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

GardenGirl-2024 wrote:

PLEASE APPLE give us an option on how to avoid the contact poster feature or get rid of it all together.

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

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I can provide insight into why they do this. It’s part of the product design process and enables apple to create new features that differentiate them from the competition… however, i do not feel that the features rolled out that go into new production are helpful, and they should be tested further in usability tests as prototypes longer possibly. I believe many are quite harmful. I also feel the features are horribly intrusive and can enable impersonation and fraud like identity theft more readily. Try going into the settings menu for the phone app. Turn off: “sharing name and photo” so if you update your picture and this is turned on, what I didn’t realize was it shows up on everyone else’s phone if you are a contact. If you have privacy concerns as i do turn it off! Cheers.

NannyKid wrote:

I completely agree about the contact poster being terrible. Apple needs to provide a way to disable it for those of us who do not want it.

Tell Apple:

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I tried this and it is the only way I could get it to work without the unwanted poster.

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.

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.

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:

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