Cannot search NOTE field in my Contacts database iPhone 4

TV Cameraman

2010-12-04 19:30:03

This is so crazy. Even though Apple advertises this as a feature of the iPhone, I cannot search the NOTE field within my Contacts.
This is clearly a bug, as Apple advertises this very contact note search feature in the iPhone 4 spec sheet on their website.
See for yourself:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/search.html
Search inside applications. Searching on iPhone works in other apps too. Search text and names in MMS messages. Search names and notes in Contacts. Search calendar events by subject, location, attendees, or notes. Search all text in Notes. Search for albums, artists, or songs in the iPod app.
So the problem is, if I have the word plumber in the notes field of a contact and then search from within the Contacts app for the word plumber (in order to find all the plumbers I know), I get the message: No Results.
This blows. Why would Apple disable this feature? Am I the only one who uses the NOTE filed in my Contacts/Addressbook?
And, yes, I have done a restart and restore. And I also have every search option enabled in Settings>General>Spotlight Search.
Anyone else have this problem?
iPhone 4 iOS 4.2.1 iOS 4

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sn4p2k

2010-12-04 19:30:03

im on 4.1 yet and it doesnt work for me either..
macbook pro 17 inch - iPhone 4 Mac OS X (10.6.4)

RE:Cannot search NOTE field in my Contacts database iPhone 4

EBSkater

2010-12-04 19:30:03

Ive actually never had this ability, and I know, because I notate some of my contacts, and tried to search for them this way.
MacBook Pro 13.3" Windows XP

RE:Cannot search NOTE field in my Contacts database iPhone 4

TV Cameraman

2010-12-04 19:30:03

Really? I thought that this had previously worked for me prior to 4.1... but maybe Im just imagining it. Regardless, it has not worked since 4.1 and Im surprised that a feature that is so prominently advertised my Apple is not working. See the lower, right corner in this page:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/search.html
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RE:Cannot search NOTE field in my Contacts database iPhone 4

EBSkater

2010-12-04 19:30:03

I didnt use it that much. I only TRIED to use it a few times (I try it every now and then) and honestly, I cant remember when I first tried. It may have worked once, I just never got it to.
MacBook Pro 13.3" Windows XP

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D1337

2010-12-04 19:30:03

Strange it works for me in either the contacts search or spotlight.
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