I have a new iPhone 17
i have thousands of duplicated contacts due to multiple download via Airdrop I kept pressing save
now I get a blue message at bottom of my contact list saying ‘previously ignored’
iPhone 17, iOS 26
Duplicate Contacts are not due to AirDrop.
You may have stored the same contacts in multiple email accounts.
Either remove the contacts from the rarely used email account or disable contacts from the rarely used mail account in the iOS Mail app.
Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other
You can't merge Contacts on different email accounts using an iPhone.
An example for exporting Contacts from iCloud to Yahoo
Log in to https://www.icloud.com using your Apple ID credentials Tap Contacts app > Settings > Export vCard.
iCloud will import or export only vCards.
You need a third-party app to convert vCard file to CSV as Yahoo will only import using CSV file --> Import, export or print contacts in Yahoo Mail - SLN28070
An example for exporting Contacts from Gmail to iCloud
Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other
Try to export the contacts from google mail on a web browser. During Export select export as vCard and then
log in to https://www.icloud.com using your Apple ID credentials Tap Contacts app > Settings > Import vCard.
iPhone 17: Duplicated AirDrop contacts, "ignored" message
