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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Is it possible to add custom Social Media accounts to contacts in the Contacts app?
I wanted to add a contact's Reddit username to their contact card. However, it seems like I couldn't find "Reddit" under the list of custom fields. Below are the only fields I could see. Is ...
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How to bulk import contacts from a VCF file?
I have a list of contact cards in VCF format, all in a single file. For example:
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//macOS 14.5//EN
FN:Tobias Funke
N:Funke;Tobias;;;
BDAY:1989-05-05
ADR:;;...
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Contacts disappeared after re-authenticating with Outlook/Exchange
I sync all my contacts to my old Hotmail aka Live aka Outlook.com account.
Today I needed to look someone up through Outlook.com / People web-interface (normally I just do it on my phone) and I ...
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Can my boss share Cloud account contacts with me?
I am an Executive Assistant, and I wish to add new contacts to my bosses iCloud account. How does he add me to his contacts as an editor/creator? Is it possible?
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How to search or sort contacts cards for large photos or other large data?
iCloud quit syncing Contacts. Apple says I seem to have hit one or more of their limits: https://support.apple.com/en-us/103188
Maximum size of a contact card: 256KB
Maximum size of a contact photo: ...
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iPhone automatically blocking callers
For a while now, my iPhone has been automatically blocking callers without my knowledge. This has caused me to miss important calls. For example, I was wondering why a local PC repair shop was not ...
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Siri mistakenly replaces a word in my calling command
I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I am facing a strange problem with Siri that started happening after the 17.4 update.
The issue is that for some reason, when I use the voice command "Hey Siri, ...
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Contacts are showing only as siri found in app
I am using 14 pro max.
My contacts are disappearing.
When I search in contacts it shows as “siri found in app”.
When i receive call/message/wattsapp it only shows number.
Many times i upgraded ios.....
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iPhone is set up with one Apple ID, but my Apple Card is under a different Apple ID. How to consolidate them?
OK, here's my dilemma. I've been using one apple ID for over 10 years. It has my contacts, notes, passwords (in Keychain), etc. Then about 2 years ago, when I was buying a new macBook, I signed up for ...
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Why do unwanted contacts appear on my iPhone when I use gmail app?
I started receiving unwanted contacts being added to my iPhone running iOS 17.3.1 and using the native gmail app.
All I see is a new name and a Gmail address of people I don't even know. I don't know ...
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Contacts cannot sync
Contacts on my iPhone, MacBook, and iCloud failed to sync; now I have three different Contacts versions on them! I have tried all methods listed in https://support.apple.com/en-us/102543 as well as ...
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Unable to login into Google Internet Account for Mac Sonoma or Sync Contacts
I am trying to login to my mac with a personal gmail Google account (not GSuite) that has 2-Factor enabled, so I can sync mail, contacts, and notes.
Previously, I was able to do this. However, ...
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How to decode/decompress Apple's vCard notes
I have vCards that were exported from the Contacts app of Mac OS X 10.8.2. From what I can tell, Apple exported the notes with RTF that was compressed with LZF and converted the compressed data to ...
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Sync Outlook for Mac contacts with iCloud
What is best way to clean up these lists
Outlook for Mac Contacts (via MS 365 Exchange) do not match iCloud contacts. On iPhone, I can see a large percentage of contacts are linked to both accounts (...
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iOS 17 update: contact pictures
I have gone into the info section for one of my iPhone contacts and it says ‘recent photo update from (contact name)’ and looks like this:
Does this mean my contact has added the photo shown to the ...
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Contacts does not sync, while Reminders and Calendar do
I have two devices: iPhone (12 mini, iOS 16.7.2) and a MacBook Air (OS 12.6.7). iCloud is the only Contacts repository on my devices. When I create or edit a contact on one device, the change does not ...
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Macbook not showing contact names in messages?
I have the 2023 Macbook Air running MacOS13.4. I synced my apple ID from my iphone to my macbook, and in the contacts app on my macbook, I can see all my contacts; however, in the messages app on my ...
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How do Google contacts change without me making the changes?
I have windows and apple devices but mostly apple. iMac, iPhone and iPad plus a Dell XPS.
Contacts are from google. I've noticed for quite a while that a certain category of contacts are changed ...
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How to set a SMS sender to be a Known sender in Messages?
How do you set a sender of an SMS message to be a known sender?
If it is a plain phone number you can hit the info button and add to contacts sometimes. But this does not work always - I have senders ...
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Transfer contacts from a feature phone to an IPhone
I try to import the contact list from an old Samsung to an IPhone (SE 2020, running the latest iOS) and it looks like more challenging than it should.
What I tried so far :
Sharing contacts from the ...
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How to get rid of these contacts numbers in a group
How would I get rid of the two middle contacts In this group? I am new to iPhone and just transferred from an android when these contacts popped up in this group. They were never there before and am ...
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Syncing contacts not in icloud group
I have (for some reason I do not know) 68 contacts in iCloud and all the rest belong to another group. The 68 contacts are syncing correctly through iCloud.
How to I sync the other contacts which are ...
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iPhone 11 calls specific contacts via Teams instead of making a regular phone call via the Phone app
An employees' iPhone 11 calls specific contacts via Teams instead of making a regular phone call via the Phone app - from the Phone app's contacts list. He's on the latest iOS release - 16.5.1.
When ...
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If I change the email address associated with my Apple ID account will my friends have to make a new contact and lose our chat?
Ok so as the title suggests, I want to change the email address that is associated to my Apple ID account as it's something old and embarrassing that I don't want anymore, the issue is, I only use my ...
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How to switch phone line when clicking on a phone number link?
I'm using an iPhone 14 with iOS 16.5 and two SIM cards.
When calling someone from Contacts I can select which line to choose to call him. When dialing a phone number in the Phone app I can also select ...
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Missing the linking contacts feature in Contacts on Mac
I've noticed that the linking contacts feature doesn't seem to be available on my Mac, even though it's mentioned in the Contacts user guide for macOS Ventura 13. I've tried linking my contacts on my ...
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iPhone unable to call a certain contact
Ok this is really weird and I’d appreciate any guidance.
In the last few days I have been unable to call one contact, my wife. My phone can call all other contacts and numbers that I’ve tried. I can ...
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Prevent Apple Mail from suggesting contacts from my personal contacts
I have macOS and contact from two different account: personal (using my Gmail account) and professional (using an Microsoft Exchange server).
I'm using Gmail webmail for personal mail and Apple mail ...
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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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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" <[email protected]> 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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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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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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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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