Contact names in Handcent

[Monkey]

Hi All, I have downloaded the new updated version (complete with adverts) of Handcent to try it out as I hearing such glowing comments on it.
When I open the programme I see all the threads but all I have is the mobile numbers and No Contact names associated with them.
Could someone kindly tell me what I have to do to get the names up please.
I have been looking through the settings but cant see anything, do I need to make sure the stock messaging app is unticked first to get the names to appear?
Thank you in advance.

Peace,
Andrew.

 

[bunt83]

Do you have your contacts saved as 'google contacts' or SIM contacts?

I THINK my friend had the same issue until they ticked use 'google contacts' only in the main contact settings i.e. not handcent settings...

Hope this helps!

 

[Monkey]

I think they would be Sim contacts if that helps.
Thank you for your quick reply.

Peace,
Andrew.

Do you have your contacts saved as 'google contacts' or SIM contacts?

I THINK my friend had the same issue until they ticked use 'google contacts' only in the main contact settings i.e. not handcent settings...

Hope this helps!

 

[bunt83]

Yeah like I said, I'd change your contacts into 'google contacts'.

Firstly it'll mean they're backed up online and then I THINK they'll work with handcent too.

Try one to test it I guess...

 

[jim_h]

Monkey, this baffled me too for a couple of days as I brought my sim card, complete with contacts, from my old phone. Only numbers showed up in Handcent.

To solve this issue:
Open the "People" app.
Find a contact listed as "SIM" and open it.
Click the hardware menu button and select "Save to contacts".
You will now have a duplicate, but the one just created as an actual contact will enable Handcent to display their name instead of number.

I don't want to share all my contacts with Google, so I didn't opt to do that with any of them. As far as I know, you can delete those duplicate contacts listed as "SIM" when you've converted them into contacts.

I hope that sorts it for you. It worked for me anyway.

 

[hkrn44]

How do you change your contacts to google contacts? I've been trying to figure this out...

 

[nhudak23]

I have a mytouch4g and was having the same problem. What I did was: go to Contacts, hit the Menu, click Import/Export, export my contacts to my SD card, then do it all over again, this time export from SD and import them to the SIM card/phone. Once they were on the SIM card, Handcent pulled them right up.
I hope this helps everyone having this problem.
Have a great day!