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Spaces in phone numbers

Hi there. The phone numbers in my contacts keeps getting reformatted with spaces in. Dial assist is off. This all began when I returned from Ireland. I do manage to reformat them but I’d like to find a permanent fix. I’m with virgin media by the way. Cheers


iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 15, 2023 12:59 AM

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Posted on Mar 15, 2023 1:07 AM

You can change the country format for addresses and phone numbers using https://www.icloud.com


Note: These changes apply only to Contacts on iCloud.com. You must change formatting individually on each of your devices using the Contacts app on iOS and Mac, or Microsoft Outlook on Windows computers. For more information, see the documentation for the apps.


  1. Click the Action pop-up menu  in the sidebar, then choose Preferences.
  2. Choose a country from the Address Layout menu.
  3. To have Contacts automatically add hyphens and other symbols in phone numbers, select “Automatically format phone numbers.” If you want to be able to enter phone numbers in more than one format, don’t select this option.
  4. Click Save.

Watch this GIF Below




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Mar 15, 2023 1:07 AM in response to chamoneMFC

You can change the country format for addresses and phone numbers using https://www.icloud.com


Note: These changes apply only to Contacts on iCloud.com. You must change formatting individually on each of your devices using the Contacts app on iOS and Mac, or Microsoft Outlook on Windows computers. For more information, see the documentation for the apps.


  1. Click the Action pop-up menu  in the sidebar, then choose Preferences.
  2. Choose a country from the Address Layout menu.
  3. To have Contacts automatically add hyphens and other symbols in phone numbers, select “Automatically format phone numbers.” If you want to be able to enter phone numbers in more than one format, don’t select this option.
  4. Click Save.

Watch this GIF Below




Spaces in phone numbers

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