M8 Contacts and Country Code

Hi everyone!

I have a relatively big problem with my M8 and was wondering if anyone knows how to fix it.

My contacts are stored in my phone without the country code, for example.

A mobile phone number will be stored in the Australian format of "04XXXXXXXX", although when I receive a text message or a call it will register the number with the country code, example: "+614XXXXXXXX".

Is there a way to make it automatically replace the +614 with 04 so when I receive a text message or call it will find the appropriate contact name instead of an unknown number.

The annoying solution would be to replace all my contacts from 04 to +614 but that's a real pain especially when adding new contacts :/

Thanks in advance.

This is a very well-known problem with the m8 and it hasnt been fixed yet.
Sorry.
Just bear with it for the time being and wait for Meizu to finally make a firmware that's actually stable for once. (gonna take millenia!)

Edit: Sorry forgot there IS a way, but it's kinda complicated so I couldn't be bothered to do it.
Go search around and you should find it...

Well complicated things are not a problem for me :P As long as there is a way to get it working i'm happy.

I found this thread, although from what I can tell changing the registry entry didn't affect anything with the contact list:
Area and Country code

So does anyone have any more information on "the complicated way" since the listed registry fix didn't work and also editing contacts is not exactly an acceptable solution. I searched for ages and found nothing :/

I wouldn't say it's complicated just time consuming. Did wish meizu did fixed this problem in a FW release but no.

a.t.m. you can't get around not editing your numbers. The easiest way i find to do this is via microsoft outlook on your pc or laptop cause if you do it using your phone it'll take forever.

Sync your phone to pc / laptop using active sync or window mobile device centre.

Then open your contacts in outlook and you can do one of two things

1/ store 2 numbers as follows
04xxxxxxxx which is for incoming calls and +614xxxxxxxx which is for incoming SMS or

2/ store 1 number like this +61 (4) xxxxxxxx and this will accept both incoming calls and texts from the one number.

Choice is yours have fun

just so it's clear say if you were saving a cell lets just say number is 045 xxxxxxxx it would be +61 (45) xxxxxx and make sure you put spaces before and after the brackets

just so it's clear say if you were saving a cell lets just say number is 045 xxxxxxxx it would be +61 (45) xxxxxx and make sure you put spaces between the brackets

do you mean spaces before and after brackets?

have a look at this thread:

correct format for phone numbers

Originally Posted by Nate The Great

do you mean spaces before and after brackets?

Yep before and after