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Old 12-23-2010, 07:25 PM
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Hello Ladies and Gentlemen and Happy Holidays.

I've got the EVO with the stock 2.2 ROM.

Does anybody know how I sort my contacts by last name first? I've looked all over my EVO Settings and can't figure it out.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Old 12-24-2010, 02:14 AM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

if you just press the name on the contact edit, you'll be able to change from first name, last name to last name, first name...vice versa.
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Old 12-24-2010, 10:52 AM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

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if you just press the name on the contact edit, you'll be able to change from first name, last name to last name, first name...vice versa.
Can you explain that better. I don't see any option to switch to last name, first name on my Evo.
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Old 12-24-2010, 05:49 PM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

I posted this a month ago. No one could answer it. I don't think it can be done. I just got used to it. It is very odd you can't do it though since it seems like such a simple option to add. I came from the TP2 where it was just an option you checked off so this surprised me.
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Old 12-24-2010, 06:00 PM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

I'm storing all of my contacts on my gmail account. Then I just sort it on gmail.com's website. I'd suggest you try it.
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Old 12-24-2010, 07:28 PM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

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I'm storing all of my contacts on my gmail account. Then I just sort it on gmail.com's website. I'd suggest you try it.
My contacts are last name, first name on Gmail in Google and in Outlook on my PC, and I can choose to display them either way in both. What's frustrating is that option isn't available on the phone, they will only display first name last name.
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Old 12-25-2010, 12:54 AM
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Re: How do I sort contacts (Last, First)

for me, i can go to edit name... there's option to type in first name and last name. and underneath that, it shows display name in gray. i can click on that and change it from first/last to last/first.
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Old 12-25-2010, 01:50 AM
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for me, i can go to edit name... there's option to type in first name and last name. and underneath that, it shows display name in gray. i can click on that and change it from first/last to last/first.
I was able to open a single contact, click on the name, and found how to switch it to last/first. I sure wouldn't want to go through all 450 contacts one-by-one to do that though.

Why doesn't Android let you switch them all at once like Google and Outlook do?
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