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Contact Sync with Messages

MB1111

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Oct 11, 2017
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I have a Verizon Pixel running Android 8.0.0, Security patch level Oct 5, 2017. Using the stock Android Messages app (v2.5.212).

I have 2 Google accounts configured on my phone: 1 personal Gmail account, and 1 Google for Work account. Syncing is enabled for both, but for some reason the Messages app will not correlate phone numbers with any contact from my Work account. Names from my Personal account work fine, but anyone from work just comes up as a number.

I have copied the co-workers from the "Directory" to my "Contacts" on the Google for Work side thinking that would solve the problem, but it didn't.

I've cleared the cache on Messages. I've done a Force Stop. Neither helped.

I've gone into System Settings > Users & accounts and selected my work account and forced a full sync. Didn't help.

Any ideas how to get Messages to pull from personal and work contacts?

Thanks.
 

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