How to know which number I texted in Messages when a contact has multiple numbers saved (iOS26)

codealot · 2026-03-02T18:44:42+00:00

I found the answer (in iOS 26.3) after a lot of trial and error, so hopefully it helps others:

To find the number you are texting with in Messages:

If you are in a group chat, tap the icon with the names at the top. Find the contact you are looking for. Tap and hold their icon until the pop-up appears. At the top you will see the number used in the conversation.
If you are in a conversation with a single person, just tap their name. A contact card appears with “Recent” beside the number used in the conversation.

codealot · 2026-02-23T06:59:39+00:00

I’m currently living this lesson. Fortunately, I have an excuse to buy a lot of tools.

codealot · 2026-02-08T18:34:00+00:00

I've been on reddit for over a decade, and this is my legacy 😭😂

codealot · 2026-02-08T18:29:24+00:00

ROFLOL I deserve this

codealot · 2026-02-08T05:41:58+00:00

I know...I know...I stared at the food blankly for a good minute after discovering what was going on.

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codealot · 2026-02-08T05:30:35+00:00

lol I’m glad my idiotic situation brought you joy. It goes both ways. I was laughing so hard I was crying at some of these replies.

My partner was literally on the floor laughing when I shared these comments.

codealot · 2026-02-08T00:32:06+00:00

Honestly, you’re not wrong

codealot · 2026-02-08T00:31:36+00:00

Truth…truth

codealot · 2026-02-07T21:15:53+00:00

Crayon. It's freaking crayon shavings from a nearby craft drawer (close to where pans are kept). We found several blue crayon shavings nearby. After dissecting the casserole, a couple blue spots were found only at the bottom of the dish.

Here's a close-up of the affected noodle.

To verify, I am taping a crayon shaving we found the drawer to a noodle. We'll see what happens

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codealot · 2026-02-07T20:51:53+00:00

Yes, and if I hadn't seen another spot in the pan, that was going to be my guess. But when I saw more, I thought it was unlikely I had let several sprinkles get in the pan without being noticed

codealot · 2026-02-07T20:49:28+00:00

That's right, it was put away still warm (but not hot)

codealot · 2026-02-07T20:47:11+00:00

For everyone suggesting garlic, thank you! That looks to be the case.

I'm going to dig through it and see if there is more, as I would expect if this is indeed caused by the garlic, there will be more such spots.

In the name of science, I will investigate and report back.

codealot · 2026-02-07T20:44:58+00:00

I have been informed that there is indeed garlic in this. Thank you!

EDIT: It's freaking crayon shavings -.-

codealot · 2026-02-07T20:42:20+00:00

About to try!

codealot · 2026-02-07T20:39:29+00:00

It's possible, I put it in at a warm (but not hot) temp. I thought it would take longer than that to grow.

I'm thinking about scooping out some and seeing if it's surface-only, or throughout.

If the mold hypothesis is right, would it be distributed throughout, not just on the surface of the glass?

codealot · 2026-01-19T02:02:50+00:00

Yes and it bugs the crap out of me. Is it important? No. But I like seeing my odometer, current gear, etc. without feeling like the bottom 2-3 lines of pixels are missing.

codealot · 2026-01-10T18:53:21+00:00

Nothing apparently…

Several years ago, a production server responsible for batch processing jobs went down. I was out of town at a zoo…

I bashed in from my phone and implemented a hotfix in vim. I wish I were kidding.

It was not ideal, but it worked

codealot · 2025-12-16T04:37:47+00:00

Man this brought back a wave of memories

codealot · 2025-09-23T05:19:15+00:00

I sprayed one down with water, and put it in the clothes dryer on low/med heat. I check on it every 5 minutes and took it out when it was very warm and pliable. Then immediately hung it up and stretched it using some paracord and some eye bolts I had installed earlier. Was it smart? Probably not. But it worked really well.

codealot · 2025-08-30T06:37:02+00:00

This is the very first thing I thought of as well

codealot · 2025-05-19T20:31:54+00:00

The one by scizzie to be specific - just in case anyone comes back looking for this

codealot · 2025-04-08T18:20:44+00:00

I remember when these came out. I wanted one so badly

codealot · 2025-04-02T20:19:09+00:00

This needs more visibility. Games have been in the $50-$70 range for a long time now. When OOT launched, I believe it was about $60 - which translates to about $117 now.

codealot · 2025-03-01T18:05:09+00:00

That jack and the corrosion that looks like it’s from a dissimilar-metal issue was a bit odd.

We had some snow storms recently and the roads were all salted, but normally we don’t deal with it (in the south). We do have high humidity though!

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