Few tweaks ive yet to figure out - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6

Got my phone yesterday but still have a few things I haven't figured out yet. Is there a way to only display contacts with phone numbers and hide the rest? On my S4 I had that option but I don't see it on the 6. Also is there a dock mode setting? I have the samsung wireless charging dock for my car but I have yet to find a program for it yet.

Michowski said:
Is there a way to only display contacts with phone numbers and hide the rest?
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Go to the actual contacts app (not the dialer), then hit "more", "settings" and then "contacts to display".
I personally have all my phone contacts in google set into groups, but simply selecting my gmail account accomplishes what you want.

entropism said:
Go to the actual contacts app (not the dialer), then hit "more", "settings" and then "contacts to display".
I personally have all my phone contacts in google set into groups, but simply selecting my gmail account accomplishes what you want.
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I have done that but it shows everything. I only want to display contacts who have numbers.

I have the same problem.
I just upgraded to an S5 a week ago, traded it in for an S6 yesterday because i wanted the better fingerprint scanner and remove that stupid flap covering the charge port
with the S5 (and my original phone, G2x) i could "only display contacts with phone", with the S6 I don't see that option, and selecting my email as instructed above is what i already have

aff219 said:
I have the same problem.
I just upgraded to an S5 a week ago, traded it in for an S6 yesterday because i wanted the better fingerprint scanner and remove that stupid flap covering the charge port
with the S5 (and my original phone, G2x) i could "only display contacts with phone", with the S6 I don't see that option, and selecting my email as instructed above is what i already have
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Not sure what to say. Are all the other options deselected? I have it just on my email, and it works fine, only contacts with phone numbers are displayed.

I have it set on my gmail account where I keep my contacts and I cant sort between viewing just ones with numbers.

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Pre-Purchase questions

Hi, before I buy one wanted to find out three things if someone could assist.
-With voice commands and driving, is it true I still need to press an on screen button to send a message to someone via SMS
-With voice commands, can you schedule an appointment with a synced calendar other than Googles. I sync to an exchange calendar and when I played with google now a while back, it only created appointments via voice to the google calendar.
-with active notifications, what happens if you have three notifications? Does it also always show the screen when you take it out of your pocket. Hoping that it does?
thanks all
Voice commands will work similar to how they have on other Google NOW capable devices. So yes, you still need to press "Send message" to send it. As for the exchange stuff. If you could do it on another device, you can do it on this one.
Active notifications will show what you tell them to show. There are settings that allow you to choose what apps display. As the active notifications use the proximity sensor to decide when to display, it will indeed show whenever it's removed from your pocket. If you have multiple notifications, dragging your active lock upward will bring you to the app that produced the most recent notification.
Is that about as clear as mud? I suck at explaining things. Lmk if you need any clarification.
Thanks, just curious on two parts. If you have multiple notifications, the only icon you see is the most recent. The only way to know the others is by swiping the status bar I assume?
If you have no notifications, I assume the screen will not turn on, is that correct?
thanks
AdhvanIt said:
Voice commands will work similar to how they have on other Google NOW capable devices. So yes, you still need to press "Send message" to send it. As for the exchange stuff. If you could do it on another device, you can do it on this one.
Active notifications will show what you tell them to show. There are settings that allow you to choose what apps display. As the active notifications use the proximity sensor to decide when to display, it will indeed show whenever it's removed from your pocket. If you have multiple notifications, dragging your active lock upward will bring you to the app that produced the most recent notification.
Is that about as clear as mud? I suck at explaining things. Lmk if you need any clarification.
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If you have no notifications the phone will show you the time when you pick it up or pull it from out of your pocket.
mpovolo said:
Thanks, just curious on two parts. If you have multiple notifications, the only icon you see is the most recent. The only way to know the others is by swiping the status bar I assume?
If you have no notifications, I assume the screen will not turn on, is that correct?
thanks
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If you have multiple ones the others (older) show up at the bottom of the active display.
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Active Notifications - Contact Picture

I could have swore when I first got the phone, active notification for SMS would show the contact picture in the upper right hand corner but that doesn't happen anymore. Active Notifications for Gmail show the contact picture still.
Can anyone confirm whether the contact picture should be displayed or not? Phone is stock.
Thanks!
jjohnson085 said:
I could have swore when I first got the phone, active notification for SMS would show the contact picture in the upper right hand corner but that doesn't happen anymore. Active Notifications for Gmail show the contact picture still.
Can anyone confirm whether the contact picture should be displayed or not? Phone is stock.
Thanks!
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Yeah, it should definitely be there. Check in the Active Notifications settings, and in Messaging settings. Maybe the answer is in one of those?
Theron113 said:
Yeah, it should definitely be there. Check in the Active Notifications settings, and in Messaging settings. Maybe the answer is in one of those?
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I didn't see anything. What's weird is I have this behavior with stock messaging app and Chomp but get contact picture with Now SMS.

[Q] Email App - Reply-All is including me?

Hey,
Just picked up a Note 3 through work, and have it connected via ActiveSync to my work's exchange server.
I used to have a GNEX with the same configuration, so I know this problem is due to the new device.
When I receive an email, and hit Reply All, it includes me on the response - but on my GNEX, this was never the issue, it would only reply to the other people in the email thread.
Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Am I missing a setting somewhere (I honestly don't know where everything is, with this ****ty TW layout).
Any help is appreciated.
dsac said:
Hey,
Just picked up a Note 3 through work, and have it connected via ActiveSync to my work's exchange server.
I used to have a GNEX with the same configuration, so I know this problem is due to the new device.
When I receive an email, and hit Reply All, it includes me on the response - but on my GNEX, this was never the issue, it would only reply to the other people in the email thread.
Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Am I missing a setting somewhere (I honestly don't know where everything is, with this ****ty TW layout).
Any help is appreciated.
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You need to go into the email app and settings. Click on your email account you want to edit and look for it.
LuckyColdJohnson said:
You need to go into the email app and settings. Click on your email account you want to edit and look for it.
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Yeah, been there, done that.
There's a "Make Reply-All the default" option, but that's about it.
2 attached files show the problem in action.
dsac said:
Yeah, been there, done that.
There's a "Make Reply-All the default" option, but that's about it.
2 attached files show the problem in action.
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I can't find it as well. This is weird. When I hit the two arrows at the bottom (Reply to all)
It does not include me. You don't have that "Make Reply-All" checked right? If so, I would take that off.
When reading an email, at the bottom you should have multiple buttons to use.
One back arrow for reply
Two back arrows together for reply all
One forward arrow to forward emails
The trash can looking icon
and last, next and back icon to go between emails quicker.
This is whats on all my emails when opened and I have no issues at all.
[URL=http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Luckycoldjohnson/media/11-7-201312-51-17PM_zps56a70ff7.png.html]
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
I can't find it as well. This is weird. When I hit the two arrows at the bottom (Reply to all)
It does not include me. You don't have that "Make Reply-All" checked right? If so, I would take that off.
When reading an email, at the bottom you should have multiple buttons to use.
One back arrow for reply
Two back arrows together for reply all
One forward arrow to forward emails
The trash can looking icon
and last, next and back icon to go between emails quicker.
This is whats on all my emails when opened and I have no issues at all.
[URL=http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Luckycoldjohnson/media/11-7-201312-51-17PM_zps56a70ff7.png.html]
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yes, Make Reply-All The Default is checked. even without it though, i get the same problem.
interestingly enough, this also happens in Gmail.
just did a factory reset, going to see if that changes anything.
dsac said:
yes, Make Reply-All The Default is checked. even without it though, i get the same problem.
interestingly enough, this also happens in Gmail.
just did a factory reset, going to see if that changes anything.
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That's just crazy. Maybe your phone just really loves you.
LuckyColdJohnson said:
I can't find it as well. This is weird. When I hit the two arrows at the bottom (Reply to all)
It does not include me.
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OK, a factory reset solved it in both Email and Gmail.
In the Samsung Email app, if you go into Settings and pick Show More Settings, there is a "Auto CC/BCC" option. Strangely enough, this was unchecked (set to None) while this strangeness was happening.
Factory reset, then flashed the 4.4 Email and Exchange apks, then added my work account. Still experienced the same "Reply-All-Includes-Me" issue in 4.4 Email, didn't check Gmail. Added my work account to the Samsung Email app, and the problem disappeared. Deleted my account from the Samsung Email app, and now the 4.4 Email app is working properly.
Thanks for your help with this, it's greatly appreciated.
dsac said:
OK, a factory reset solved it in both Email and Gmail.
In the Samsung Email app, if you go into Settings and pick Show More Settings, there is a "Auto CC/BCC" option. Strangely enough, this was unchecked (set to None) while this strangeness was happening.
Factory reset, then flashed the 4.4 Email and Exchange apks, then added my work account. Still experienced the same "Reply-All-Includes-Me" issue in 4.4 Email, didn't check Gmail. Added my work account to the Samsung Email app, and the problem disappeared. Deleted my account from the Samsung Email app, and now the 4.4 Email app is working properly.
Thanks for your help with this, it's greatly appreciated.
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No problem, glad you figured it out. That would of drove me crazy.

[Q] Is there a settiing or an app to make the contacts easier to use

I'm now to my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact after using the Samsung S2 and S3. The thing I loved about both the Samsung phones was when I pressed the contacts icon to send a test all I had to do was swipe from right to left on the contact, likewise to call the contact all I had to do was swipe the contact from left to right.
Neither of these functions are available in my Z3C.
Is there a setting of an app that will give me that functionality?
The built-in backup is fine and I'm not interested in syncing with facebook etc just want a quick way to send texts or call from the contact list like the Samsung.
try tapping the contact's picture from the list, it'll open a popup with shortcuts for calling/texting/whatsapp etc
thanks but just tapping the contact will do the same thing, either way not as simple as a quick swipe on the contact to actually call or text the contact.
I'll keep searching through the google apps store.
well you can try ExDialer just note that the swipe to call/text option isn't activated by default and needs to be activated from the app settings
meaniez said:
well you can try ExDialer just note that the swipe to call/text option isn't activated by default and needs to be activated from the app settings
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looks like just what I'm after. thanks

Moto G 2015- Email Address Added As Contacts

Hi, some inconvenients with lollipop
Hello, i was a jellybean user for 2 years, i recently got a moto g 2015 lollipop and have some issues, related to the lollipop so i assume this is the right place even if it is for motog 2014.
theres 3 issues i can't figure out,
1) I have to add a goggle account to the android for it to work with everything right? i mean, the PlayStore app and ****.
For that, i have always used a hotmail address ive had for years which is linked to youtube, facebook etc..
But this lollipop, decided to add a single contact entry for each and all of the emails ive emailed with that account.
Its effin annoying. So i deleted all the contacts I didn't want there, and went to settings-accounts and disabled its SYNC
on that hotmail address. I did that yesterday, and today all the email address contacts were added again today. Wtf
I don't want to create a new clean email account just for the android because I do want my youtube subscriptions alerts.
So what to do?
2) On my previous android device, the jellybean, If i want to delete a whole bunch of contacts. I could check a box next to each of a contact, and select a whole lot, then just hit a DELETE button. In lollipop, the only way is to manually go by one by one of the contacts. select contact, select its details, hit delete. thats a 3click process for ONE contact. I mean. wtf are these guys thinking? Is there a workaround for this?
3) Last but not least. Say i got a missing call on the call registry. And i want to send a message either SMS or whatsapp to that number. In jellybean I could hit the send message button and it would ask me if I wanted to SMS or Whatsapp. AND VOILA. write the message to the number and send it.
In lollipop, theres no message button to numbers that aren't in your contact list. WTF .. I have to add that number to contacts. And then, a send text message button appears next to the name but it only works for SMS, no whatsapp. If i want to whatsapp that number, i'd need open whatsapp and search that newly added entry thru 200 contacts.
i mean seriously. what the **** are these developers thinking.
Sorry for rant. Hope someone has some solutions
Thanks in advance.
Hmmmm I completely understand all the issues and they're all kind of related to the Contacts app on STOCK Lollipop ( stock in caps because its just a truth that skinned versions of Android actually do a better job in their respective dialer and contacts apps or at least that's my experience) and what I've personally done to alleviate some of my contacts issues is to use Contacts+ from the play store. It merges all of your contacts with similar traits etc instead of having 5 different contacts for emails that should be grouped to their respective contact. It also has good organization features. I personally have it set to only show contacts with phone numbers. You can play around with the app and see if you like it. Its also a messaging app and a dialer so an all in one app but I prefer to use it as a contacts app only since I have better alternatives for the others. Check it out. Maybe it'll help and this is not a promo Lol its just that I've personally dealt with this and heard of contacts + and here we are.
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iamcray said:
Hmmmm I completely understand all the issues and they're all kind of related to the Contacts app on STOCK Lollipop ( stock in caps because its just a truth that skinned versions of Android actually do a better job in their respective dialer and contacts apps or at least that's my experience) and what I've personally done to alleviate some of my contacts issues is to use Contacts+ from the play store. It merges all of your contacts with similar traits etc instead of having 5 different contacts for emails that should be grouped to their respective contact. It also has good organization features. I personally have it set to only show contacts with phone numbers. You can play around with the app and see if you like it. Its also a messaging app and a dialer so an all in one app but I prefer to use it as a contacts app only since I have better alternatives for the others. Check it out. Maybe it'll help and this is not a promo Lol its just that I've personally dealt with this and heard of contacts + and here we are.
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yes i wondered right after writing this thread there would be an app and i tried that one.
its good, not the best, but definetly better. ill definetly keep it as my primary dial and contact app . thanks for reply.

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