Change sort order of contacts I have a HTC Legend with Android 2.2. My contacts usually have first name and last name filled in. The ordering and display consists of &lt;first name&gt; &lt;last name&gt;. Since I know most of my clients by last name primarily, that doesn't really help.

I know of the combobox when editing a contact name where I can switch that. However, the last time I received an update of Android that was changed back to &lt;first name&gt; &lt;last name&gt; for all contacts. Obviously I want to avoid that.

Is there a way to change the display and hopefully the sorting order to &lt;last name&gt; &lt;first name&gt; that survives updates and whatnot?
In the Contacts app (or Phone app if you don't have a direct link in the launcher) press the 'Menu' button then select 'Display Options'.

You should find two categories to choose from, 'Sort list by' and 'View contact names by'.