Tdesktop: ability to rename *every* contact in desktop application
Steps to reproduce
- Get a chat of 30 people in Telegram
- Try to rename some contacts
Expected behaviour
I expect to have "Edit" button in every user profile, like this: http://prntscr.com/fhap0n
Actual behaviour
I don't have "Edit" button on some profiles: http://prntscr.com/fhaonf which makes using Telegram for big chats unusable
Configuration
Operating system:
Macos Sierra
Version of Telegram Desktop:
1.1.7
Used theme:
default
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restyler
All 20 comments
API issue (_and duplicate iirc_)
stek29
on 8 Jun 2017
I do not have this button if contact is not in my contact book (i.e. I do not know their contact phone and its not added to a system contacts app, iOS).
How I add a note to a user or rename it then?
FelikZ
on 16 Jul 2017
@FelikZ Currently contacts can only be added by their phone number 馃様
john-preston
on 16 Jul 2017
For contacts that I have added by username (and not by phone number), I find that I can not rename them - or edit any information at all. I suspect that this is the same (or very similar) problem that OP had. Please allow us to rename such contacts.
Silun
on 10 Oct 2017
@Silun you can't add users to your contacts by username.
You can add someone only if you have the phone number - otherwise the only thing you can do is starting a chat.
Renaming users can't be a thing on Telegram Desktop as long as the API doesn't support it
RememberTheAir
on 10 Oct 2017
Why if I have contacted t.me/someone desktop app cannot have an alias for @someone like 'John Doe'? Things will go bad when John Doe will try to change his username to @someoneelse ?
atk91
on 20 Jul 2018
@atk91 aliasing could totally work without any problem, but needs to be supported by the API. Telegram Desktop can't add this without backend support
RememberTheAir
on 20 Jul 2018
@RememberTheAir I was interested in why it's not possible without backend support. Maybe because those aliases needs to by synced across multiple apps instances?
atk91
on 21 Jul 2018
@atk91 yes. Aliasing is something that needs to be synced across devices, because people would expect their other clients to use the aliases they defined from tdesktop. This thing seems totally feasible but needs backend support first, for platform consistency
RememberTheAir
on 22 Jul 2018
Users want to be able to rename these contacts in any way. There are many cloud services that allow you to easily deliver the configuration file to any device with Internet access.
LunarWhisper
on 28 Nov 2018
Hi!
Why closed this issue? It's very important feature! Even Skype can do it... Skype, Carl!
We use telegram without phone numbers - just for work chats
And constantly see "HornyGirl" or "Jonh54" nicks very uncomfortable
Kinjeiro
on 6 Mar 2019
Why closed this issue? It's very important feature! Even Skype can do it... Skype, Carl!
Yup. After a few months of pain and suffering because of this issue with contact names we just switched to Mattermost for inhouse chats, and skype for chats with external members.
restyler
on 6 Mar 2019
hmmm... It's strange, that Telegram-programmers cannot fix this bug, it's very easy - you shouldn't sync changed contact names with all devices, just store them only in desktop-program and it's enough for 99% users. Please do it!
anevidomy
on 11 Apr 2019
It really makes it difficult to use the messenger in a corporate environment.
LunarWhisper
on 15 Apr 2019
@domdorn why do you think "I'm thinking of switching back to WhatsApp" is a valuable addition to conversation? It's almost as if you expected Telegram developers to get worried because you're switching and rush to implement the feature.
stek29
on 20 Apr 2019
sorry @stek29, you're right. I also figured out that if I change the contact name in the mobile app, they stay how they are supposed to be and sync correctly to the desktop.
domdorn
on 20 Apr 2019
Can you at least add a custom field like alter name that can be edited?
AstraSerg
on 18 Jun 2019
@AstraSerg You will be able to add any person to contacts in the next release and name them as you like.
john-preston
on 18 Jun 2019
@john-preston Cool! Thanks!
AstraSerg
on 18 Jun 2019
@AstraSerg You will be able to add any person to contacts in the next release and name them as you like.
It's possible now in the recent version. Thank you very much!
AstraSerg
on 24 Jun 2019
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For contacts that I have added by username (and not by phone number), I find that I can not rename them - or edit any information at all. I suspect that this is the same (or very similar) problem that OP had. Please allow us to rename such contacts.