Adding text message recipients by typing name instead of number

[willpower101]

In wm5 I could text anyone in my contacts list by typing any letters of their name, similar to the smart dialer, in the TO: bar. Is there any way to turn this function back on?

[neodorian]

That's weird. I do that now on my Mogul. When I go to send a text, I go to messaging, select "new" and in the "To:" field, I just start typing the name and it immediately shows you the contacts that begin with that string.

[ViPaDawG]

mine shows with that string of letters anywhere in the name, if i were to send to someone named brian, i can type ian, and it will show Brian or Ian or Dorian or whoever else has the ian in their name.

[willpower101]

yeah, My old phone did that two. This one just stays blank. Well know I know it's probably a rom problem

[suprgonzo]

gotta make sure all your numbers are stored as 'mobile' .. if you keep your contacts as work/home numbers, they won't show up for txting... that may be why they won't show..

[tarblueriver]

Originally Posted by suprgonzo

gotta make sure all your numbers are stored as 'mobile' .. if you keep your contacts as work/home numbers, they won't show up for txting... that may be why they won't show..

my phone used to show the names when i began typing any part of name also but doesnt. i checked to make sure numbers where mobile but still didnt work.

[tarblueriver]

i was just messing around with my phone and if u type in the person name then click on menu n check names it will auto fill in the person number. mine used to just show names when i starting typing them but i guess this is faster than going to add reciep

[ppclover2]

mines works sumtimes