Messaging Contact name in blue instead of white

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

I recently deleted an emergency weather text from my phone that was blue, and now one of my contacts name is in blue instead of white which is the color It's supposed to be.

I don't want to screen shot it because of the people on my contacts privacy, but I know someone posted about this about a week ago but I cannot find the thread

Is this a bug? Has anyone else come across this issue? Anyway to change their name back to white?

Thx

Also apparently only the person you recently messaged turns blue and everyone else stays white


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[lherch]

I believe the blue indicates someone in your "favorites" or "frequently contacted".

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

But it wasn't like that before I deleted the emergency message

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[Soundtrack to Chaos]

It's magically no longer blue now, lol

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[Mr Quince]

Same exact thing started happening to me today. Have gotten a few severe weather updates in the past few hours, and now random contact names are blue instead of white. Nearly every time I open the message app, it's different people. I don't get it

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[sirk0rebreg]

I posted about this last week, been happening on my wife's phone and like above every time messaging is re opened it is a different name in blue. No idea what is going on.

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[Shoesmom]

Mine is doing the same thing and it seems like it just started doing it - at least I never noticed it before. There is no consistency to it. I can't figure it out.

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

It disappeared for me now, idk, it's random but when u have it. the blue name apparently goes on who ever you most recently messaged

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[DroidXDoes]

Happened to me too after severe weather update. Now its normal

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

Happened to me too after severe weather update. Now its normal

I think this has something to do with the emergency alerts

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[aldous]

Mine is now blue as well. Actually all of my message contact are blue, irregardless if they are a favorite or not. This started after an emergency weather alert. My wife has the same exact phone and received the same weather alert, although none of her contact names are in blue.

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[paulkr95]

It seems like a bug whenever the weather alert message pops up.
I found a way to get rid of this bug temporarily: just close the messaging app, open task manager, and tap 'clear memory'. Blue names gone!

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

It seems like a bug whenever the weather alert message pops up.
I found a way to get rid of this bug temporarily: just close the messaging app, open task manager, and tap 'clear memory'. Blue names gone!

Thanks, I had one of those severe flash warning things and it got rid of the blue when I deleted it

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[lakid87]

Ok, so after "clearing" the RAM, the 4th 'thread' from the top and the 4th thread from the bottom are now only blue....just my .02...

...awesome forums here, learning a lot

 

[Leanne Cale]

It is a bug. I received an Amber Alert when mine turned blue. Any kind if emergency alert will make it happen.
Delete the message than reboot.