Cannot phone/message my SIM-imported contacts

[anon9989719]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

First: Did you insert an SD card and format it as internal storage if you did reformat it as external/portable,

A little guide to... using SD cards

Android 6 introduced new options for using an SD card in your phone. When you format an SD card or insert a new SD card, you’ll have two options: Internal/phone/adopted storage or external/portable storage. The option that most closely matches older Android versions is the external option. There are a couple of things to take into account when choosing which option works best for you: TL;DR: Formatting as internal will allow you to store apps on it and have it encrypted with the system interna…

Querying your procedure.

@lllaurenttt

I imported my SIM contacts using the default Contact app from my app list.

1. Under Contacts app you have the hamburger option top left > Settings > then Manage contacts you have > Import then the choices are .vcf or SIM, so which did you use? I see no option for ‘app list’