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How do you select which phone number to use for contacts that have multiple phones (work, home, mobile)?
I select the addressee by typing their name. If you don't remember if they have multiple numbers, what order or selection criteria does IOS use? I would think it would use mobile, but that does not always work.
iPhone SE, iOS 16
Have a 2022 iPhone SE with the latest IOS and updates. What you suggest does not happen. It seems to pick at random one of the possible numbers. Only if i pick the right cart at the edge of the screen does it provide the list. Is that what you meant?
Have a 2022 iPhone SE with the latest IOS and updates. What you suggest does not happen. It seems to pick at random one of the possible numbers. Only if i pick the right cart at the edge of the screen does it provide the list. Is that what you meant?
Try sending a new message, select a sender, then click on the arrow at the end of the line which will expand, and then select the number or email you want to use.
When typing in a contact name while creating a new message, if the contact for that person has more than one number or email address it'll display a list of all numbers. You can then select which number you'd like to send the message to for that contact.
How does the message app know which phone number to use for a contact that has multiple?
