[feature-request] Suggest contact based on typed number in phone app
asked 2015-06-23 13:22:46 +0200
Hi, I'm not sure if this needs an update in the phone app or if it can be done with a patch, but I think it would be useful to get possible contacts offered in a list when I type a number.
For Example: I open the phone app to type a number that I have written on paper but no name connected to it. Now when I type the first numbers the phone already can start filtering my contacts based on the numbers. So I can see if the contact is already known in my phone.
Of course the feature should be able to avoid country restrictions (simply ignore things like +34, +1, +49, +7 etc.) and compare only the actual phone number with the saved ones - to avoid seeing a number like +49-12345 (German number international format) as a different number then 0-12345 (national format).
I think actual Samsung Phones (or is it Android in that case?) already support this, and I think I saw it also in Samsung Wave (Bada) Phones.
What do you think?
Why not, it works in the SMS app. :)
Spam Hunter ( 2015-06-23 13:56:15 +0200 )edit+1 I'd suggest suggesting (sorry:)) numbers on a matching substring basis, that is if I enter "1473" something like +7(999)231-47-35 should also be suggested if found in phonebook.
Garrikus ( 2015-06-23 13:59:05 +0200 )edit@Garrikus: Yes, any part of the number should be used for comparison. Can happen that you want to call people from the same company that just have different 4 last numbers like an extension, then this would help incredibly.
PatsJolla ( 2015-06-23 14:54:11 +0200 )editfantastic idea, would be nice to live filter based on all data fields, like job title, or last name, or City etc
DarkTuring ( 2017-02-14 22:13:31 +0200 )edit