Information stored on a computer about various methods to contact a person, such as e-mail, various chat networks, telephone, physical address, etc.
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Phone number format
How can i stop Contacts from autoformatting phone numbers? It doesn't seem to matter which region I specify in settings it always registers phone numbers in a strange format: the first two numbers ...
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2answers
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How did a photo magically appear in the iphone contacts?
I am not wise to the ways of apple. I've had an iphone for about 6 months, and this is the first time I noticed this occurring.
I created a new contact by directly entering it into the Contacts ...
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1answer
344 views
iPhone 4S keeps old numbers in Messages
The numbers that are no longer in my contacts still keep popping up when I try to compose a new message.
Why is this happening? Is there a way to purge the contact list so no already-deleted-contact ...
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300 views
Can you sync only a group of contacts from a Mac to an iPhone?
I'm running iOS 6 on an iPhone 3GS. I see that all my contacts from my computer have appeared in the Contacts app on my phone. Now my contacts database on my computer is, to say the least, messy. It ...
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1answer
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Using AppleScript to modify contacts not working
I'm trying to use applescript to clean up various problems a large address book, to large to fix by hand. I've been able to find and observe contacts and groups in AppleScript successfully. However, ...
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How to backup iPhone contacts (no iCloud, iTunes or Outlook)?
I have an iPhone from another age (pre 2008) which is ready to be commissioned as defunct and replaced with a new 4S. My question, is how to back up the contacts form the old iPhone and transfer them ...
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Duplicate contacts in iPhone 4 with two Exchange accounts, one is Lotus Traveler
I have two exchange accounts on my iPhone 4. One that connects to my gmail, the other connects to my work's Lotus Notes. There are no overlapping contacts in the two accounts. There are also no ...
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1answer
318 views
Facebook Contacts disappearing from contacts
I am using the iOS Facebook Integration, which adds my Facebook friends to my contacts in the phone app.
Yesterday I noticed that some of these Facebook contacts have been disappeared, despite being ...
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2answers
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How to import contacts from Samsung E1170?
I have a Samsung E1170 mobile phone and a USB datacable for it.
How can I import/copy the contacts from the phone to my computer?
Is there any application for Mac which can do that?
If not, how can ...
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How to sync iCloud contacts with Google?
I recently started using the Gmail app on my iOS devices because it has better search functionality than the native Mail app. However, that means that when I'm writing emails the app is using my Gmail ...
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4answers
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Contacts details not displayed on iPad
I'm having a problem with the Contacts app on my iPad. Basically I can't see anymore the contact details. This is what I can see on the right page:
I've rebooted my iPad, closed the app from the ...
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Mail.app won't recognize a contact's name from my Address Book
I use Mac OS X Mail and have all of my work contacts in Address Book. When I receive email from one contact, the "From" field just displays his email address (as opposed to his first and last name) ...
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applescript to find contacts that are not in any group
I have been using a script that does not work anymore in mountain lion even though I have changed the words "address book" to "contacts".
If you select all the contacts, and then use the script, it ...
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1answer
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Cobook deleted all blank lines in Contacts' notes
Cobook, a relatively new Mac & iPhone contacts / address book replacement, recently trashed my address book. Specifically, the iPhone app deleted every blank line in every note of every contact. ...
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2answers
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Controlling which group new contacts on my iPhone end up in
I am trying to figure out how to control what group a new contact entered on my iPhone 4 ends up in. I have a couple thousand business contacts that are organized by type. However when I enter a new ...
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2answers
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Recover contacts after deleting from iCloud?
I recently purchased a MacBookPro which I synced to the same iCloud account that my iPhone is synced with. When I did this, the birthdays of all my contacts showed up as a day late on my MacBookPro. ...
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1answer
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Can spotlight locate/find files in a VM, specifically Outlook 2010?
I run Windows 7 via Parallels 8 on my MBA running OS X10.8.4.
Is there a way to configure spotlight to locate/find contacts or emails in Outlook? Spotlight finds other VM created files such as Word, ...
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1answer
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How do I restore my lost Address Book entries on my iPhone?
My mom just got a new iPhone 4S today, so she wanted me to transfer the contacts on her old iPhone 3G to the 4S. However, I screwed up.
And I don't have a single backup, so now, all I have is a copy ...
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1answer
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How can we ensure that contact photos appear as either full-screen or as thumbnails on the iPhone?
I've noticed that contact photos on the iPhone seem to appear in one of two modes:
Thumbnail: A small square image shown next to the contact's name or number
Full-Screen: The image takes up the ...
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1answer
364 views
Restore my previous iCloud contacts to my iPhone 3GS
Hi - I had my contacts in iCloud & my son in my absence registered his new iPhone on my account (using my password and email address). Now I have his contacts on my iPhone 3GS and have lost all ...
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1answer
255 views
Editing contacts creates a duplicate
I have 5 different email accounts: iCloud, GMail, Hotmail and two others which my iPhone does not give the option to sync its contacts.
So, I have only synced my contacts with iCloud and since ...
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0answers
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icloud.com does not show all contact groups
I'm a Windows user with an iPhone 5. On the iPhone, I have two groups in contacts. The first is the default All Contacts, the other is one created by the contacts account I setup in the phones ...
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How can I configure my iPhone to show my contacts photos full screen when they call or I call them
I used to see my contacts' photos full screen when they called or when I called them now I only see a thumbnail when they calling and when I call them?
Update: I deleted the photo and went back to ...
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Why were my contacts synced to my mother's iPhone?
I have recently downloaded the new software on my iphone, iOS 6. My mother and my sister also use my Apple ID to download their apps too.
Today my mother downloaded iOS 6 and all of my contacts were ...
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How can I send all of my iOS contacts at once via e-mail?
Is there a way to send all contacts on my iPhone without doing it one at a time via e-mail? I have an iPhone 4S.
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1answer
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Deleted iCloud contacts keep coming back
Tried to delete several contacts on iCloud.com, but they keep coming back! I have tried several times with no success.
These contacts are still on my device with iCloud sync enabled.
If I don't want ...
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itunes can't sync contacts as contacts has been disabled on iphone
I am getting this error message.
itunes can't sync contacts as contacts has been disabled on iphone
Configuration: iOS 6.1, iphone 4
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1answer
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Contacts sync via CardDav misses some
I recently set up a CardDav account on my iPhone 4S which is running iOS 6.01. It synced with my GMail account just fine, however, the Contacts app only shows those that are within the My Contacts ...
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2answers
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Can't add or change custom images of address book entries
Sometimes I'm not able to change any of the custom images associated with contacts in the address book. If I quit and restart several times, it eventually works again.
What would cause this sort of ...
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5answers
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How to seamlessly sync contacts and calendars across devices?
I currently have all my contacts and calendars on my Mac, but would like to sync them over the air with my other devices (iPod, iPad and Android phone). I also want it to be multidirectional: being ...
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1answer
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How to access/edit iPhone Contacts on computer?
I run Windows 7 (no Outlook available) and don't seem to find any native Address Book application on my computer (it is a work-provided laptop). We use Lotus Notes as our mail application. Because my ...
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4answers
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text messages forwarded from my google voice number aren't recognized as being from my iPhone contacts
I set up my google voice number to forward to my AT&T number, but when I get texts from some people who are in my contact list, the text appears to come from phone numbers I don't recognize. The ...
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Why did changing from gmail to inbox.com delete contacts from an iPhone4s? Can I retrieve the contacts?
I changed my email from gmail to inbox.com on an iPhone4s and discovered most of my contacts are gone. Only recent contacts and Facebook contacts remain. Of course I did not backup the contacts.
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Sync iPad & Dumbphone Contacts via Bluetooth?
My Mom's main computing device is now an iPad. It's been working great for several months, but I'm trying to do what I can to get her to make use of its full capabilities.
One of the things I wanted ...
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How to have a specific contact make a ring sound even in silent mode
I have an iPhone 4, and I have the switch on the side set to switch silent mode on and off.
I'd like specific contacts (for example, She Who Must Be Obeyed) to ring when they call, even in silent ...
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Transfer iPhone contacts to iCloud or Mac
I just got involved into a new project at work, and I added all my colleagues to my iPhone contacts. In the middle of the process I got the idea it would be better to add the contacts to my iCloud.
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Macbook won't sync contacts over to iPhone 3G
I just got a iPhone 3G and tried to sync it with the macbook air with mountain lion via iTunes. The funny thing is, all the music and apps were able to be "synced" but only the contacts wasn't be ...
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OSX 10.8 Contacts can't access Active Directory 2003 via LDAP
I've recently upgraded to OSX 10.8 and have discovered that the Contacts Application can no longer access our Active Directory 2003 domain via LDAP. I have confirmed that the exact same settings work ...
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Want to use multiple email addresses for one contact
I am updating my address book on my MacBook, and filling in all the information on the cards for each contact. My contacts have both work and home email accounts listed under their name. I'd like to ...
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1answer
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How can I see contact photos together with contacts?
Hello everyone I have a quick question I just upgraded from a my touch to iphone 4s...On my old phone when i looked through my contact list you were able to see a thumbnail image of the contacts ...
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Queries with phone contacts
I had certain queries with respect to how iOS 6 handles phone contacts:
My phone is synced with Exchange contacts. Does this mean that if I delete the contacts from my phone (local), the same will ...
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How to get gmail contacts on my iphone?
Under the 'settings' -> 'mail contacts calendars' -> gmail
there is no option to sync the contacts
what's the workaround?
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5answers
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How can I send an email to a google contact group on my iOS devices?
I have groups in my Google Contacts for sending emails to sets of people via the web interface on a browser.
I sync Google mail and contacts onto a couple iOS devices via Microsoft Exchange.
How can ...
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How do I back up my iPhone contacts to iTunes over USB?
How do I back up my iPhone contacts to iTunes over USB?
I followed the standard procedure and my contacts were wiped out on my iPhone so I am scared about backing them up.
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Random contacts on my iPhone 5
I recently bought a new iPhone 5. When I was going through my contacts today, I noticed a lot of email adresses stored along with the other numbers. I didn't even know most of them! What has happened?
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Exchange contacts do not appear in iCloud
On my iPad and iPhone I have several email accounts: three Gmail and one Exchange account. I stopped using the Exchange account and tried to remove it from the iPhone, but also all my contacts were ...
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iPhone Facebook integration overrides local contact names
IOS 6 on iPhone 4.
I enabled Facebook integration and it correctly associated many contacts in the address book with Facebook friends. There were some errors (a contact got linked to a person I don't ...
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2answers
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Determining which contacts use Facetime
In either the iOS app or the Mac app for Facetime, you are given the option of selecting any contact listed in the corresponding device's Contacts app, regardless of whether they are capable of using ...
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Sync contacts with mountain lion mac contact list
How do I sync mountain lion contact list to yahoo contact list?
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iPhone 5 contact search malfunction
My contacts are not being searched from what I type in the box, it starts from A. It is only when I nearly fully typed the name that it appears at the bottom of the list it found
Please help!
