Text message notifications on iOS 9 not recognising contacts

I am also getting this, very very frustrating. When I turn imessage off or sign out of the cloud, then normal sms messages come through with names in the notifications. So I think it must be either an Imessage or icloud issue with the Notifications Centre..

If you change notifications to alerts, then you will get the contacts name, although the notification centre will still have the the number..

I am also seriously thinking of leaving crApple after our 20 odd year relationship. Just utter junk now days..

So far this is working for me. I turned off imessage, group messaging, etc. Turned them all on, then did a facetime with one of the contacts I was having problems with. Ended the facetime, and everything seems to be working now. Dont know if it'll fix anyone else, but it's working as of right now.

I do not believe this, I have tried various things that others have posted to no avail, IN fact I have lost notifications altogether I do not even get the number appear or any text tone, That is on the ones I was struggling with before all the others are Ok, It looks like Samsung will gain another customer

I've got this problem too. I've logged a bug report but given the comments above I'm not holding out much hope...

Nope, still a duff phone unfortunately. Going to Samsung, most I know who left crapple and went to Samsung have done nothing but sing there praises. I am now fed up dealing with a company that just wants to wrap a shiny turd up in a lovely box and rip off its loyal customers, you know, those that have put them on their mighty pedestal 😉..

My MBP Retina is the worst bit of Crapple equipment I have ever owned..

I Agree and have the same problem together with lots of other issues. If only i could go back to iOS 8. Like you android is now becoming tempting

I also have this problem since upgrading to iOS9 and it is very frustrating. Neither 9.0.1 or 9.0.2 have resolved it

I've tried resetting numerous times, turning off dial assist and resetting (which seemed to work for a short time but then the problem returned), turning iMessage off/on, turning MMS Messaging off/on, resetting my network settings and many more suggestions from other threads on the internet, all to no avail

Same problem for me ever since iOS 9 update, but for some reason only a few contacts an not all, I would have thought after the various tweek updates they'd have sorted it, it's embarrassing that an iPhone 6 can't tell you who the message is from!!!!!

same issue here. Any news on a fix?

Hey everyone!

I've been experiencing the same issue on my iPhone 6 Plus since upgrading to iOS 9 (currently on 9.0.2).

big thanks to trav012000, your guide worked for me (only tested it with one contact for now)

1) Turned Off iMessage,

2) Turned iMessage back on

3) Facetime a friend (anyone with Facetime will do), end call.

and its working!

hi

me too observing the issue.

messages are not reorganizing the contacts with photos, shows only first & last characters of names are displaying.

Yes, I have fixed my issue, I went over to Android 😉. Bloody loving it, just waiting for my MBPR and Imac replacements to turn up as well. Had enough of Crapple Crap, so left them. Good luck to you all with you over priced substandard guff 😉..

I'm also having this problem (I'm on O2 and does seem just to affect non-iMessage contacts - and not all of them) and nothing is fixing it so far. Waiting patiently (!!?) for Apple to fix it with an update.

I would also like to add my voice to the people affected. Mine is doing it sporadically as well, just showing numbers on my notifications, but names in the message thread. I've tried clearing my contacts and re-adding them using iCloud - it doesn't seem to cure it.

And for the record, I have an iPhone 6 and am on the EE network - so definitely not restricted to any one network.

It may well be worth having a thread somewhere where people can just comment yes to this issue, just so we can see how many people are effected, 90% of people I know on IOS9 are having this issue, even those who bought their new phones new with IOS9 installed. It does however seem to be effecting those who upgraded the most. Makes me think Apple are at it again, upgrade your phone and turn it into a brick. I would love to say if they aren't careful they will fail, but a company this size and wealthy, it will never happen 😟..