iOS17 can't search for contacts
I have an iPhone 15 with iOS 17. When I try to search for contacts that are in the phone, the area under the search window goes blank as soon as I start typing.
iPhone 15, iOS 17
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I have an iPhone 15 with iOS 17. When I try to search for contacts that are in the phone, the area under the search window goes blank as soon as I start typing.
iPhone 15, iOS 17
This bugged me for weeks now, and finally the solution that worked for me, thanks to @Williamalfy is:
Settings > Contacts > Siri & Search > Disable 'Show Contact Suggestions'
It seems like the search is working but takes forever as it tries to search through contacts for similar suggestions.
Disabling the option above speeds up the search as it only searches for the names matching the text typed in the search bar
This bugged me for weeks now, and finally the solution that worked for me, thanks to @Williamalfy is:
Settings > Contacts > Siri & Search > Disable 'Show Contact Suggestions'
It seems like the search is working but takes forever as it tries to search through contacts for similar suggestions.
Disabling the option above speeds up the search as it only searches for the names matching the text typed in the search bar
Wow, thank you. Worked like a charm. They should remove the ability to "show contact suggestions" as it doesn't work, and causes so much frustration!!
Thank you. I did what you recommended. It turned out there was some kind of a glitch in my data backup in iCloud. So I ended up clearing out the phone and then I had to hook up to my Mac and redownload iOS but I did not do an iCloud backup to a previous backup. I manually downloaded apps and only synched contacts to the phone. It’s working now.
This worked perfectly for me!!!
Many Thanks
Thanks roshb22!! Thanks a lot!!! It works on iPhone 11
Hi dlillenstein,
The first recommended action will be to ensure you've installed all available updates to iOS 17 and restart the device before proceeding.
If still unable to search contacts, try going to Settings, choosing Siri & Search, then Contacts. Toggle the setting for "Allow Content in Search" ensuing that the final position is turned on.
You may also try creating a new test contact and then attempting a search to see if this triggers a change in the search function.
Regards.
It worked me - great thanks
Thank you so much. I thought something was wrong with my phone ! Thank you again !
Thanks for suggetion. it did work for me.
tha bro
iOS17 can't search for contacts