I have noticed many contact cards in my Contacts that I didn't add. They are people I sent emails to using Apple Mail on my Mac. How do I stop this from happening? Running the new iOS17 on a new iPhone 15 plus.
iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 17
I had this happen and found out how to fix it, for me at least.
On your Apple device where they appear, go to Settings > Contacts > Accounts > Choose the account that is causing this issue. In my case, it was Gmail. Choose Gmail, then disable Contacts. It will show:
Turn off Contacts
Are you sure you want to continue? All Gmail contacts will be removed from your phone.
Delete from My iPhone
Cancel.
I chose Delete from My iPhone and it removed all of the new ones that were added.
exactly. even though I create and save contacts in iCloud still shows as Gmail contacts. this is clearly iOS issue.
Did this and it deleted 90% of my contacts.
But this doesn't solve for when someone emails me. I'm tired of getting an email from say a recruiter, and then they pop permanently into my private contacts. All these 1x contacts! Help!
Thank you that's fixed the problem.
thanks! hope it may work
It's now July 2024 and I have 17.5, and it's still happening
Contacts being added automatically on iPhone
