked and there is no space or anything in that field (it is completely blank).

it's important to use 10-digit or fullly compliant international numbers for all contacts to keep things working smootly.
on the other hand, if when you have the contact properly filled out and the recent calls or sms list show just the number it's likely a corrupted addressbook.
I had this problem since i restored my iPhone 4 onto my iPhone 4s. turned out to be a corrupted address book database on the phone.
deleting the database @ /Users/Library/AddressBook (all files starting with AddressBook) (while Addressbook NOT running and when iCloud sync and iTunes sync both off) and re-run address book to create empty database before re enable sync solved it!

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Quotation marks under some contact names

So I have this issue that's been bugging me for a while. Under some of my contact names there are quotations (ie ""). I know where they are coming from, they are from the field "Nick Name." The problem is that I do not have any nick names for any of my contacts. Whenever I go to edit a contact on my iphone, the "Nick Name" field is always there, but it is blank (and there is no way for me to get rid of it). Unlike other fields such as "Prefix" or "Suffix", if I add them, but then do not fill in that field with anything when I edit the name, the field automatically goes away. I have checked Address Book and none of my contacts have a "Nick Name" field. The same is true for my MobileMe Account. This is really annoying!!! It seems as though my iPhone is randomly deciding to add the field "Nick Name" to some of my contacts, and does not give me the option the delete that field. Does anyone else have this issue and know what to do?
Also, I have checked and there is no space or anything in that field (it is completely blank) and I have tried replacing all my contacts on my iPhone and even restored my iPhone to factory settings and then synced everything back. (No Workie)
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Hi,
I have not worked out why but if the Contacts apps on both devices are not Synced then what you describe happens.
It seems worse if the Mac (System Preferences > iCloud > Contacts option) has been on in the past and then turned Off.
This seems to "lose" whatever was the Address Book/Contacts info before hand (even if it started on the Mac and was used to populate the iPhone's version).
Whilst iCloud is the listed choice here it also works with other method (System Preferences > Internet Accounts such as Facebook or Google)
To check open the Contacts app and go to Preferences > Accounts and see what it list for Syncing.
it can get confused if two are listed.
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How can I uniquely identify computers on the same network/account specifically for airdrop use? When I change name on one computer under contacts if changes on all computers.

How can I uniquely identify computers on the same network/account specifically for airdrop use? When I change name on one computer under contacts it changes on all computers. I would like to change icon and name for each computer.

you would need to setup a VPN and tunnel into your office.
FYI..the default ports are 3283 and 5900.

My messages won't say the contact name only shows the phone number, how do you change this when the contact is in my phone under that number already?

My messages won't say the contact name only shows the phone number, how do you change this when the contact is in my phone under that number already?

I thought that at first, but I have text this person before and had received responses in a timely manner. Its just weird that it all of a sudden removed their name.
Would this affect the delivery of the text message?

If i have 2 phone numbers under one name in my contact book and i send an sms, do i send this sms to both numbers?

if i have 2 phone numbers under one name in my contact book and i send an sms, do i send this sms to both numbers or only to one of them?

and if i don't select anything?
i open my sms, find the last one from the person i need and just type my answer...
will it be send to the both numbers i have under this name? how my Iphone know, i need exactly this one?

TS3899 I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name. Now I have double contacts for everyone

I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in Settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name. Now I have double contacts for everyone with an email address!!! how do I UNDO? it says all CONTACTS WILL BE DELETED...when I go to turn CONTACTS to OFF.

Any contacts synced with the Yahoo account will be deleted from the phone if you turn it off. They will still be out there in Yahoo land, so if you turn it off and it deletes something you didn't want to, just turn it back on again.
It's extremely unclear what you did when you say " I only created contacts and typed in emails that I had for those contacts.....so I am still not sure how to UNdo what I did without deleting anything"
Undo WHAT, exactly? You said "I accidently turned ON contacts when I was turning ON my yahoo email account in Settings and now all the emails from contacts have been merged to create SEPARATE contact right under the original contact name."
Just turn it off.

Why is 'my info' under contacts not my name? Any help?

why is 'my info' under contacts not my name? Any help?

The question is: why wouldn't you have yourself as a contact. Lots of people do this. You will see, if you add yourself and then select that under "My Info."

How do i save a range of telephone numbers as under 1 contact name?

Recently company A has been send me SMSs using different number from a specific range eg. 012 231 0582, 012 231 0589, 012 231 0592, etc
So i want to save this range of numbers under 1 contact but not one number at a time, i just want to save it as a range e.g 012 231 0500-99 such that if i receive an SMS from any of the numbers it is just recongised as from company A and the sms is stored together with other previous SMSs from the same contact even tho from different numbers.
Can this be done?

yes you can, although im not sure if you can do it for as much as 99 numbers.
just create 1 contact first (e.g. Company SMS, 1234567) under Contacts, click on the "+" on the top right hand of the screen.
You will then see that you can input numbers under "Mobile". Once you do that, the next field appears, and if you key in a number there, the next field appears and so on.

Is it possible to have a group of email contacts under one name eg mums in year 4?

I would like to be able to send a group of people regular emails without having to add their address to the 'to' box. Is it possible to have a number of email addresses under one name?

Hi,
from the panel on the left hand side (where you see all the slides vertically), you can select one with your mouse and slightly drag it to the right, so as to create a sort of indentation.
would that work?
Ricc

IPhone not showing contacts names in text messaging after sync AND reset

Three days ago, I bought the iPhone 4S as an updgrade from the 3GS. I also transferred my wireless service plan from AT&T to Verizon. Since doing that, very strange things are happening. For example, my contacts appeared to transfer without a problem, but whenever I attempt a call to a number that does not have a "1" stored in front of it, it tells me that I am attempting a long-distance or international call and the call won't go thru unless I place a 1 in front of the number and store it that way. Also, whenever I send text messages and someone replies, their message comes back to my phone under the phone number only and not the name that is stored in my contacts. This happens even when the contact sends a direct message to me that is not a reply. (Imagine all the "Merry Christmas" messages I received yesterday that I have no idea who they were from, except the 5 out of 300 contacts whose numbers I have memorized!!) I have gone to the Apple Store and the "Genius" there reset my phone, which temporarily fixed the problem, but now it is back. I did a soft reset, now it randomly selects which names will show up in my text message window. (For example, yesterday, the name "Jane" shows a message that says "Merry Christmas", but after the reset, only Jane's number shows up in the text screen with the same message from yesterday.)
Does anyone know what in the world is going on?? This is Very Annoying! I'm tempted to go back to AT&T, as I am being told that the iphone technology, even for 4S, is not as compatible on Verizon as it is with AT&T. Please help!

Not sure about the random contact name problem. I suspect a bad database. Use iTunes to delete and replace your contacts with a good list. If that doesn't work, do a 100% software reset and don't restore a backup, setup as a new device. Finally, if that fails go back to the apple store. The issue is not software fixable and the unit should be replaced.
The other issue with 1 dialing required... are you roaming? Disable wifi, should say Verizon 3G in the status bar.
When you are off your home area cell network, you are not dealing with Verizon directly.
Edit: your last question about using a Verizon 4S on AT&T's network. You are correct, out of the box the Verizon 4S is locked to only work on Verizon's network. The AT&T 4S and Sprint 4S have the same locks. You can purchase an unlocked iPhone directly from apple. I've also heard of people convincing Sprint customer service to unlock their phones for use out of the country,

My iPhone isn't directing me properly to messages since I moved to the UK from Canada. When I receive a new iMessage it opens a 'new message' thread to their number in a UK format rather than directing me to the established thread under their name.

I moved to the UK a week ago and popped a new SIM in my unlocked iPhone 4 (all the latest software installed, 6.1.3, though I see in the drop-down below that there's a .4? My phone says it is up to date anyway). Since then, I have done a lot of texting to people back home in Canada. Of course, for economical reasons, I am using iMessage. When I'm talking to them, if I have messages open, and my screen hasn't gone to sleep, then I'm fine. But if the screen goes to sleep or I'm doing something else and I try to reply by way of any sort of notification where the phone redirects me to the message (when I tap a banner or unlock while an alert is showing), instead of sending me to where I can reply, it starts a whole new text message with the person's phone number in a UK format instead of their contact name. Their message is in the iMessage conversation history where it belongs, but I can't read it in full until I cancel the 'New Message' and open their conversation in the Messages list.
So far, I have tried:
-Simple things like restarting my phone, resetting it, etc.
-Changing the format of their number to include country code, to not include country code, to have the plus, to not have it, etc.
-Changing where my messages come from, be it my phone number or my iCloud, etc.
-Updating iCloud to make sure it knows I'm in the UK.
-Resetting everything in the reset menu one at a time (I had hopes for settings and the Location & Privacy ones, but no).
-Erasing all content and settings and restoring my phone from a backup.
I've pretty much messed with every setting, but please let me know any suggestions you have, I may have missed one.
It does seem as if the format of my contacts has something to do with it, because I don't get a notification at all if I change the setting "Show iMessage Alerts From" to contacts only. The iMessage goes through to the iMessage conversation, but the alerts I get seem to think it's a text message as it comes through with a sample of the message in the alert under their phone number. It's only when I try to reply through an alert that it screws up. I know this may seem small but it's driving me nuts, especially because I don't memorize people's phone numbers anymore so I don't know who sent the message until I exit the new message and look it up!
Please help me before I go mad!

I moved to the UK a week ago and popped a new SIM in my unlocked iPhone 4 (all the latest software installed, 6.1.3, though I see in the drop-down below that there's a .4? My phone says it is up to date anyway). Since then, I have done a lot of texting to people back home in Canada. Of course, for economical reasons, I am using iMessage. When I'm talking to them, if I have messages open, and my screen hasn't gone to sleep, then I'm fine. But if the screen goes to sleep or I'm doing something else and I try to reply by way of any sort of notification where the phone redirects me to the message (when I tap a banner or unlock while an alert is showing), instead of sending me to where I can reply, it starts a whole new text message with the person's phone number in a UK format instead of their contact name. Their message is in the iMessage conversation history where it belongs, but I can't read it in full until I cancel the 'New Message' and open their conversation in the Messages list.
So far, I have tried:
-Simple things like restarting my phone, resetting it, etc.
-Changing the format of their number to include country code, to not include country code, to have the plus, to not have it, etc.
-Changing where my messages come from, be it my phone number or my iCloud, etc.
-Updating iCloud to make sure it knows I'm in the UK.
-Resetting everything in the reset menu one at a time (I had hopes for settings and the Location & Privacy ones, but no).
-Erasing all content and settings and restoring my phone from a backup.
I've pretty much messed with every setting, but please let me know any suggestions you have, I may have missed one.
It does seem as if the format of my contacts has something to do with it, because I don't get a notification at all if I change the setting "Show iMessage Alerts From" to contacts only. The iMessage goes through to the iMessage conversation, but the alerts I get seem to think it's a text message as it comes through with a sample of the message in the alert under their phone number. It's only when I try to reply through an alert that it screws up. I know this may seem small but it's driving me nuts, especially because I don't memorize people's phone numbers anymore so I don't know who sent the message until I exit the new message and look it up!
Please help me before I go mad!

How to delete the contact name in iMessage memory on iphone5

Please help how can I delete the contacts name under iMessage memory?
Eg.: when I start to sent text messages to person name start with K which even contacts are already been deleted from my
Contact list still pops up.

After MANY , MANY blogs and discussions and failed attempts I've figured this out. When you go to write a message the contact that was deleted still shows up next to the contact is a letter I with a blue circle all you have to do is tap it then it gives you the option to delete recent contact and lord behold that contact is permanently gone no back up syncing needed or anything !!!

Contact name does not appear after upgrading to iOS 5

I recently upgraded to iOS 5 and after doing so, contact name does not appear when someone calls; but text messages the name appears. I have saved all my contacts under +9 format.

This indicates that the phone was carrier locked and had been 'hacked' to unlock it. Updating the phone has re-locked it to the original carrier.
ONLY the carrier it is locked to can authorize unlocking it. Not all do so. Contact the carrier and find out what their policy is.
If it's locked to AT&T, you may as well sell it and buy a new phone. AT&T will not unlock iPhones for any reason.

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Seems to be a reacuring problem for Blackberry. Ive done a search for this on here and there doesnt seem to be a solution for the other devices. Like the titel states, when I have an incoming call it shows just the phone number, not the persons contact name, which is saved in my devices contacts list. I have a brand new Blackberry Passport. Just wondering if there is any fix for this?? This is a big problem for me. Don't have many contacts numbers memorized as Im sure most people dont nowadays.

Hi @svansoros
I've unable to reproduce this issue after testing so I was wondering if you don't mind doing a few tests for me followed by capturing logs so our teams can investigate? To do this you'll need access to two phone lines.
LineA = Your Passport
LineB = Another phone line
On your Passport, create a new contact entry that contains LineB's phone number, e.g. 123-456-7890 and the contact name 'Test Test'
Using LineB, call your Passport and record what appears on your display, does it show the phone number or 'Test Test'? Record what time you called your Passport as well.
On your Passport, change the formatting of the phone number in the 'Test Test' contact to 1234567890 and call your passport again using Line B. Record the time you placed the call and what was displayed 'Test Test', or the phone number only.
After completing these steps, capture logs using the steps below and send them via email to the email address I'll send you via private message. Thanks for your patience and understanding!
How to capture logs
Open the Help application.
Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap Create Report.
Tap the Snapshot tab
Tap the Save Log Snapshot button.
Once the capture is complete, the device prompts to Upload Logs. Click No when this prompts appears .
The notification message closes and the log collection screen is displayed.
The Log Snapshots are automatically saved and can be found on the device memory in the Logs folder under Device\Documents\
Send the logs as a attachment to the email address I'll provide via private message.
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Why do some of my text messages get received "from" my email address instead of contact name?

WHen I send text messages, sometimes my email address appears in the receipients message box instead of my contact name. This also results in multiple people sometimes receiving the message (those set up under my apple id)...any ideas? I'm thinking it has to do with the SMS messaging setup.

Its because you are sending them as iMessages and not SMS.
If you want to turn iMessage off, go to settings, messages and turn it off.

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