Default Contacts issue.

[missionsparta]

Can someone tell me why, no matter what Samsung phone I use, for about of quarter of my contacts no matter how many times I tell the device what number to use as default for those contacts it still asks me what number I want to use as default anytime I don't anything with that contact? It's been driving me nuts for almost 7 years now and I see no possible fix.

 

[B. Diddy]

How are you setting the defaults? If you open the Contacts app and select one of those contacts, then tap the Menu button, is there a Set Defaults option there? (That's how the Contacts app on a Pixel works -- not sure what it's like on a Samsung phone.)

 

[BergerKing]

Same on Note 9 and J2, @B. Diddy. I just checked.

 

[missionsparta]

So I set the contact default first in the contact app. Go to contact app, select contact, select default for contact, and then select the number (mobile, home, etc). Then when I go to forward a website or Facebook post (etc) and I select to send it to the same contact, all their phone numbers appear and it asks which number to send it to. At that point you select the number and it has the option to just select it or set it as default. It does it everytime even though I have told the contact app which number to use as default and again in the options when I forward something. Over and over and over

 

[B. Diddy]

Wipe the cache partition and see if that does anything: https://www.t-mobile.com/support/de...10/wipe-cache-partition-samsung-galaxy-note10

 

[BJB1]

I know this is an old post, but I continue to have this issue with my last two or so samsung phones. Most recently an S23 Ultra.

Same as poster. For certain contacts, who already have a default number chosen, amd one that has only one phone number.....share something you want to insert into a text, choose samsung messages, and choose a contact.....it lists all their emails and the ONE phone number. Choose the number, choose as default (as it is already set as such) send text. Rinse and repeat, it will do again. Not every contact does thus.

BJB1

 

[B. Diddy]

Are those contacts all saved to the same account (i.e., Google vs Samsung vs the local Phone account)?

 

[BJB1]

Are those contacts all saved to the same account (i.e., Google vs Samsung vs the local Phone account)?

Sorry, somehow I missed this reply. All contacts saved to same google account. And it happens on contacts with only one phone number too?! This makes no sense but seems to happen more if the contact has multiple email addresses. But no real determining factor to trigger this behavior.

BJB1

 

[B. Diddy]

Does this only happen with Samsung Messages? What if you try Google Messages?

 

[BJB1]

Does this only happen with Samsung Messages? What if you try Google Messages?

I have not tried Google messages yet but I bet it doesn't do this. However sounds like Samsung is EOL ing Messages so will soon..
Thanks!