Search result in Contacts lacks info

Hi Sterling,

I see other differences.

For example, searching for "uag" OS10 (and iCloud) finds 9 results while iOS finds only 6.

2 of those 3 are very old.

I started my address book around 30 years ago in QNX before the appearence of Linux.

I've been exporting data to newer OS and devices like Palm Pilot.

I am using Apple computers (also PowerComputing's) from 1994.

I don't remember exactly when I imported data to 'Contacts' but surely it was more than 10 years ago.

The third missing contact was manually added around 6 or 7 years ago, don't recall if it was from iOS or Mac OS.

That one and one of the other 2 old contacts have the same last name containing that string 'uag'

If I search by the complete last name then both are now listed in results.

I only use iCloud to sync Contacts and other apps.

Then, toggle both Siri & Suggestions and Show App to off, and then back on. Then, try searching by the street name to see if it comes up.

Nothing changes.

I don't see anything that can limit search results from Settings > Contacts nor Customization.

I also have another, maybe related, issue here

Despite I close whatsapp, open Contacts, edit that or other new contact created forwarding from wsapp to Contacts, they are not synced to iCloud.

Thanks,

Daniel

> Have you tried toggling your iCloud Contacts off and back on to see if this clears things up?

Yes, I already had done that and repeated today but it didn't help.

> Are you referring to iOS 12.2 specifically?

Yes.

I have two problems.

1) That what I posted here in my first question: iOS does not search the same way as iCloud or OS10: the missing contact in search result lives in the same street as the other two listed whose first name is "Lorenzo"

2) iOS is not uploading manually added contacts to Contacts redirected from Whatsapp I described here

About the #1 I deleted the contact from iOS and that was reflected at iCloud. Contact was deleted too almost immediately

I recreated this contact with the same data I captured with a screenshot.

Now in iOS it appears in "Lorenzo" search results but it does not (after hours) at iCloud because the new contact was not synced (uploaded) (this is problem #2)

About problem #1 I 'fixed' one single contact by deleting and recreating it. What about the others? I don't know how many of them have the same issue. I cannot search for every string I have in Contacts and compare the result with the same search at iCloud and then recreate what is needed.

And Whatsapp has nothing to do with problem #2

Thank you

> Do you see the same contact on the iCloud website?

No. I wasn't trying searching in other devices, only in iCloud.

What's in iCloud that's in other devices; sync from iCloud is correct.

I see that that recreated contact in my iPhone 7 plus is not in iCloud search results (also OS X) but it is in my iPad Mini 4.

Just to verify, I created a new contact in my iPhone with the name "Lorenzo" (the string for searching).

It is synced to the iPad, not to iCloud (so OSX-iMac).

I repeated the same from my iPad and the contact was uploaded to iCloud.

Then I created a similar new contact from iCloud. It is synced to all devices.

I had said a contact added from a whatsapp vcard someone sent me some weeks ago and it was synced to iCloud I repeated the procedure asking a friend to create a contact containing that string and send it to me via Whatsapp.

From Wsapp -> Contact details -> Create New Contact -> Save

This time this contact was not synced to iCloud.

Summary: iPhone new contacts are synced to iPad but not to iCloud

Checking iPhone Settings -> Contacts -> Default Account I have 2 Gmail accounts and iCloud. It is the third time I had to check iCloud (previous were 2 and 3 weeks ago). I don't know why it changes to one of the other 2.

Sorry, now I realize why was that: one of the tests was to switch off Apple ID -> iCloud -> Contacts. So Default Account changed to one of the existing gmail accounts.

Anyway, after a while sync to iCloud is not performed.

All tests/devices were under the same network.

> Regarding your WhatsApp contacts, if I understand correctly, you're using the "Add to Contacts" function from within the app, and the new contact doesn't appear in either your built-in Contacts app, other devices, or the iCloud website. Is that right?

It is saved to Contacts but as the other ones it is not synced to iCloud.

> do you have any WhatsApp updates available in App Store > Updates?

I've set to manually make apps updates. I get a notice from Settings when an app update is available. Wsapp is up-to-date.

This issue is beyond Whatsapp, I guess.

Thanks a lot!