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Q: Messages App Contact Picture Wrong!?

Can someone please tell me where Messages is getting the picture its using to represent me? The one at the far right of the screen shot... Cause that is wy wife not me at all and I have made sure all my contact cards are correct and it still has not changed it. Thanks for the help! This is really annoying. Screen Shot 2012-09-28 at 4.16.31 PM.png

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 4:22 PM

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  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) May 22, 2016 11:14 AM in response to J Bertram
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    May 22, 2016 11:14 AM in response to J Bertram

    Hi,

     

    Ok so that is then before Yosemite tires to add Faces (I have never gotten that to work).

     

    What shows up in "Other" ?

    If the User account pic and the Contacts app pics are different it will probably be the Contacts > My Card pic.

     

     

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    7:14 pm      Sunday; May 22, 2016

     

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  • by J Bertram,

    J Bertram J Bertram May 22, 2016 11:25 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    May 22, 2016 11:25 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    "Other" brings up a finder window so you can manually choose a file to set to the Messages 8 photo.  If your Contacts Card photo is in a folder somewhere on the computer and not in a photos library, you can manually assign it through the finder window.  Obviously, if users have chosen a photo for their contacts card, this photo should be readily available in Messages to assign there.  I don't know if the newest OS has fixed this.  I'm holding off upgrading because I'm trying to maintain local syncing as long as possible.  I don't want to have to load my personal life to iCloud in order to sync my iPhone and this is where Apple is going.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) May 22, 2016 11:56 AM in response to J Bertram
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    May 22, 2016 11:56 AM in response to J Bertram

    Hi,

     

    As seen in my first pics there is now a "Linked" item that does show the current "My Card" pic.

    I still cannot get faces to ever show me anything.

     

    I use different Apple/iCloud IDs in iMessages and iCloud.

    iMessages and iTunes happen to us the same one.

     

    I know of other people who still insist on using different Apple IDs with the various Apple Servers

     

     

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    7:56 pm      Sunday; May 22, 2016

     

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