Contact photos in Messages on iPhone 6?

[ptrizzle]

Been playing with the iPhone 6+ and have the iPhone 6. I love the size of the 6 more and it better suits me but I really like the contact photos displayed in the messages app like in the 6+.

Is it possible to load iOS 8 from the 6+ onto the 6? Or any potential options for getting this now on the iPhone 6? And yes... I want it that much that I created an account to ask about it!

 

[GreyOS]

I think it's 6 Plus feature only. Which is pretty ridiculous really. Android (e.g. HTC) phones since even the <4" days have had contact pics in a variety of places: contact lists, text message lists, etc.

In the keynote, when they said the 5.5" iPhone 6 Plus was finally big enough to show contacts I nearly laughed. They really think 4.7" is still too small for a contact pic? Hard to believe.


I personally feel it's definitely possible this may come later due to popular demand. But probably not before 8.1 at the earliest (6 months going by iOS 7!)

 

[zoonyx]

I think it's 6 Plus feature only. Which is pretty ridiculous really. Android (e.g. HTC) phones since even the <4" days have had contact pics in a variety of places: contact lists, text message lists, etc.

In the keynote, when they said the 5.5" iPhone 6 Plus was finally big enough to show contacts I nearly laughed. They really think 4.7" is still too small for a contact pic? Hard to believe.

Only a matter of time before they get jailbroken and some settings tool is released enabling all these plus features.

My personal favourite is safari landscape tabs from the iPad - it's on the 6+ but not the 6.

 

[ptrizzle]

Agreed! The screen is more than large enough, I've seen a couple of threads of people on the 6+ wanting to toggle the contact photos off. They should make it an option on the 6 and 6+ to turn it on and off... shouldn't be too difficult. Maybe it'll be in future iOS 8 updates... after they fix all the bugs

Adding landscape mode and having the ability to turn that on/off would be nice too

 

[Bengalhawks]

It is sort of a bummer, but whats weird is the contact pictures will show up on a group chat. Maybe they will update that in the next update for all messages.

 

[Cougarcat]

They definitely rushed ios 8, and it's not just the bugs, the interface feels bizarre in some areas on a Plus. I'm sure iOS 9 will optimize the screens better with more options. I'll be surprised if they don't add a contacts toggle.

 

[HannahLee5]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! In your settings go to display and brightness, then click on view, it will say standard or zoom if you have zoom set it won't work, it has to be on Standard!

 

[C DM]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! In your settings go to display and brightness, then click on view, it will say standard or zoom if you have zoom set it won't work, it has to be on Standard!

They only added this option for iPhone 6 recently (as of iOS 9 I believe), so prior to that no matter what view you had you didn't have that option.

 

[Ebonie14]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! In your settings go to display and brightness, then click on view, it will say standard or zoom if you have zoom set it won't work, it has to be on Standard!

Can you do this on an iPhone 5s?

 

[C DM]

Can you do this on an iPhone 5s?

No, smaller devices don't support it.

 

[01smac99]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! In your settings go to display and brightness, then click on view, it will say standard or zoom if you have zoom set it won't work, it has to be on Standard!

 

[01smac99]

Does this work because I've tried it and it does work at all! I have looked and there is now software update.

 

[C DM]

Does this work because I've tried it and it does work at all! I have looked and there is now software update.

What device do you have?

 

[01smac99]

iPhone 6

 

[C DM]

iPhone 6

And you have iOS 9.1? And you don't have contact icons in the message list in the Messages app?

 

[01smac99]

Correct

 

[C DM]

Correct

What settings do you have for the following options mentioned below?

Show Contact Photos in Settings > Messages

View in Settings > Display & Brightness

 

[Shasexy]

I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT! In your settings go to display and brightness, then click on view, it will say standard or zoom if you have zoom set it won't work, it has to be on Standard!

 

[Shasexy]

Thank u! I went to the Apple Store and asked them. They didn't know and wanted me to make an appointment with the techs and asked them. I declined and used Google instead! Thanks again!