How to disable the Contact Poster feature in Contacts and Phone app

Don't take it personally, I am glad you enjoy the new feature, but for me the old way worked just fine and I am disappointed that I have to live with a feature that makes me keep something that I neither asked for nor appreciate like you do. Simple is always best in my humble opinion. I hope Apple will give us an option to disable this feature. I like my iPhone just a little bit less now that I am force to live with it this way.

darthcooper wrote:

Don't take it personally, I am glad you enjoy the new feature, but for me the old way worked just fine and I am disappointed that I have to live with a feature that makes me keep something that I neither asked for nor appreciate like you do.

I don't really care about the feature one way or the other. My point was that your implication that no one in their right minds would like the feature might have been wrong.

I hope Apple will give us an option to disable this feature. I like my iPhone just a little bit less now that I am force to live with it this way.

Apple is going to continue to make changes. That is a certainty. You will like some of them and hate others. That's also pretty much certain. Getting overly attached to one way of doing something will just lead to frustration.

You should always use the feedback link I provided to let Apple know which ones you like and which ones you don't.

EchosoftDS wrote:

Exactly! Why would Apple force a feature on its customers that will allow other callers to display a photo on MY phone that may not be safe for work? SMH

Have you told Apple how you feel?

Product Feedback - Apple

Please provide a workable feature that would disable the contact poster feature using the iPhone itself. Currently a contact photo can be created but not used as the poster image still prevails. I shouldn’t have to use iCloud on a pc to make the adjustment[s] then back to iPhone to apply the changes. That’s too much work. The old way to create a contact photo was quick, seamless to use and is preferred. This iPhone is costly, yet it does not perform like a top of the line purchase should. Customers should be able to choose the features that are useful and appealing to their needs. The poster feature is wrongfully intended.

bernarde36 wrote:

Please provide a workable feature that would disable the contact poster feature using the iPhone itself. Currently a contact photo can be created but not used as the poster image still prevails. I shouldn’t have to use iCloud on a pc to make the adjustment[s] then back to iPhone to apply the changes. That’s too much work. The old way to create a contact photo was quick, seamless to use and is preferred. This iPhone is costly, yet it does not perform like a top of the line purchase should. Customers should be able to choose the features that are useful and appealing to their needs. The poster feature is wrongfully intended.

No one participating here in this forum can make the changes you want. Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Have not been able to figure out how, but I agree with other users that this is a horrendous "feature". It is so invasive allowing someone else to control what images appear on your phone. Apple needs to remove this feature immediately.

EchosoftDS wrote:

2) I'm looking for any user in this forum who might have a useful reply in what they may have found as a way to disable this feature, or perhaps a better Contact app. If someone has some useful information on a decent workaround, I'd like to hear it.

And that's fine. But, most of the people posting here are complaining. And, complaining here, while possibly cathartic, won't help bring about the change you want to see.

Repeatedly telling people that Apple doesn't read these comments is not useful and is condescending. This is a forum where Apple customers help each other, not bully others.

So telling people the best way to ask for what they want is bullying? What an absurd thing to say.

EchosoftDS wrote:

Yes, by your repeated posting of the same comment and link, I would consider that bullying and completely absurd on your part. As I stated, this forum is for Apple customers to help each other - by providing alternative solutions or workarounds to problems. Continually posting the same jargon to every poster is not helping. If you don’t have something constructive to contribute to resolving an issue, why not just keep on scrolling.

If people actually read the early parts of a thread, you might have a point—barely. But they don't. So, for now, we'll just have to disagree. As long as the Hosts don't have a problem with how I'm posting, I will continue to post as I deem appropriate.

While I might not label tone trolling "bullying" (I save that for actual bullying), it is certainly a waste of time. But, if that's how you want to spend your time, I'm not going to try to stop you.

Your statement is false. Apple does view these threads... This is from the terms at the bottom of the page:

This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; ...

novicemacuser62 wrote:

Your statement is false. Apple does view these threads...

I never said they didn't. I said they don't read here for feedback or suggestions. It's always a good idea to read to the end of a sentence before disagreeing with it.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but in a society that has become numb to the idea of personal space and privacy, liking or not liking this particular feature is only a part of the issue. Data exchanges of all kinds are being forced publicly and privately all the time, and we are increasingly inured to the effect. This isn't a matter of icon placement or opportunistic placement of features, but rather the loss of control of data. I don't care to have my data used without my explicit consent; moreover, I don't like having to constantly say no to the option. When it comes to my data, I should be able to dissociate from the option or opportunity as is my wish for my data. Likewise, I do not care to have other people's data pushed to me or have to constantly say no to that push. Even at that, I've set the controls currently available in IOS to not participate in this exchange, and STILL the exchange is something I have to constantly say no to. The settings don't say hey, maybe sometimes I'd like this to be done. It supposedly removes the option, but then it doesn't as every time I get or make a call or text I'm asked if I want to share my contact information, or if the other party has the information to share, if I'd like to receive it. Please don't respond with more apologist commentary on likability. If you don't agree with mine, and many others', stance on both privacy and proper functionality of the IOS settings and controls, fine, but making an argument for likability isn't germane to the issue being put forth. And, to be clear, I have brought this issue up directly to Apple, and Apple couldn't care less if they tried about the subject.