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

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.

Eldrish wrote:

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.

Apple is not going to make a change just for you. If you submit feedback using the above feedback link, it gets collated with all the other feedback on the subject. The more people who submit feedback, the more likely Apple is to consider changes.

I didn't read the rest of the block of text you posted. It's worth considering the utility of paragraphs in future.

I haven’t iPhone 14 Pro and I absolutely detest this new feature called contact POSTER. (the standard photo circle was sufficient).

it’s so annoying and you are forced to make a decision on a background of your contact when just the contacts printed name was sufficient!

So I’m relegated by force to create a background for a poster contact that just gets in the way visually so I’m left with just using a single color because all the other choices, photo, etc. disrupt visually being able to see the contact name of the person or business You’re trying to connect with.

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

response to muguy

I took your advice ~ customize photo doesn't eliminate the poster and only offers monogram . Customize poster makes them both the same !

Now it's screwed up and I can't figure out how to put it back . 🤷‍♀️

Response to EchosoftDS

Hi there ,

I found some information about the poster issue . This article tells you how to remove your own poster , for others you can replace their posters with photos .

https://www.wikihow.com/Contact-Posters

This Contacts app has been around for ten years and was given excellent reviews in the App Store.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/easy-contacts/id665856919

☘️ Good Luck !

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You can change the setting only on individual contacts, not en masse.

Who on Earth thought this was a good Idea.

I Detest the new poster feature.

It is simply awful!

Give me a way to DISABLE IT!

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.

Contact poster on iphone...awful idea. How do I get rid of this?

These are features designed to enhance usability. They are what they are. You still retain control over your data and it is not used without your consent; hence being asked.

LOL.