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Custom Contact lanbels in IOS 16 missing?

Trying to re-arrange, or add custom phone labels in IOS16, but that feature is gone?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 6:18 AM

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Nov 23, 2022 4:22 PM in response to christopherfromwarminster

Hello christopherfromwarminster,


Thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities.


Creating customer labels for your contacts is still a feature in iOS 16. To do that, follow the steps found here: Edit contacts on iPhone - Apple Support


If you are still unable to create a customer label following those steps, let us know what you see when you try to create a customer label and if it happens with all contacts or just some of them. This information will allow us to provide more help.


Kindest regards. 


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Nov 23, 2022 4:54 PM in response to christopherfromwarminster

Hello christopherfromwarminster,


Have you tried restarting your iPhone? This simple step resolves a multitude of issues: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


"How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, or later


Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears.


Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.


To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side of your iPhone) until you see the Apple logo."


If that doesn't resolve the issue, does your iPhone need updating to iOS 16.1? Do you have a recent backup for the data in your iPhone in iCloud or your computer? If not, we recommend that you create one as described here: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


Then update your iOS as outlined here: Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


We hope this helps.


Cheers!


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Nov 24, 2022 8:02 AM in response to christopherfromwarminster

Hello christopherfromwarminster,


It sounds like you've tried taking the appropriate steps to create a custom label in the Contacts app: Edit contacts on iPhone - Apple Support


If it isn't working as expected, then it would be best to contact Apple Support


They'll need to take it from here.


Wishing you well, take care.

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Nov 23, 2022 4:48 PM in response to christopherfromwarminster

Thank you for your suggestion. There is NOTHING in Edit in my contacts to “Create Custom Label” or similar . I was attempting to create custom labels for my phone numbers, as others have said is possible, but again noplace does it say Create or Custom Label. Using IOS 16.1.

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Custom Contact lanbels in IOS 16 missing?

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