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Since I updated to iOS 8 all my contacts are shown with their full names, not the nicknames I set. I tried turning the phone off and on again, turning nicknames off and on again, editing and saving a contact but no luck. Any ideas how to fix it?
iPhone 5s, iOS 8
I went to "Edit" the contact. Go all the way to the bottom and hit "Add Field." I added the nickname field, then put the nickname in and that solved it for me.
I already had a nickname for that contact, but it wasn't displaying at the top of my iMessage conversation. So, adding the field, again, fixed it.
I went to "Edit" the contact. Go all the way to the bottom and hit "Add Field." I added the nickname field, then put the nickname in and that solved it for me.
I already had a nickname for that contact, but it wasn't displaying at the top of my iMessage conversation. So, adding the field, again, fixed it.
Thanks for the info, I tried your solution, but I don't have a nickname field in the Add Field section. The strange thing is that in iMessage only the nicknames are shown, but in the call list I see the full names.
I have a slightly different problem. I have nicknames entered for many of my contacts, but when I pull up a contact, the nickname is not displayed. When I click edit, the nickname is there. When I go back, the nickname is still not displayed. Strangely enough, the nickname does display for a few of my contacts. Even stranger, if I enter a nickname in the search box, it finds the contact. So the data is there, it simply isn't shown for many of my contacts. This was never a problem with my iPhone 4S running iOS 6. As of yesterday, I am now using an iPhone 6 running iOS 8. This is when I noticed the problem.
As an aside, I use Nicknames instead of Groups. For instance, I input the nickname "Contractor" for all my painters, electricians, plumbers, etc. When I want to see a list of my contractors, I do a search for "Contractors". It works nicely. The only reason I do this is because 1) you can't add Groups on the iPhone and 2) you can't add a contact to a Group on the iPhone. All this has to be done on a Mac.
This was driving me crazy as well... I think I have an answer...
I found that if your contact is created as a "Company" a nickname will not be displayed in your list of contacts...
if it was created as a name "First and/or Last" a nickname will be displayed.
Nicknames not showing since iOS 8 update
