"iPhone" not available as Contact group

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"iPhone" not available as Contact group

Hi,

On my iPhone 12 I can't access the local contact data, only iCloud and any other account(s) I add. On my other phone (iPhone 11) i can choose "iPhone" as a group and/or default account, but this option just isn't there on the 12.

Both are updated to iOS 14.4.1.

Any suggestions on why this is the case? Probably it's just me being ignorant so please feel free to enlighten me :-)

iPhone 12, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 4:14 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 12, 2021 5:40 AM in response to Magnus_L

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

If Contacts on iCloud, try this --> Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using ...

How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
What is your default Contacts Account?
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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Answer 2

Magnus_L Author

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Mar 12, 2021 6:13 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you kindly for your reply. In response to your questions:

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iCloud ("Förvalt konto" in Swedish means "Default account")
iCloud

I am somewhat puzzled however as it looks like this on my iPhone 11. "På min iPhone" literally translates to "On my iPhone":

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"iPhone" not available as Contact group

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