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Contacts show up on phone key pad

Contacts show up on phone key pad when any # is pressed.

iPhone 11, update 18.7.2

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 5, 2025 4:42 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2025 4:45 PM

This is completely normal. It is a feature that is supposed to make it easier or faster to find a contact.

For example, if you have someone in your contact gallery called Anna - on your keyboard tap 2 6 6 2, and you will see Anna. Then you can just call.

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