merging duplicate contacts on iphone

have removed duplicate contacts on my mac but it hasn't worked for my phone. I have an iphone 6s so I don't have the "merge" button. Does this update automatically or do I have to do something?

iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 6:57 AM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2023 7:51 AM

You may have stored the same contacts in multiple email accounts.

Either remove the contacts from the rarely used email account or disable contacts from the rarely used mail account in the iOS Mail app.


Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other



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Jul 18, 2023 7:51 AM in response to Jamesover

You may have stored the same contacts in multiple email accounts.

Either remove the contacts from the rarely used email account or disable contacts from the rarely used mail account in the iOS Mail app.


Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other



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