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Having problems with my Phone Book / Contacts

When I save a number in it and search for it a moment later, it does not appear. It doesn't even appear on icloud.com > contacts.


However, when that contact calls me the name is flashed on the screen.


When I search for that contact on Whatsapp or Telegram, the name and contact appears.


This has been happening since a couple of months now.


Somebody please help.

iPhone X, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 17, 2020 2:03 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2020 2:04 AM

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

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Jul 17, 2020 2:04 AM in response to ketset

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

Jul 17, 2020 3:14 AM in response to SravanKrA

How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?

: Only 1 Gmail.


What is your default Contacts Account?

: It was Gmail earlier but recently I changed it to iCloud to try and solve this problem.


Which email account you are using to store Contacts?

: It was Gmail earlier but recently I changed it to iCloud to try and solve this problem.


Having problems with my Phone Book / Contacts

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