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Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:22:27 GMT

Hello.

I am facing a certain problem with the SE version of Android.

The problem is apparently known as a bug, but somehow i lost the link to the forum.

I bought this new phone off ebay, and imported contacts from my laptop by way of vcf file (saved from an older SE smart phone.)

In SE Andriod phones, the default owner has a myself contact in the Contacts list.

When I imported the contacts, it somehow populated my friends number there (under myself contact). out of 600 numbers.

Ideally it should be vacant till the time i customise/modify it.

I cannot edit the number . I can add more to the myself contact, but simply cannot remove the problem number.

In order to remedy the situation, i accidnetally also got my phone locked but managed to recover it.

Please help, as this is very annoying.

Seems I borrowed the phone from someone!

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:53:27 GMT

I believe this number is stored on the sim as I remember mine was blank. You can change it if you know someone with an iPhone as you can edit it in the settings. Is it the one that appears in the Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> My Phone Number? Then the iPhone was how I changed mine. Sorry I can't help more than that...

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:21:12 GMT

what if you transfer your contacts to Gmail then you can edit them there (on your computer)

Contacts

just to play it safe sync your contacts w/ google if you haven't already

open your phonebook

press MENU button -> tap on Send Contacts -> select all -> send it to your email

on your computer

-> download the file -> go to your gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

since you already have the vcf file, just follow from "on your computer"

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:22:09 GMT

btw is that your own SIM card or someone else's ?

just take the SIM card out and do a factory reset

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:40:18 GMT

Thanks Happy!

Andriod, somehow locks the "My Phone number " concept.

As satted earlier, I cannot edit it from contacts or settings.

Wooly,

Funny question? Yes this is my SIM

I tried taking out the SIM but it locks the phone, and and one has to struggle to get it unlocked.

Gmail was never involved in the import/export of the contact.

Just a vcf file with all my contacts was moved tomy laptop via bluetooth from the oldphone.

And via bluetooth got it on the new phone.

Thereafter the vcf got extracted and I see this number.

Again, this is not an unidentified number, but it belongs to a freind of mine.

I read this in a blog somwhere, and this is a bug. Many people have faced this.

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:43:50 GMT

since you just got your phone, use Update Service (SEUS) to repair/update your phone, that will delete everything in that phone, anything on the SD will be unchanged

(SEUS)

http://dl-www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/110/61/1317636927/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.10.7.exe

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:44:20 GMT

also go to settings -> about phone -> check the

Android version and the Build number

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:54:31 GMT

build versiion 4.0.A.2.335

android version 2.3.3

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:55:27 GMT

It's a little over two weeks, so yes, i have messages and call info i hate to lose by wiping out.

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:58:59 GMT

Don't you worry, Uliwooly to the rescue, if you don't want to lose anything follow this steps

Use one of these links to download the

Backup & Restore app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193802

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apk

http://www.elita-clan.com/downloads/backup_and_restore_v010935.apkor
http://www.mediafire.com/?1n07llajeaoo03y

How to install it

You need to

go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources

download IO File Manager

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager&feature=search_result

download the backup & restore app, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it

Contacts

just to play it safe sync your contacts w/ google if you haven't already

open your phonebook

press MENU button -> tap on Send Contacts -> select all -> send it to your email

on your computer

-> download the file -> go to your gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

Apps

Don't worry so much about backing up your apps

on your computer go to

market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone

SMS/MMS

if you don't want to use the backup & restore app then

Install "backup SMS" to back up your SMS and MMS to your Gmail

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&feature=search_result

or your SMS use

"backup & restore SMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&feature=search_result

or for your MMS use "Save MMS"

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.mmsextract&feature=search_result

Call Logs

And for call logs this is great

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yang.android.ansta

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:07:01 GMT

There is a work around, if you have access to an older style dumb phone (I know it works in SE and Samsung phones) then pop you sim in to that and edit the My Number and save it. Once done put it back in your 'smart' phone and it should be updated to the correct number.

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:54:50 GMT

Before you reset your phone try resetting on a different phone (if you know someone who has an iPhone) or what suze2011 said below. You can't change 'My Phone Number' through the Android interface... it's not necessarily a bug it's just not available to do... or do you mean the bug is the bit that put the number in your 'My Phone Number'? When mine was blank I searched as you did and found a few forums that explained the problem and how to fix it.

Re: Myself Contact has got the wrong number, cannot remove it

bearuk — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:43:42 GMT

In my case I transferred my number from another network and 'myself' showed as the old number. I called the new network and they sent me a new sim card keyed with the 'correct' number.