Contacts - Can we create custom name phone type (instead of default Mobile/Work/Fax)?

[elmor0]

Hi guys,

Coming from a Note5, I am used to creating custom names for my Contact "phone type". e.g. 'Name'-Mobile-#2 or 'Name'-Landline or 'Name'-UK or 'Name'-USA (or any name I want) etc.

Playing with my new HTC U11 (stock ROM currently but not for long), I noticed that when creating a Contact I can only choose the given default phone types, i.e Mobile/ Work/ Fax/ Pager/ Other etc - I cannot see any option to create my own custom name in phone type........

Any suggestions/ advice on this issue?
Do any of the custom ROMs for U11 give this option?

Thanks.

 

[schmeggy929]

Google Dialer and Contacts will take care of that.

 

[5m4r7ph0n36uru]

You can do this on HTC Contacts App as well. Tap on the type of phone number, scroll to the bottom of the list and select user defined. Now you can give it a name of your liking.

Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

 

[elmor0]

You can do this on HTC Contacts App as well. Tap on the type of phone number, scroll to the bottom of the list and select user defined. Now you can give it a name of your liking.

Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

Thanks but............. I tried this on the stock HTC Contacts app ---> there was no "user defined" option when I scrolled in the 'Phone Type' list - the last option that I had was "other" which just stayed as "other" upon selection/ saving the contact - it was not customizable.

I hope to proved wrong...... as I use the customizable Phone Type a lot (saves me having multiple contacts for the same person).

 

[5m4r7ph0n36uru]

Thanks but............. I tried this on the stock HTC Contacts app ---> there was no "user defined" option when I scrolled in the 'Phone Type' list - the last option that I had was "other" which just stayed as "other" upon selection/ saving the contact - it was not customizable.

I hope to proved wrong...... as I use the customizable Phone Type a lot (saves me having multiple contacts for the same person).

It works on my end. See screenshots attached.

Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

 

[elmor0]

I have ViperU 1.7 ROM installed now:good: - loving it (1st time Viper user).

However, my previous issue with Contacts remains (stock "People" app):
When I'm trying to create a new contact, I'm unable to get an option for custom label regarding phone type. The options I get are (which are all non-customisable):
- Mobile
- Home
- Work
- Work Fax
- Home Fax
- Pager
- Car
- Company Main
- Radio
- Assistant
- Other
(I have checked several times - definitely no other option beyond these).

Any solution for this within this same app? I have a dual SIM (Asian - htc_ocndugl) 6GB/128GB model.
BTW, is "People" app (which includes phone dialer) stock Android or an HTC sense app?

Also, Is call recording possible natively or with ViperU ROM (I haven't found this option yet)?

Any suggestions for alternative/ 3rd party Dialer/Contact apps? - I'm not keen for this option.... but may end up going for it if it offers customisable phone labels + call recording feature.

 

[elmor0]

It works on my end. See screenshots attached.

Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

Is this working with the stock app on your U11 (i.e. the integrated "People" / "Phone" [dialler]) app?

Did you change your settings in anyway to get this option to work?

What region/ model variant U11 do you have?

 

[elmor0]

Solved!

If the new contact is being saved to Google account, only then does the "custom" label appear for phone type.

Frustratingly, no "custom" label option if saving contact under Phone (local) account - which really sucks.

 

[5m4r7ph0n36uru]

Solved!

If the new contact is being saved to Google account, only then does the "custom" label appear for phone type.

Frustratingly, no "custom" label option if saving contact under Phone (local) account - which really sucks.

Good find.

Didn't ever stumble over it, as I'm always synching - and thus are saving - contacts as Google contacts. And yeah that shouldn't be of such a problem to allow custom labels as well, when saving contacts to local phone account.

 

[elmor0]

It works on my end. See screenshots attached.

Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

Good find.

Didn't ever stumble over it, as I'm always synching - and thus are saving - contacts as Google contacts. And yeah that shouldn't be of such a problem to allow custom labels as well, when saving contacts to local phone account.

Any work around then....?

I was wondering if there is anyway to edit/ modify the phone label options within the stock Phone/ People app on rooted device e.g. via modifying a .xml file??? Could a Custom label option be created for a local/phone account??

Any pointers in the right direction will be much appreciated.