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.
Are you sure you are not looking at “Siri found in…” suggestions ?
Yes, I'm sure. I went into contacts directly using the Contacts app, and into the Lists and selected "All Contacts." There are numerous ones there that I did not add as a Contact but did receive an email from or in some cases sent an email to using Apple Mail.
TKaplan21 Said:
"Contacts being added automatically on iPhone: 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."
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Disable or Enable iCloud Contacts:
Is Contacts enabled in iCloud? If so, then it may be contact cards gathered from another device. If not, then try enabling Contact in iCloud Settings on you devices.
I do have Contacts enabled in iCloud on both my iPhone and my Mac. If I turn those off won't the syncing between those devices stop so that when I do update or add a contact myself it won't flow through to the other device?
TKaplan21 Said:
"I do have Contacts enabled in iCloud on both my iPhone and my Mac. If I turn those off won't the syncing between those devices stop so that when I do update or add a contact myself it won't flow through to the other device?"
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Inaccessibly of Contacts on Devices:
Yes. If not downloaded, then it will not sync between your devices. For contacts to be available across you devices, then Contacts must be enabled in iCloud settings on all devices associated to your Apple Account.
I am having the exact same issue. I have an iPhone 15 and I just noticed recently that everyone I have sent an e-mail to using my Gmail account is now added as a contact. Unfortunately I can't say for certain when it started, but based on the e-mails sent and the contacts added I would say the last couple weeks. I reviewed my contacts directly on Gmail and they don't appear there as contacts. It's not all auto-complete entries either, only recent ones from the last couple weeks. I couldn't figure it out so I ended up just manually deleting all the contacts from the phone (roughly 200).
Yes me too. I would love to know how to make it stop.
I'm sorry to hear you're having this problem, too. I am glad, however, that it's not just my imagination. Early responders seemed to think it was some simple thing maybe I was doing or misunderstanding. But no, I have contacts I didn't add (but did send email to, some through gmail) or text one time. I deleted mine manually as well, hope someone figures this out soon so we don't have to keep doing this!
Part of my job is customer service. Every time I answer an email it is adding the customer to my contacts.
I need to turn this off ASAP
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.
Check your settings under siri make sure suggestions is toggled off
I'm going to try this fix and will post again after a while to see if it has stopped. Thank you!
Any luck? Im having the same issue
Unfortunately, no. I tried the suggestion jongrahl made about turning it off in gmail but that deleted other contacts I had added manually as well. Not sure why that happened, but I had to turn it back on and then the contacts I actually wanted came back in. I've tried all other suggestions and nothing is working. That said, I haven't had other contacts added mysteriously since I deleted the first batch a couple of weeks ago.
Hi all,
I said I'd report back after trying jongrahl's suggestion, and unfortuately it didn't work for me. Doing so deleted other contacts I had added manually as well. Not sure why that happened, but I had to turn it back on and then the contacts I actually added myself were reinstalled. I've tried all other suggestions made and nothing is working. That said, I haven't had other contacts added mysteriously since I deleted the first batch a couple of weeks ago. Maybe it was a glitch of the new iOS or another change Google made? Fixed behind the scenes? Has anyone had it happen more than once?
Contacts being added automatically on iPhone
