Contact names disappared from Messages and only numbers showing

[Android Central Question]

The contact names on my Messages have suddenly disappeared and only the contact number is showing.

My phone (Moto G4) is synced with my Google account and I can see my contact list in Google but the contact names are suddenly not appearing in Messages.

I've scoured the web and tried various fixes including turning the phone on and off and doing a manual sync but nothing works. I've also tried 'force stop' but this didn't work either.

Anyone any ideas. This is driving me bananas

 

[mustang7757]

Have you tried clearing cache,data,force stop the message app ? If that doesn't work maybe try different message app like textra,Google message ..

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https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Go to Settings>Apps, select the Messages app, then Permissions, and make sure it has Contact permission turned on.