When I search for a name in Messenger, it will not find a name even if it is in my contact list. Is there a way to link my contact list to messenger's search so names in my contact list are found in Messenger?
iPhone 4, iOS 6
Are you referring to the native Message app in the phone? If so, it should be recognizing the contact list. If you are speaking about another messaging app, I don't know that it would have access to the Contacts app.
What is Messenger?
Yes, I am referring to the native message app. (sorry, not "Messenger") That's the problem, it doesn't recognize the native contact list.
Are your contacts in the Contact app? What troubleshooting have you tried? First is power phone off/on. If that doesn't help, then a reset, holding the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. What happens after the iPhone restarts?
Contacts are in the contacts app. Power on/off doesn't help. After reset phone works fine, still doesn't link Message search to Contacts
When selecting a new message to compose, when you select the + sign in the blue circle to the right of the address entry, are your contacts available?
And when you search there, nothing turns up?
When I search there all my contacts are there. So the search box in "Messages" only searches in the list of people I have previously sent/received messages from. The way to search for a contact to use to send a message to requires I use the square with the pencil in it in messages to open the "new message" screen, and then using the plus sign in blue circle start a search of my contacts.
Wait a minute here. Are you trying to send a new message, or are you trying to find a message that you already sent and view it again. The instructions we have been giving you are to create a new message and add a contact as the person to send it to. If you are trying to search your Messages app for a previously sent message, you need to go to the phone search screen and type in the name. If it isn't coming up there, then go to Settings, General, Spotlight Search and make sure there is a checkmark by Messages.
messenger not linked to contact list
