To be freaked out that contact name has changed but it wasn't me?

[Sunsparkles]

My exH and co-parent name in my contacts has changed. I didn't do it. How is that possible? I noticed in WhatsApp first.

What has it changed to? Did your kids do it? Or a supportive girlfriend? We need more info!

I've noticed recently that the photo I have for people in my contacts seem to have changed and I haven't done that. There not even photos I have. So I'm not sure if it's something they have done their end...

Do you have an email address for him on the phone? Do you have an iPhone?

Contacts aren’t stored on an iPhone nor on SIM. They are synced to an email account that you may have added and enabled Contacts. When you enable Contacts in any of the email accounts they are displayed to you through the Contacts App.

I have an Android phone.

No-one has been on my phone.

Contacts are saved in Gmail account.

No other contacts details have changed.

He has updated his WhatsApp photo, but that's happened before and not affected the name.

I accidentally deleted my WhatsApp the other day and after re downloading it, my mums name changed from Mum to her actual real name. I couldnt understand it

Mine did this recently with my son’s name. I think it’s something they do on their end. Eg He has recently set up his profile as ‘John Smith’ and I had him in as ‘little John’, it did prompt a suggested change Which would have been very easy to click without realising

You can change your own contact name in WhatsApp. I assume its then linked to your contacts.

My name recently changed in DS’s phone from “mum” to my actual name.

no idea how or why!

In WhatsApp you cam at your own profile name. If you then save the contact in your phone, it'll show up with whatever you save it as instead. So if I'm not in your phone, I'll show up as "Jane Smith", but if you save me in your phone as "Jane, Sally's mum" then that's what I show up as in your phone, but I'll still be "Jane Smith" for everyone else. If I change my profile to "Jane queen of the world" , it'll then change for everyone else, but to you I'll still be "Jane, Sally's mum"

What has it changed to? I would assume he’s updated his WhatsApp profile, which included his name and that has somehow overwritten the contact details you have saved.

Originally, way back when, it was his actual name, then I changed it to Kid's Dad, it's since changed to Dad Dad. I changed it back. Just think it's weird, it's not likely that he has changed his profile to Dad Dad 🤷 He's obvs been in to change though cos his profile pic has changed.

That's weird! My husband actually calls himself Dad Dad to our kids!!