Mac Messages app showing phone numbers not names

this worked!

actually, it doesn't work with me still have the same issue

any other recommendations

thanks

I believe Apple helps us out by dumping all contacts when you hit a storage limit on iCloud... which you have to then turn back on. Not sure, but it appears to have happened twice now.

Same for me.

thx u...this is the only thing that has worked. appreciate you!!!

@RJR86 - Your suggestion worked for me. Thank you!

This was my issue.. Thanks for the post..

this worked!

You mf'er. If I could buy you a drink I would. This freaking worked! I've been perplexed for years about this issue. My life is restored.

bizarre that this works but it did for me

Thank You lpak1234

That worked! :-)

This absolutely resolved my issue and it makes total sense since I sync my contacts to Google instead of iCloud. Thanks for the solution. 🙂

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I also had the same issue. I solved this by opening my contacts app on my Mac, click on All Contacts to be sure that you are not missing any. If you are, you can AirDrop your contacts from your iPhone to the Mac. Once all of your contacts are listed, I copied (Command + C) and pasted (Command + V) them from All Contacts to the section that says All On My Mac. This solved the problem.

It's even more baffling, it's simply not so transparent where the contacts even come from if, you're just used to it and switch to a new device.

Check your old device contact app list to see contacts by platform, e.g.iCloud, Gmail, Outlook.

If you had you old device logged in into multiple "Internet Accounts" that's where those names for iMessage come from. See "System Settings" > "Internet Accounts".

I checked on my iPhone and only surprisingly few accounts where actually linked with iCloud, since I don't want to log in all accounts into my new device.

Once that is identified as the root cause you can:

• a) Login with those missing accounts as contacts source into you new devices besides the iCloud account in "System Settings" > "Internet Accounts".
• b) Merge the lists by exporting to vCards and importing the vCards file

1. 1. Export the accounts on the logged in device by those Lists by long pressing on the list in iOS or right click in macOS (export List vCard)
   2. Import the List by File > Imports (Command + O) in the contacts app. Agree to any merge or duplicate dialogs.