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iPhone always shows full names of contacts

I changed settings to show only the first name of contacts. (Settings > Contacts > Short Name > First Name Only).


However in Email and Messages, the full names always appear. When "Prefer Nicknames" is activated, nicknames do appear. But generally both first and last names appear regardless.


Device is up to date (iOS 12.1.2) but this has gone on a while.


Suggestions appreciated.


iPhone SE

Posted on Jan 5, 2019 10:31 AM

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Jan 7, 2019 2:48 PM in response to askbarnabas

This may be the case, but it shouldn't matter.

If there are a lot of strings attached to using this feature, then when I try to use it the experience should be "you can't do this because...".

Another way in which Apple has stupid crap like animated emojis but can't get the basics right.

So thank you for your help, but I have concluded this is a bug and have reported it as such.



iPhone always shows full names of contacts

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