Accessing Info in SMS messages???

[DareDevil]

In my old Nokia, if someone sent me an SMS with a contact number in it I could simply click on the number and the phone would automaically dial it. With The XDA I can't do anything with contact numbers that are sent via SMS, not even copy and paste to create a new contact for example. Is there any software out there (don't mind paying) that anyone could recommend.

Cheers.

[DareDevil]

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[DareDevil]

i've searched the forums but am still none the wiser, can someone put me out of my misery?

[requiem]

On my XDA2 I can just highlight text within the message then select edit->copy and it's in the clipboard.

[Shadamehr]

On my XDA2 I can just highlight text within the message then select edit->copy and it's in the clipboard.

That would be the WHOLE sms though.

As a former Nokai stalwart, I know exactly what the OP means though.

If the sms body contained a number, a clever option existed to "use number".

You could then either call it, soave it, sms it, or whatever.

Another benefit was the ability to INSERT a number into the body of a message easily.

This can be done in a roundabout way on the XDA, but not anything like how easy on the Nokia.

A shame, if you ask me, but I have found no way around the "use number" restriction on my XDA either.

[requiem]

Well.

On my XDA2 (which, perhaps incorrectly, I assume, is essentially identical to everyone elses) I can highlight the number with keyboard mode on, select edit->copy, then press the green button to get the dialer up and select edit->paste and it pastes the number ready to "talk".

I'm fully aware of the effeciency of the "use number" facility having had decent Nokias for years and although this solution isn't nearly as fast it does work. For me at least.

[Shadamehr]

Well.

On my XDA2 (which, perhaps incorrectly, I assume, is essentially identical to everyone elses) I can highlight the number with keyboard mode on, select edit->copy, then press the green button to get the dialer up and select edit->paste and it pastes the number ready to "talk".

I'm fully aware of the effeciency of the "use number" facility having had decent Nokias for years and although this solution isn't nearly as fast it does work. For me at least.

Eureka!

Quality mate- pure quality.

Where I was going wrong (which is probably fair comment, as it seems there is no consistancy accross the XDA2), is by highlighting the number, and then tapping and HOLDING on the highlighted text, expecting an option to be in the pop up context menu, to copy the text.

It ISN'T, but this is confusing, because for other aspects of using the XDA2, this IS how you would do it.

As you say, if you highlight the text, then tap on Edit, down at the bottom left corner, you CAN then copy the text.

Quality!

This is a Godsend on Orange, because unlike O2, where you yourself need to dial 1471 to see if you missed a call when switched off etc, Orange send a free text message to you, with all the numbers you missed contained in it - a MUCH better way of doing it, cos if you could copy the number (which I now know you can), you can ring back the number, save it to contacts, or even just get it to 'part dial' to see who the caller was, if it's in your phonebook, before quickly hanging up.

So cheers mate - like you say, still not as good as the old Nokia way, but good enough for me.

Thanks

[thumper]

Well.

On my XDA2 (which, perhaps incorrectly, I assume, is essentially identical to everyone elses) I can highlight the number with keyboard mode on, select edit->copy, then press the green button to get the dialer up and select edit->paste and it pastes the number ready to "talk".

I'm fully aware of the effeciency of the "use number" facility having had decent Nokias for years and although this solution isn't nearly as fast it does work. For me at least.

Yeah, indeed a good tip!!