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Ability to show additional contact fields on incoming call screen #477

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@mezhgano

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Feature description

Add ability to choose what additional contact fields to show on calling screen.

Why do you want this feature?

It is quietly common for users to utilize second name field to differentiate incoming calls, that's lead to following names in contacts, for example:

  • Mike Dentist A
  • Mike Dentist B
  • John Plumber
  • John Driver
  • Karina Production
  • Karina Stage

First name goes to First name field
Job, status, hair color, any helpful clues and etc... goes to Surname field, because that field is only that is showing up in call screen. Actually Prefix field is also showing, but that's unrelated to this particular problem.

But what if we add a feature to show additional contact fields on calling screen?
For example, if we choose to show fields Job position and Company, maybe it became easier to know who's actually calling? Especially for people who's working with many contacts.

Plus, we can utilize proper contact fields, instead relying only on Surname and Prefix.

While we still rely on the last name because it's the only second visible field in the contacts list, at least we'll have an extra option for incoming calls.

Additional information

A simple mockup of what is being proposed for discussion:

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  1. added
    feature requestIssue is about a new feature or improving existing feature/behavior.
    needs triageIssue is not yet ready for PR authors to take up
    on Jul 18, 2025
  2. VnkCCENcXH0c3AhnijQ0y7SBeZx27 commented on Jul 19, 2025

    @VnkCCENcXH0c3AhnijQ0y7SBeZx27

    would be a nice touch - I second it

  3. NickAndreou commented on Aug 18, 2025

    @NickAndreou

    Absolutely, this blank empty screen is ridiculous.

  4. benmannell commented on Mar 5, 2026

    @benmannell

    I would like to agree this feature would be very helpful!

  5. SnejPro commented on Aug 21, 2026

    @SnejPro

    I would like to see this feature as well. I would have submitted a feature request myself if this one hadn’t already been there.

  6. s3ta commented on Nov 4, 2026

    @s3ta

    Another user voting for this here!

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