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Q: Incoming (gmail) email showing wrong senders name

HI, I recently upgraded to IOS 8.4 on my iphone 6.  Today, two gmail emails from only one person is showing a different persons contact name.  The 'new' name is actually that of another contact who has sent me emails recently, this other person is showing correctly.  If I tap on the senders details it even shows this other persons mobile telephone number.  It is as if somehow it thinks person 1 is person 2.  When I select reply the correct contact details show.  It is annoying as I could confuse who I am replying to and send the wrong email.  I have deleted and reloaded the gmail account but no change.  On my laptop it shows correctly.

iPhone 4, Windows 7

Posted on Jul 5, 2015 3:57 AM