Re: easy way to add number to contact list.

From	Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: easy way to add number to contact list.
Date	2018-08-20 13:06 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<pleed7$34d$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<d13bndtn3v0irohfl5themi98bp4a111d3@4ax.com> <pl6hh7$ei7$1@dont-email.me> <rq8hndhkfrbj3o5vrg2588lkm8s35cl5ip@4ax.com>

Show all headers | View raw

On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 19:22:35 -0400, micky wrote:

> In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:11:03 -0000 (UTC), Joe
> Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:39:05 -0400, micky wrote:
>>
>>> Seems to me there should be some easy way, if I call someone or someone
>>> calls me, to put the number in my contact list, but I can't find it. 
>>> 
>>> IF you tell me there is one, I'll keep looking. 
>>> 
>>> If you tell me how to do it, I will come and sweep your kitchen floor
>>> for a week. 
>>> 
>>> Android 7.
>>
>>On a Samsung with Android 7...
>>
>>* During the call the 3-dots menu has an add contact option.
> 
> No 3-dot menu. 
>>
>>* After the call it gives an add contact button, but only for a few seconds.
> 
> When looking harder, i did see "Add contact" once with a symbol like 
>   ()  sphere meaning head
>  (  ) body
> 
> I'll keep my eye out for that symbol, but I'm not too hopeful.   No, it
> was there for a bit!!!  But now it's gone   
> 
> It's hard to test because I don't want to call just any old person and
> the people I'm willing to call, myself or a good friend, are already in
> the Contacts, so the options will be different. I'm going to look up a
> business with a computer switchboard and practice on them. 
> 
> 
>>* When you type or recall the last number in the dialer the 3-dots menu
>>  has an option to add contact.
> 
> Nope
> 
>>* On the recent calls, find the number and tap the details button. The detail
>>  screen has a create contact option.
> 
> Nope.  No Details button.  No buttons per entry at all.

When there are no menus around, try long pressing on things, like the
phone number, to see if a menu pops up.

Thread

easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-16 10:39 -0400
  Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-08-16 16:07 +0100
    Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-16 11:23 -0400
      Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-08-16 17:03 +0100
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-08-16 17:12 +0100
          Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 19:19 -0400
            Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-08-19 12:26 +0100
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 19:06 -0400
  Re: easy way to add number to contact list. "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2018-08-17 06:30 -0400
    Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 19:23 -0400
      Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-19 00:17 +0000
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 21:52 -0400
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-08-19 09:21 +0200
          Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-21 00:37 +0000
  Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-08-17 13:11 +0000
    Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 19:22 -0400
      Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2018-08-19 13:45 +0000
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-19 17:28 -0400
      Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-08-20 13:06 +0000
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-20 11:05 -0400
          Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2018-08-22 14:08 +0300
  Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-17 15:45 +0000
    Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-17 20:41 +0000
    Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-18 19:19 -0400
      Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-19 00:27 +0000
        Re: easy way to add number to contact list. "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2018-08-19 07:56 -0400
          Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-20 03:40 +0000
            Re: easy way to add number to contact list. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-08-20 04:54 -0400
              Re: easy way to add number to contact list. Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-21 00:44 +0000

csiph-web