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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iPhone Birthdays vs OSX birthdays

My OSX calendar app is configured show all the birthdays of my contacts (they are displayed as this special calendar with the parcel icon in OSX). It seems that iOS (6, on iPhone 5) does that too but ...
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How to create an email group easily in Mac OS X?

I have a list of email addresses to which I frequently send emails. How can I create an email group in my address book easily? Is there any method other than add one email address at a time? I'm using ...
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How to clear iPhone's concact cache for text messages?

My iPhone (model 5, IOS 6.1.2) seems to have some sort of contact cache which it uses when sending text messages: whenever I am sending a message to someone, I start typing the persone's name in te ...
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Batch update the birthdays in my iPhone contacts

Years ago when I got my first iPhone, AT&T transferred all of the contacts from my old phone. My old phone didn't have a birthday field in the contacts. Instead of leaving the field empty on the ...
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iPhone Contact Sync

new iPhone, which is synced with iTunes for music. I have around 200 contacts on here - I read somewhere if I sync now my iPhone with Exchange, it will overwrite all my contacts, leaving my with only ...
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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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Add to Existing Contact from Mail.app to Contacts.app

I am looking for an option to add the choice "Add to Existing Contact" from the Apple Mail.app From address field. As you all know, we have "Copy Address, Add to VIPs, New Email, Add to Contacts, and ...
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Contact syncing errors on iPhone

I deleted a contact about two years ago and it now appears under another persons contact. I have deleted all numbers for the contact I no longer need, but when I sync to computer Gmail the number ...
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Data differences between Apple Contacts and GMail Contacts?

I'm thinking of syncing my Mac's contacts with Google. But I'm a little wary of any data syncing between platforms, since some data is usually lost. Is there a list somewhere that describes which ...
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How do I make Messages.app override a contact's buddy icon?

I have a Jabber account configured in Messages. When other people on the server change their buddy icons, the changes are pushed to my machine. I want to override their icons and force Messages to ...
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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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Is it possible to VIEW Google Contacts Customized Fields on iPhone?

We have some Google Contacts with Customized Fields (not customized email titles) such as: Certifications Attained: Years Experience in this Field: Among other customized fields that show up ...
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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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Can you make Contacts show the Twitter username (instead of the person's real name) when it autopopulates data from Twitter?

I had Contacts integrate data from my Twitter account. It worked, but when I look at someone's Twitter name in Contacts, it shows their real name, not their Twitter handle. Above you can see my ...
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Hotmail synced contact incoming name do not appear

I just bought an iPhone 4S and successfully managed to synchronize it with my Hotmail account, all in terms of mail, calendar and contacts. However, although my contacts are visible and accessible in ...
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How to keep all contacts on both devices when syncing?

I have some contacts on my iphone and some on my computer. How do I sync my phone and my computer so that each has all contacts? The first question I see when opening ITunes is "Do you want to set up ...
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IOS 6 - Contacts have disappeared then when I type it in they re-appear temporally

I recently updated my 3Gs to the new iOS 6. However after doing this I've noticed that a lot of my contacts are gone. However if they call me or I type the number in, they pop up and will stay in my ...
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Adium combined contacts sync

Over time, I have created quite a clean list of all my contacts across various IM networks - Faceboo, Google, MSN, ICQ - where every contact has their respective IM network account merged into one ...
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Why do I have duplicate contacts with limited info labeled “share contact”?

I recently got my first iPhone, the 4s. Verizon transferred my contact list from my Blackberry, but the entries were incomplete (missing addresses, etc.) I have a big list of contacts in MS Outlook, ...
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Where is “Contact” information stored within iOS4

I have a problem in iOS4.0.1 on my 3GS where not all contacts I have saved show up in the "Contacts" app or tab within "Phone". However, when I enter names in a new text message contact field, they ...
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Will updating contacts with facebook or twitter overwrite pictures?

In iOS 6.0 Settings, you can "Update All Contacts" with Facebook and Twitter. According to the explanation in the phone this will update photos and user names for all matching contacts. In addition, ...
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My iPhone 4 contacts just say 'share contact' instead of showing the number

I live in the UK. When I try to see my contacts details the screen just says 'share contact' instead of letting me see any phone numbers. This also happens if I try to store a new number, so I am ...
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Contact syncing is not working for some contacts using iCloud

I've verified that at least some of my contacts are not properly syncing between my iPhone running iOS 5.1 and my Mac running OSX 10.7.3 (both the latest OS versions currently available). Here, you ...
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Is there a way to browse groups on the iPhone 4, created in Google contacts in the address book?

I currently have Gmail contacts synched to my iPhone but I noticed that , I can't find my contacts created in Google contacts in the address book. Do you know of any hacks or apps that would allow me ...
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Sync iCal and contact with Windows Mobile 6.5 in OSX Lion

How can I sync iCal and Address Book with Windows Mobile 6.5 in OS X Lion? I would prefer a simple solution. I very much don't want this information on the Internet and am willing to wait for my ...
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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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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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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!
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How do I customize first/last name order per contact?

I have both Japanese and English contacts in my address book. I want my Japanese contacts to be displayed last name first and my English contacts to be displayed first name first. How do I do this?
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My contacts app requests a password continually

I have just loaded Mountain Lion and my contacts app constantly asks for my email account pasword. I type it in, the request box disappears and almost instantly reappears. Its driving me mad. My mail ...
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cannot get my google contacts to show even after setting up the exchange account microsoft exchange

I have all my contacts in Google Contacts, so I was wondering is there anyway I could sync them with the contacts on the phone? I have spent hours trawling through stuff online today, and can see a ...
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How to show my sent mail in a smart mailbox (& not show EVERY email I sent to everyone else not in that group.)

This is regarding Mail and Contacts in Snow leopard. (ex Eudora user) I created the group ABC in my Contacts. I would like to see all the mail members of that groups sent to me (To, CC and BCC), ...
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Restoring Contacts

I recently tried to switch to carddav to sync my contacts with gmail rather than the native sync in the contacts application. It didnt real work so I went back to the native sync in the contact ...
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How can I sort by phone number type or length in Contacts in OS X?

I use Contacts on my work Mac to manage my phone numbers. I want the internal phone extension to display first. This is currently stored as one of three "work" phone numbers for most of my contacts. ...
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How to hide recipient middle name in Mail while still keeping it in Contacts?

I have some contacts in Contacts.app to whom I set the middle name. Therefore, in Mail.app, when I add their e-mail in the "To", "Cc" or "Cci" field, their name shows up with their middle name. ...
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How do I keep just my iCloud contacts?

The Contacts app on my Mac has separate "On My Mac" and "iCloud" groups, but I really just want one set of contacts on iCloud that will be accessible on both my Mac and my phone. Is there a way to ...
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Contacts not updating through iCloud

I own a Mac running OSX Mountain Lion and an iPhone 4S running iOS 6. For some reason, when setting the Contacts app in my Mac to use iCloud Contact, it is using an older version of the contacts. I ...
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New contacts stay “on my iphone”

What is the point of the "On My iPhone" contact group when you use iCloud? It is very confusing. I've added a few contacts lately and I noticed they didn't sync and are part of the "On My iPhone" ...
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How can I manage two different contact lists in iTunes?

I'm trying to work out how to best manage having two separate contacts lists, mine and my husbands, to back-up in iCloud and sync to our individual phones through iTunes? Could you assist with this? ...
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Texts/Messages shows a contact listed nowhere else

When I send a new text message, I can search in my contacts. But for some reason, deleted contacts appear in the list as well... I think they are remains from the recent-calls list and all texts ...
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Strange contacts on IPhone 4s

I have an IPhone 4s on which I loaded my contacts from my previous Blackberry. I have suddenly found that all of my daughter and son-in-law's contacts and diary entries (they both have Blackberrys) ...
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Contacts not in the right group

It seems my contacts in my iphone were set to be part of a group called yahoo and it has taken (by icloud I am assuming) all 800 contacts and added them to the contacts. I have now changed the ...
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I lost my contacts after separating them into folders in Microsoft outlook windows 7

I separated my contacts from my iCloud account in Microsoft outlook into work contacts and business contacts. The number of items were shown in each folder showing that they had been transferred to ...
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iPhone Contact Photos

I've gone through my contacts to add pictures to each number. However, when I 'set' them, and save, and then click done, the picture setting (ie: size, placement) is changed. Some are high quality ...
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strange contact just appeared on my iphone

i have a new iphone...i did not link up my contact list from my old blackberry, as i wanted to keep things simple, and just add my family... today, i noticed that a contact has been added onto my ...
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back up mail, contacts and calendars, sort of

I want to back up all the information stored in the "mail, contacts and calendars" thing without actually backing up the content – as in, all my Mail is on IMAP and I can't be bothered to back it all ...
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Assigning more than one outgoing messages on iPhone 4

Can I assign more than one outgoing message for different contacts?
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Facebook deleted email addresses from Contacts, how to restore?

Most of my contacts that I'm also connected with on Facebook, no longer have any email address in Contacts. Sigh! The problem is described here: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13197 I ...
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Keeping contacts on iOS5/iPhone4s

So, I have my iPhone 4S with iOS5. I don't plug it into my computer often (I don't think I plugged it in since I got it), but I did plug it in today and I lost all of my contacts. I don't know if it ...
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Problem editing cotact's photo on iPhone

I have a problem changing/deleting the picture of a contact in my iPhone. After I change or delete it, it reappears when I view the contact details again. Having searched the web for a solution, this ...

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