Discover how to use the Contacts app to create and manage your personal Contacts database, plus sync it with other devices.

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Managing Contacts on Your iPhone

The Contacts app that comes pre-installed on your iPhone is extremely useful for creating and managing a personal database of the people you know and the companies you do business with.

Contacts is a powerful standalone app, but what makes it really useful is that the data stored within your Contacts database is readily accessible from a variety of other iPhone apps. Plus, it’s easier than ever to sync your Contacts database with your primary computer and other iOS devices.

As you create each contact’s entry, one for each person or company, dozens of information fields are available, ...

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