I am running on my first unrooted/unmodded device. mainly because it does everything I want it to do. It doesn't have anything That offends me. Overall it is a first. I do recall running into this before and the following might be worth investigating. Contacts app, tap the 3 dots in top right corner and select 'Settings > Contacts to Display > All Contacts'. Depending on how the contacts were originally imported onto the device you can also to Contacts > 3 Dots > Manage Contacts > Import/Export > Import Contacts and choose the relevant location (if applicable). If you had them synced with your Google account then I'd also recommend going to Settings > Cloud and Accounts > Accounts > Google > Sync Contacts. Let us know how you get on. On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 8:47 AM Michael Butash wrote: > Sounds like a broken phone app update, or the data got corrupted somehow > to it. I've never seen that happen otherwise. > > Might try some other apps that replace the dialer, I've seen some of the > phone screening apps that do that. Otherwise, again I'd suggest a wipe and > replace, something sounds fsck'd up/broken. > > Sadly, this isn't as easy as with a rooted phone using something like > titanium backup, which alone is usually worth rooting a phone. These days > I don't root simply not to compromise what security there is, better or > worse as it is, and to ensure things like android pay work. > > -mb > > > On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 4:55 AM wrote: > >> Thanks! >> I don't believe I have lost any contacts. >> All the names and number that I remember are there. >> The problem is that contact's names are not displayed in incoming calls, >> and >> it's a pain to screen calls... :( >> ET >> >> Michael Butash writes: >> >> > If you log into the web for gmail and contacts, are they there? If so, >> > worst case restore the phone and reimport settings. I pick up lots of >> > random weirdness in every phone I've had, eventually it seems necessary >> to >> > just start over. Much like windoze... >> > >> > I always seem to lose a bunch of contacts between upgrades, every vendor >> > loves to set their default preferences to anything but what you want it >> > seems, so stuff seems to slip away for me every time with users bound >> only >> > to a local storage mechanism, or lost among one of another half-dozen >> > accounts on the phone. I wish there were better options other than >> > diligence. >> > >> > -mb >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 5:23 PM Stephen Partington < >> cryptworks@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> I would suggest you look into nextcloud and some of the contact sync >> tools >> >> there and see if you can leverage that. This would at least allow you >> to >> >> sync co tacts but manage your own data. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 9:45 AM wrote: >> >> >> >>> Yep, I tried rebooting... >> >>> I think (hope) that my contacts are in the SIM car. >> >>> I don't do anything with Google than I *ABSOLUTELY* have to (like >> >>> android). >> >>> ET >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Stephen Partington writes: >> >>> >> >>> > Where are your contacts stored? Google or some related service or >> on the >> >>> > phobe/SIM? >> >>> > >> >>> > Ps you tried a reboot I am guessing? >> >>> > >> >>> > On Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 3:10 AM wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> >> Help... >> >>> >> For some $%#@ reason, my phone decided to stop showing me the >> >>> >> corresponding >> >>> >> name in my contact list when I receive or place a call. >> >>> >> I rely on my caller ID to screen a bunch of spam/scam calls, does >> >>> anybody >> >>> >> know how to restore the capability? >> >>> >> >> >>> >> I am about to hang myself from a pumpkin tree... :( >> >>> >> ET >> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >>> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen