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My contacts downloaded 3 times on my new iphone

My contacts downloaded 3 times on my new phone

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 5:01 AM

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Posted on Aug 4, 2020 5:57 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. Probably all email account had the same contacts
  3. Disable the Contacts on email client in two of them



  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



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Aug 4, 2020 5:57 AM in response to genienesciacca

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. Probably all email account had the same contacts
  3. Disable the Contacts on email client in two of them



  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



My contacts downloaded 3 times on my new iphone

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