Guides for Your iPhone Contacts

• Add Notes to Contacts: use the Notes field in Contacts, and keep dated notes per person.
• Group Contacts: create lists in the Contacts app and add people to them.
• Tag Contacts: the workaround for tags in Contacts, and real tags for your address book.
• Birthdays in iPhone Calendar: turn on the Birthdays calendar and fix missing birthdays.
• Add a Birthday to a Contact: save a birthday on a contact, with or without the year.
• Birthday Notifications: turn on birthday alerts in Calendar, and pick your own time.
• Merge Duplicate Contacts: merge duplicates with the built-in suggestion, or link two cards by hand.
• Sync Google Contacts: add your Google account and turn on Contacts.
• Sync Outlook Contacts: add your Outlook.com or work account and turn on Contacts.
• Share a Contact: send a contact card with Messages, Mail or AirDrop, or use NameDrop.
• See Contacts on a Map: open a contact’s address in Maps, or see everyone on one map.
• Reminder to Call Someone: set a one-time or repeating reminder to call someone back.
• Remember Names: simple techniques to remember names, and a habit that makes them stick.
• How Often to Text Friends: a simple rhythm for close friends, good friends and everyone else.
• Add an Anniversary to a Contact: save an anniversary as a date on a contact and get reminded.
• Export Contacts: save your contacts as a vCard file, on iPhone or on iCloud.com.
• Restore Deleted Contacts: bring deleted contacts back from iCloud.com, Google or the Trash.
• Sort Contacts: sort by first or last name, or by city, age and last opened.
• Scan a Business Card: use Live Text in the Camera, or scan a card straight into a new contact.
• Keep Track of Gift Ideas: save gift ideas the moment you hear them, per person.

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