topic Re: Postal codes with letters in Other/General

Postal codes with letters

jrk — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:42:47 GMT

I live in Canada and have the Xperia LT which I understand to be the T model, Canadian version on the Rogers network. Since the update to Jelly Bean I am no longer able to enter Canadian Postal Codes which include letters. I am forced to use numbers only. Is there a setting that controls this? I searched the web and this site but I do not see any other comments on this issue.

Re: Postal codes with letters

jrk — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:51:08 GMT

Over ten days and not a single reply, maybe I was not specific enough. I updated my Sony Xperia LT30a to Android 4.1.2. I first did the update through the PC companion but it was recommended to do a full install with Sony Update Service so I did that hoping it would help. It did not, I have all the same issue and it just took up a whole lot of time plus I lost a bunch of settings even though I had backed them up. I am still experiencing a lot of the same issues that other users have mentioned including the battery drain but my specific issue is regarding postal codes. When I edit or add a new contact and then use the "Add field" button to add a postal address there is a field labeled "Postal Code". I know in the U.S. postal codes or zip codes are all numbers but in Canada our postal codes are six characters long and alternate letter number letter number letter number. I used to be able to enter the letters in that field before the update. Now when I select that field I am able to bring up the letter keyboard but the field will not accept letters, only numbers. Am I the only one experiencing this issue?

Re: Postal codes with letters

miffy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:03:38 GMT

No you're not the only one, it's not possible yet,

bloody stupid oversight.

Even the Xperia Z can't do it,

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/432036#432036

Re: Postal codes with letters

suze — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:26:22 GMT

Ok so weird suggestion, what about changing the language to English UK to see if that allow you to put in alpha numeric post codes. I am casting my mind back a looooonnnnngggg time ago where people where having issues with telephone numbers having the dashes in the wrong place and it was a mix up between the language being US and UK English.

No idea if it will help, but hey.... thought I'd throw it out there!

Re: Postal codes with letters

miffy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:37:35 GMT

No unfortunately not Suze, silly Sony.

Re: Postal codes with letters

suze — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:49:54 GMT

Just to clarify, are you running JB or ICS? My P is still on ICS and this works fine. Oh well sometimes the left field things help and sometimes they don't!

Re: Postal codes with letters

miffy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:06:42 GMT

Jelly Bean, not sure what it was like under ICS.

Re: Postal codes with letters

suze — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:11:54 GMT

Ahhh, there's my answer then. Someone forgot that little tweak in Jelly Bean. I know Johann has escalated it from the other thread linked above so hopefully in the next update it will be addressed.