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elliottruss Author

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Star on contacts on my iphone?

I have one contact listed that has a star to the right of the phone number. Previously, this was identified here as a favorite. However, this is not one of my favorites and my favorites don't have a star. So, what does this star indicate? I have an iPhone 11 and am current on updates.

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 9:08 PM

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Axel Foley

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Posted on Mar 3, 2022 9:53 PM

That star should be RED in color. This indicates that the contact is listed as an Emergency Contact. The emergency contact appears on your Medical ID.

Add emergency contacts

Open the Health app and tap your profile picture .
Tap Medical ID.
Tap Edit, then scroll to Emergency Contacts.
Tap the Add button to add an emergency contact.
Tap a contact, then add their relationship.
Tap Done to save your changes.

You can't set emergency services as an SOS contact.

Remove emergency contacts

Open the Health app and tap your profile picture .
Tap Medical ID.
Tap Edit, then scroll to Emergency Contacts.
Tap the Delete button next to a contact, then tap Delete.
Tap Done to save your changes.

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Star on contacts on my iphone?

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