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Contacts Custom Label reverted name to default

(Topic created: 01-10-2023 12:23 AM)
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LindaK20
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Hi. Whenever I create a new contact, I sometimes change the field name using the Custom field and create a new label name to an appropriate one. 

 
Lately, when I go to a contact, the Custom field only shows Custom, not the name I created. I don't want to change all of them if they revert to Custom. 
 
It would be great to know what caused it and prevent it from happening again. 

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SamsungJustin
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Hello, There. I'm sorry to hear about the trouble - seeing as some have already tested this to see if it was a sync issue and the issue is persisting, please make sure that you have the latest software version for your device (https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00077582/), and make sure that everyone experiencing this to submits an error report to our engineers to let them be aware of this. https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/mobile-devices/raising-an-error-report-via-samsung-members-app/ 

 

Just as a shot in the dark, has anyone tried putting their device in Safe mode to see if a third-party application could be the cause of the changing? https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00062983 

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DanG92263
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Your contacts are synced to an account, whether Samsung, Google, Outlook, or whatever. So, I think, that whatever account your using for your contacts is changing them back to 'custom'; therefore, try creating a contact that is attached to a different account out and see if it sticks. Then transfer all your account to that account. The majority of my contacts are created in Google and I haven't noticed this issue.
DanG92263
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So, since my post yesterday, I found too that my custom contact info had reverted back to 'custom' too. So I updated a few, and so far those have not reverted back. I can only assume that when the contract app is being updated it is resetting this field to their default 'custom'.
burgessm84
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I've been noticing this too recently.  It's dropping all my custom descriptions.  Really unacceptable to lose my data. I use custom labels for department numbers, admins, spouse numbers etc, now I don't know which phone number is which... 

 

 
Neldot
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This is very bad software programming by Samsung. It's simply not acceptable that a $1500 phone loses all the custom fields in the contacts every time the phonebook has an update. 
A nasty bug that they've ignored so far.

userbuVIOlHSBe
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Me, too! Same problem.
BonitaNut
Constellation
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Same here!
I thought it was something that I was doing.
This is HORRIBLE!

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CooperKinte
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I have the same problem
Members_72qvZrn
Constellation
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Same problem with my phone, as well.  It does sync with Google contacts, but it then changes all the custom names to "home," or at times to "other;"   thankfully,  this glitch only appears on the phone and not with Google Contacts.  

gordonrfleming
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I am having the same problem.  "Custom" has now been replaced with the last name I attempted to add to the telephone number list.  I deleted the entry where the change occurred, but it won't reset back to Custom.