Almost everyone I know stores atleast a few contacts on their phones by the relation or the nickname of the contact. E.g. Dad, Mom, Sweet Sis, Robbie or something like 'DoNOTAnswer'.
So howcome a simple field like that is not available in Phone Contact apps?
I would really like to see a 'Display Name' field different than a 'First Name' and 'Last Name' field - so that people do not have to write relations in the 'First Name' field. Even though some contact apps have an 'Alias' field or a 'nickname' field, its only the 'First Name'+'Last Name' that is displayed when the other person calls. The phone should display the 'Display Name' if filled, if not then default to 'First Name'+'Last Name'.
Simple idea, but I am sure will be very useful.
Also related, this is my first blog from a mobile device - iPad. :)
So howcome a simple field like that is not available in Phone Contact apps?
I would really like to see a 'Display Name' field different than a 'First Name' and 'Last Name' field - so that people do not have to write relations in the 'First Name' field. Even though some contact apps have an 'Alias' field or a 'nickname' field, its only the 'First Name'+'Last Name' that is displayed when the other person calls. The phone should display the 'Display Name' if filled, if not then default to 'First Name'+'Last Name'.
Simple idea, but I am sure will be very useful.
Also related, this is my first blog from a mobile device - iPad. :)
Like you said, phone contact books already have a field for the Nickname / Alias. The phone software should display the "First Name" and "Last Name" combination like it does. But if the Nickname field is populated, display that *instead*.
ReplyDeleteAha, I agree.
DeleteThe only thought to your comment to use Nickname instead is: I don't think "Nickname" is standard across platforms. I was trying to propose something that is as standard as 'First Name' and 'Last Name'. Not all Mobile OS's have nickname field.
Secondly, I don't think 'Dad' or 'Mom' is a nickname. My Dad would kill me if I had a 'humorous or cruel' nickname for him. lol.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickname:
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name
Good observation. Simple idea which makes sense.
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