How do I fix duplicate contacts and syncing issues after the latest iPhone update?
My contacts have been duplicated and iPhone and iPads are not syncing fine the most recent update.
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iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18
If you have more than one contact card with the same first and last name, you can merge the duplicate contacts.
- Go to the Contacts app on your iPhone.
- Below My Card, tap View Duplicates.
- Tap individual contacts to review and merge them, or tap Merge All to merge all duplicate contacts.
Link contacts manually
If two entries for the same person aren’t linked automatically, you can unify them manually.
- Go to the Contacts app
on your iPhone. - Tap one of the contacts, tap Edit, then tap Link Contacts.
- Choose the other contact entry to link to, then tap Link.
When you link contacts with different first or last names, the names on the individual cards don’t change, but only one name appears on the unified card. To choose which name appears on the unified card, tap one of the linked cards, tap the contact’s name on that card, then tap Use This Name For Unified Card.
Note: When you link contacts, those contacts aren’t merged. If you change or add information in a unified contact, the changes are copied to each source account where that information already exists.