One of the applications that Apple added to its operating system for mobile phones and computers (OS X) was iMessage, an application based on the exchange of messages between users who have Apple devices (iDevices or Macs). iMessage contains a sophisticated encryption system that offers users maximum security (according to what Apple says); although on occasion, the servers become saturated and the application crashes. Still, if you want to stay away from messaging services like WhatsApp or Skype, iMessage It is your application if your friends also have Apple devices with this application. When we enter a chat with a recipient, the application only shows us the first name. For example, if I want to send a message to Luis Padilla, when I enter the chat within the application, at the top of the chat I will only see his name (Luis). What do we have to do so that the Apple messaging service shows us the full name of the recipient?
As I have told you, today we will learn to show the full name of the recipient to whom we are sending messages through iMessage. That is, currently if we enter a chat we will see that only the name is displayed, in this case it is Luis (upper image). So, if we want it to show the first and last names, you just have to keep reading.
Displaying the recipient's full name in iMessage
- Enter the Settings from your device
- Find the section: «Mail, contacts, calendar»And enter it.
- Within this section, you have to find the option: «Short name»Located in the sub-section called Contacts.
- The function "Short name»Has quite a few possibilities. Let's see some of them:
- First initial + last name
- Just the name
- Just the last name
You will simply have to choose the option you like the most to show your contacts anywhere on iOS. Furthermore, if you want all the names and surnames of your contacts to appear in all places, simply deactivate the function: «Short names ».
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