Why do some of my contacts have a poster while others have their assigned photo when they call?

Docivan wrote:

I also think that it should be an option. I don’t like the fact that people see a full screen picture of people that are calling me. It is a privacy issue and should be an option, not the default. Apple needs to correct this fast!

They won't see your comment here, so use the Feedback link in my earlier post if you think Apple needs to do anything.

So I’m assuming there’s no fix?

what a dunb idea, like people want to navigate another decision just to add a contact.

In the meantime, apple-maybe give the lackluster calendar more time options for events to alert.

One thing I noticed is how my screen looks when one of my contacts calls: for some, I see the new poster feature while for others, it's the photo I assigned to them (like with all contacts in previous iOS versions). The thing is, I never went into any of my contacts and messed with their settings regarding the photo and poster. Why did this happen and how do I change it back to only assigned photos on my screen when my contacts call?

I agree 100%! I just want a photo contact not a complete poster photo! This has really been frustrating. I’ve been spending hours trying to make a simple contact photo for a new contact! Apple should make posters an option!

I'm experiencing the same issue where I just want a thumbnail image for each new contact and I end up with a poster and thumbnail.

Unfortunately I can't find anyway to disable the poster function.

Having worked on software development teams for numerous fortune 500 companies in Silicone valley for over 45 years what I've learned and I'm not saying that's what happened this time, that development teams have to justify their work based on user adoption.

Sometimes they do this the easy way by writing software code that defaults to on for all users at the next software version release. That's the fast track to 100% adoption rate.

User feedback is a valuable way to invoke change, so keep the comments flowing.

My Contacts photo does not show when they call me

I tried calling Apple and they don’t know. Nice. They change it to their liking. Probably hired a 15 yr old to do it.