I use gmail contacts and synced them with the Droid (A855). The problem is that some contacts show up with their given and family names reversed on the Droid. For example, in my gmail contacts list I have listed "Doe, Jane." On my Droid, even after a sync, it shows up as "Jane Doe." Most curious is that this only happens for a few names (3)! Everyone else shows up exactly as I listed them on my gmail contacts. I researched this and ruled out a few things.
I added a "Test, First" contact to gmail, synced on droid, it shows up the same way on the Droid. So, the sync is working.
I deleted all my contacts from the Droid and started a fresh sync with gmail. Same names were reversed.
I considered whether the order of someone's name on facebook was affecting the Droid contacts listing, but it does not happen to all the facebook names.
I went to Contacts, Menu, Display Options and checked to make sure that my gmail contacts were checked to display all names and that facebook account ones were not. No change.
Any one else run into this or have any ideas? I know I can search on the names for a short solution and it doesn't really matter what the order is, but (1) I like consistency and want the same list on the Droid as on gmail and (2)I want to know if this is an indicator of a bigger issue.
What you can do is go to google contacts on a desktop. ....export it as a csv. Open in Excel. Make edits the way you want for the whole database. You'll need to make sure that there are no commas and that all names are in the right fields.
I vaguely remember an issue with the google database NOT identifying the comma as a separator between names.....but rather fills 'Doe, Jane' as given name....or something similiar.
I had a rather complicated database coming from a RAZR before....but do this. Then import that csv back into google contacts.
I had this happen to me when my Verizon rep initially got my contacts off of my Palm Treo and put them into my Droid. Turns out I had MULTIPLE instances of the same name for some contacts, which got filed under one or the other. When I went to JANE DOE and scrolled down on her contact info, I also found DOE, JANE on the same "page" with the same phone number, address, etc.
I solved it by using the "SEPARATE" (I think that's what it was called) option from the menu, which then turned them into two separate contacts, and deleting the inconsistent one.
What you can do is go to google contacts on a desktop. ....export it as a csv. Open in Excel. Make edits the way you want for the whole database.
Werd! Excel is such a great tool to manage your Contacts. (For those that can't afford MS Office, download and install Open Office, ... their version of Excel is called "Calc".)
(G), I don't think I have more than one page. I had already gone through and merged the different pages. Also, I can't find the "SEPARATE" or similar function to test it.
Magnus, I exported the gmail contacts to an excel file and the contacts are a mess. Most of the last names were listed under the column "First Name" and some first names under the last column or middle column, etc . . . I am not great at Excel so not sure what I did wrong. I exported as csv.
I think it only shows up if you have two contacts on one "page" because the system has merged them. For example, I had a Pat Smith and a Smith, Patty as two different entries, both with the same phone number. Android was "smart" enough to merge them. At that point, under "SETTINGS" there was an option to "separate contacts," which I did, and it gave me two different file entries, and that's when I deleted one.
I have had my HTC heroe for 24 hours, love it. One question so far. If i am connected to a wi-fi network, for example, my home network. Does this count towards my data use with Orange?
There is a great app on the marketplace called 3G Watchdog, it'll show you how much data you're using when away from your Wifi. You'll be surprised how little you use.
I have only had my Hero on for 1 hr and used 1.25M of GPRS data usage even with Wi fi connected. I have been told by tech services at BT that some apps will only use GPRS even if wi fi is available. Not sure which ones though. Anybody any ideas ?
I think any that use location determination when GPS is switched off, but 1.25 mb in 1 hour seems a lot for that.
No my mobile data was not switched off at the time it never is. I am using network Monitor and at 13:36 I have now used 3.13MB og GPRS usage and 1.90MB of Wi-fi for today .I am also running "JKAppswitch" and am currently running Phone,messages and settings only so where is the usage ? something is very hungry !!!!
I started to download a few items and immediately got warning alert text from 3 about data usage....ooops.
I never had a shortcut to access my3 on N96 but was available on my Hero which I tried the next day.
Your last comment about switching off mobile data.......I had just got the phone and did not occur to me to switch it off.....however I did when I got two warning texts.
This is not physically possible. They cant tell how much wifi youve been using any more than they can tell how much TV youve watched this week.