Picture for SMS contacts without details

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Picture for SMS contacts without details

Hi there!

I've got a question – there plenty of shops, few banks and some of other organisations, that send me SMS messages notifications and I want to add a picture for each of these contacts.

But there is a problem – in common, you can see a name of the sender in messages list (pic. 1) and conversation (pic. 2), but if you open detail, it will show empty contact card without name (pic. 3) and empty details (pic. 4). As the result, I can't tie the sender with a contact card so that assign a picture to it.

Pic. 1

Pic. 2

Pic. 3

Pic. 4

So the question is: is there a way to add a picture for an SMS sender who has all contact details in contact card empty? Maybe some third-party app from the Apple App Store?

iPhone X

Posted on May 20, 2023 12:59 PM

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Answer 1

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May 20, 2023 1:45 PM in response to MrHoffman

I see, yes, it works with SMS that are sent from some number.

The problem is that in many SMS notifications there is no SMS number, only name in the conversation and emptiness in the contact opened from SMS conversation, just as in the example.

The SMS conversation where I see the name of the sender:

The contact card that is opened when I tapped the sender name from the screen above (none of any contact details there):

So what I'm looking for is some workaround of assigning a picture to SMS contacts that has no data about sender number.

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Answer 2

May 20, 2023 1:14 PM in response to MrHoffman

It worked with one of the shops where there is actually a number which the SMS are sent from, but for the rest – there are no numbers at all, as well as any other contact details (exactly as I showed in the attached pictures.

Trying to manually add such a contact to an existing contact card with a picture changes nothing – the SMS messages are still without picture that is caused, I suppose, by empty contact details for the particular SMS sender that prevents iOS from tying the actual sender to the contact card.

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Answer 3

May 20, 2023 1:31 PM in response to Alexander_Beladi

As mentioned, I’ve created contact cards for business, and added the main number and the SMS to that card.

So you don’t get a photo for an SMS number with an associated contact card for a business? Odd.

I’d report that to Apple as a bug: Product Feedback - Apple

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Answer 4

May 20, 2023 1:07 PM in response to Alexander_Beladi

I usually add the SMS info onto a card for the shop with the “real” numbers, since the bits aren’t usually using the main telephone numbers. Then select Edit on the entry in Contacts, and tap Edit or Add Photo under the photo, and pick a photo.

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Answer 5

Jan 14, 2024 8:08 AM in response to NiceSoftwareStephanie

If you create the contact add the photo and get out and it doesn't add the contact the first time just go back in and hit update. I've done about 10 now and only one I've had to force an update on. Cheers 👍

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Answer 6

Jan 14, 2024 8:50 AM in response to Alexander_Beladi

Found the work around (I had the same frustration).

Reply to the message first then add contact photo as normal.

See I just messaged Xx

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Picture for SMS contacts without details

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