IPhone Photos people names

iOS iPhone photos is showing people as first initial, last name. Eg. S Smith, but my iPad is showing just the first name - Sam. How do I get iPhone Photos to show only the first name?

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on May 7, 2022 8:16 AM

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Posted on May 7, 2022 8:52 AM

You can change this in the Settings > Contacts.

Enable "Short name", then you can pick a format, for example "First Name Only".


if you have several contacts with the same first name, Photos may still be showing a longer name for some of them, to be able to keep them apart.


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IPhone Photos people names

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