Questions tagged [contacts]
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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How to write a readable contact to an NFC tag
I just recently got some NFC tags, and while I was playing around with https://nfc.software's iOS app, I tried to write a contact (by importing a contact) to an NFC tag and then read it, but it was ...
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The order of names in Contacts app
I try to understand how the contacts are sorted in the Contacts app. I use Contacts on Mac and I don't have iPhone, but I think there should be no difference. I'm Russian (sorry about the war, I don't ...
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Can Contacts re-request profile pictures from contacts?
After a reset (deleting all contacts), iOS doesn’t show contact photos for contacts who are connected on Messages and other tools. Is there a way to prompt an iPhone or Mac to request/retrieve photos ...
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stop Siri announce the type of called contact
Each time I call contact with siri it announced [name] + [type of the phone number] for example Dad - mobile.
There is any way to prevent it from reading the number type?
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Unable to recover contacts from Mojave to Big Sur
I upgraded from Mojave to Big Sur and forgot to export contacts. I have a backup of the files in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook, which I tried to recover with the three methods mentioned in ...
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Is there a way to send mail to "Joe Blow" <joe@blow.com> without adding them to Contacts?
How do I send an email to a single person with their first name and last name (not just their email address) without having to add them to my Contacts in the Mail app on my Mac? Is this possible?
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Transfer contacts from older iPhone [duplicate]
I have an older iPhone. I updated the iOS as much as I could, but it only goes up to iOS 15.
With iOS 16, in the Contacts is a "Lists" link, which gives the option to AirDrop all the ...
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'Message Send Failure' to one contact from iPhone - have tried everything
I'm trying to send messages to my father's phone number (iPhone) but the 'Not Delivered' error is always being thrown back. Currently, iMessage is disabled but I've tried it enabled but, as suspected, ...
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Shortcut or widget for contact on iphone home screen? Iphone 13, ios 16.2
Shortcut or widget for contact on iphone home screen?
Iphone 13, ios 16.2
Appreciate someone perhaps walking through these steps with their iphone, trying them and correcting them and verbiage, if you ...
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How to sort out confusion in iPhone Contact Groups?
My usage of my iPhone SE is that I never sync to the cloud because I keep private inforamtion in my Contacts. Instead, I sync my Contacts over home Wi-Fi, and it gets synced with an Exchange Server [...
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Is there a way to request access to local iOS contacts from a website?
Is there an equivalent to requesting native iOS contact permissions that can be triggered on a mobile website, e.g. for the purpose of uploading contacts to a chatting app or social media for social ...
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Prevent Siri and Dictation from sending my contacts to Apple servers
Is there a settings combination on current Apple operating systems (macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16.1) that prevents Siri and Dictation from sending my contacts to an Apple server?
Apple's web page Siri ...
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Can't edit or delete groups in Contacts.app
I'd like to delete a contact group or remove a person within one in Contacts.app and can't
The contextual and top menus doesn't have any commands for this, and the delete key does nothing. I can ...
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AppleScript - Update Contacts app by reference to their ID
I've been using AppleScript to create new people in the Address Book/Contacts app on my Mac running macOS Monterey 12.6. I've been storing their IDs (e.g. 778C4D8D-0A22-4918-A5B6-73361FFF8779) and I ...
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Can Apple Mail and Calendar search directory contacts?
I thought I'd try out Apple Calendar, here is my first stumbling block
We use Google Workspace, so I can normally make events with anyone in the company, google automatically searches for contacts ...
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iOS 16 – Recovery Contact shown as added 1 Jan 1970
After upgrading my iPhone SE 2020 to iOS 16.0 (20A362), I went to Settings > Family > Family Checklist and saw a prompt to add a recovery contact. After adding a family member they’re now shown ...
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Dial with script from Address Book
I was using an Applescript for dialing from Address Book. The script did choose the right Caller ID (call out number) for a particular contact and established the call using the HTTP API of my Snom ...
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How to decode Apple Contacts database?
I am trying to access the Apple Contacts app database, but when I fetch the AddressBook-v22.abcddb file in the tables: ZABCDRECORD, Z_METADATA, and Z_MODELCACHE. The information is encoded in what ...
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Why does iMessage choose the wrong destination address for one participant when replying to an existing group chat?
I have an iMessage-enabled email and a non iMessage enabled phone number. I have noticed that when a group chat is created with the iMessage email address as one of the participants, some replies to ...
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Apple Mail Display Name versus Contacts Entries (several of them mentioning the same email address)
How does Apple Mail decide which "long name" / "full name" to be displayed in the various panes for an email address that occurs in several entries in the scenario outlined below, ...
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messages not showing contact names on mac (google contacts)
I use google contacts on my iPhone and previous mac, but recently switched to a new mac.
After linking the iCloud account to messages on mac, and adding google contacts to the internet accounts, I ...
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Import Google Contacts into mac contacts with Labels
I want to add my google contacts into my mac and I want to include my google contact labels as groups in my mac contacts. I don't want to add my google account as an account because I want to move ...
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iOS: start contacts always at beginning
In iOS (up to current 15.5.1), when using the Contacts App and dialing someone, on return to the Contacts App I'm presented with the contact details of the last person I called or looked up.
Is there ...
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How to make a Shortcuts message automation to add number to a contact
I'd like to create a shortcuts automation on my phone to automatically add spam messages to a "Spam" contact. However, I can't get the shortcut to work. This is what I currently have
This ...
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Contact sent over MMS not loading properly on iOS
I had iMessage turned off, and someone with an iphone sent me a contact using 'share contact', usually I'd expect to receive a very ios-friendly contact that I can just click and add, however, this ...
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Simple email for anniversaries
First, I'm sorry. I don't know automator or AppleScript.
I've been poking at this all day... I'm trying to simply look through my contacts for a custom date called anniversary and send an email to ...
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CardDAV: HTTP discovery requested, but port x is not allowed
I am currently programming a CardDAV/CalDAV server and would now like to test it on my Mac. The server runs on http://localhost:56510/ (or http://localhost:80/, but that makes no difference).
But when ...
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'Hey Siri' becomes unresponsive when asking to text a contact
I recently noticed that my 'Hey Siri' started to become unresponsive when asking it to text a contact. I use this service almost 40 times a day as I am a disabled person with limited use of hands.
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Is there a way to make a card in Google contacts My Card on mac?
On iOS, there's a setting "My Info" where I can select a Google contacts card as me.
I can't seem to find the equivalent setting on macOS 12.3.1. Is it possible to do it?
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Export macOS Contacts with Groups
Is it possible to export macOS Contacts with Groups?
Exporting All Contacts seems to create a flat file with all contacts and does not populate the CATEGORIES: property.
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Convert email to Contact
I have a text file of a list of contacts in the form Name <emailaddress>.
I would like to convert this to a Contact group - or at least convert each to a contact.
Currently I have to edit into ...
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Is it possible to add a list of contacts to an iOS/iPhone device?
Could I add a text file containing a list of my friends' phone numbers to my contacts without doing it manually/individually?
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I split a contact into two, one with an Apple ID and with a phone number. How can I get iOS to let me open two messages conversations?
Someone in my contacts list that used to have an iPhone has switched to a non-Apple phone, but still has a MacBook. So I want to be able to send this person messages using both iMessage and SMS.
To ...
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iOS: Incoming Calls - show company name on all calls from any extension number (wildcard?)
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i save a contact and they have an extension number +49/030/12345-678 - here is the company head number 12345 - the 12345-0 would normaly the company reception and many extension numbers
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Safari accesses Contacts
I’m reading the App Privacy Report of my iPhone. It says that Safari accesses Contacts.
I‘ve never explicitly allowed it and I don’t know why Safari does it.
I have disabled the use of contact ...
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what is the correct international mobile phone number format for UK-based iphones
A while back my iPhone would not dial mobile phone numbers correctly. The problem seemed to be that the '07' at the start of the UK mobile code was identified by the phone as being a country code. ...
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The phone of a new contact showed my name without having me as contact yet
I am using an iPhone 12 Mini, with the latest software updates. Met someone today and we exchanged the contacts, but something funny happened:
I gave him my phone to enter his name, phone and email
I ...
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iOS silencing calls from known callers
In iOS 15 I've had a lot of calls from known contacts silenced. This happens at normal times, when my iPhone might be in its sleep/lock state, but not in any of the Focus modes. I do have Silence ...
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What's the role of "My Info" under Contacts?
I found a generic siri generated Contact card that identified myself in iOS for purposes unknown to me. This appears consistent with the following support page
iPhone uses your Apple ID to create ...
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How can I import a vCard without getting duplicated fields?
The vCard format has a UID field which should uniquely identify a contact to avoid duplicates. This works: when importing the same vCard twice with multiple contacts inside and a fixed UID for each, ...
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Get group chat membership from `chat.db`
I'm able to able to natively access my iMessages through chat.db. and associated contacts through the databases in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/Sources - is there any similar database for ...
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Filemaker How to Import into related tables
I recently purchased FileMaker Pro and created a new database with the "Contact" template. I have a CSV file with Names, addresses and phone numbers. When I choose import, the dialog only ...
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Can I import a list of contact name as the definition of a group
I need to create a Group in Contacts on my mac book air. Each contact in the group already has a contact card. I know I can drag contacts into a new group but that is too labor intensive, error prone, ...
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How do I merge accounts in 'Contacts'
When I open Contacts on my MacBook I have many confusing/irritating instances where there are two contacts with the same name and with more or less the same information - one is on my Mac the other is ...
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Recover contacts with old country code, new iPhone in a new country
I just bought a new iPhone, with iOS 15 after moving to another country. But after getting a new SIM and transferring all the data, the countries area codes got messed up.
I have the old contacts in ...
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Q: How to configure Contacts.app with Google Contacts so that labels show up as contact groups?
I'm trying to get the Contacts app on MacOS Big Sur to display my Google contacts correctly. I have the account configured and the contacts themselves show up, but the Google contact tags (what Google ...
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Add note to phone number without using contacts in iOS
Can the iPhone accomplish what I'm describing below?
On my Android when I view recent calls I can:
Tap phone number
Tap i
Tap add note
Type a note such as "May order 1000 widgets".
Now the ...
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Gmail Contacts delete problem - iPad
iPad Gmail - on Compose TO: line
as soon as i type first letter, iPad Gmail suggests & shows every contact from every gmail i have ever had on my Windows PC; i have always had auto-save turned ...
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Can't add Google account for syncing contacts on iOS
I want to sync my Google contacts on my iPhone.
When I try to add my Google account on Settings > Contacts > Accounts > Add Account > Google, it show me the login page, but when I finish ...
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How to prevent iOS merging contacts with the same name
I want to add a new contact. Let's say all I have is the first name "Joe" and a phone number. How do I do that without iOS stupidly linking the phone number to an existing "Joe" I ...
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