iMessage only seems to see phone numbers not email info in contacts

[frustrated666]

I am using an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.

This seems very odd. When I try to enter a contact in iMessage, it brings up all contacts with phone number info only. If does not bring up any email contact info. Almost like it is doing SMS only.

When I go to contacts and use "send message" from there, it works but the name which is displayed is not the contact name but a corrupted email address (if it was joe@blow.com, the result would be joeblowcom. This actually works however and I do send the message as an iMessage.

The problem is that lookups fail from iMessage and consequently, I can only enter one contact into an iMessage (because I have to start the iMessage from the contact app).

I have SMS turned off (have tried this with it on and off). I have restored and reloaded my phone but no change. I have compared this to two other iPhone4's which work correctly and see no difference or clue. I have tried everything I can find in iMessage, Contacts and Mail but regardless of what I change, the fact remains that iMessage is failing to see email addresses and is only bringing up phone numbers for contacts.

Anyone else seeing this? Any idea how to fix it?

 

[123456789i]

i got the same problem here :/

 

[Deckyon]

Are you sure you have it configured with an email address? Not the contact, but have you authorized your own email address in iMessage? I just opened mine and started typing a name and it shows the numbers on top with the email addresses below.

 

[123456789i]

yes i did authorize my email acc but still dont see the emails only numbers but the strange thing is that my brother has the same issue :/ and one friend of mine too. he doesnt even have a jailbreak though it isnt jailbreak related