I recently upgraded my iPhone 4 to IOS 6, then bought an iPhone 5. I wanted to make use of the do-not-disturb feature, but create a group of callers who would be exempt and could ring my phone at any time. Did lots of searching and see lots of complaints about how groups in the contacts app works differently in IOS 6, but I never used groups before and I can't see how to create one. So how do you create a group?
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There are thousands of "simple abilities" that it would be nice to have. Why should this one stand out and get preference over all of the others? Because you want it? And even because I might want it? I just had a conversation with someone who wanted to be able to attach files to an email in the email app. Another "simple ability" that doesn't exist. And another "simple ability" would be to be able to mass delete emails. Or to undelete Messages. I can go on all day on "simple abilities" that one or more users have thought that the iPhone should have.
In the time we have taken to discuss it you could have downloaded the FREE Groups app and created all of the groups you want.
It's actually not that important to me, because I sync my contacts with iCloud, so I can create groups in Contacts on my Mac, or by logging in to icloud.com. But I have SpeedNames anyway, which isn't free, but is reasonable.
This is still not any where a good enough answer for me or would be to any one out there who understand my concern .
If apple thought of having this simple standard feature of their mac's or on thier iCloud , then they might as well had this on the iPhone as a standard.
It is on the phone where one enter create a new contact detail , usually when they out and about off line, when they receive a call to enter this to a new contact if needed and not a excersie to be carried out later when one is on thier mac's.....as to above my notes to say ...to reduce this dependency from the the Mac or iCloud or by a 3rd party.
Yes a 3rd party apps are useful for a totally new customers need (i.e like.... voice recorder app, or a pdf reader / writer, radio, medical app. whatsapp..etc.etc..so apple let leave these for the 3rd party apps to developers, and not use them to improve Apples' own apps , as i had mentioned.
( 3rd parties would not to need improve apples apps where Apple did not get it get it right in the 1st place or need to improve basis.
Lawrence , as I can see this discussion is not getting anywhere, and it wasted a lot of my time here, so having to say sorry and would like to end this discussion here and not carry this discussion any furhter.Thanks
As they they say customers are always right, (that's me and others like me) .We all they have a choice.... ....Thanks you Lawrence for our much Apple biased effort to convince me, it has not worked on me.
Its now down to Apple to make this change and the flaws other customers have highlighted on thier subject forum , and lets hope, i.e we all hope to see these improved soon on apples next upgrade.
Signing out.... The End !!!!!!
vpmm wrote:
As they they say customers are always right, (that's me and others like me) .We all they have a choice.... ....
The only "they" who say that are customers who are asking for something that is not forthcoming. I've spent 20 years working in retail and I can tell you retailers don't say that, vendors don't say that.
Apple provides basic apps. If you want more than basic, you get a third party app with the features you want. The nice thing about that is that I (and others like me) don't have to have all those features that you consider "basic" but I find to be annoying bloat. It's called choice.
Go to iCloud.com on a web browser and log in. Click on contacts and you can make contact groups right there. You do not need iTunes, provided that you've signed into iCloud on your phone before.
In Address Book's menubar, Address book > File > New Group > edit the name of the group > hit enter.
Now select all contacts and drag the members to the group.
Favorites work different than groups. If you go into contacts and tap someone's name you'll see an option to add them to your favorites. The Do Not Disturb rules will not apply to them.
I don't use Microsoft Outlook, so how can I create a group? All I really want to do is separate my phone contacts from my email contacts.
I found an application called Groups, it's free on the AppStore and you can make new contact Groups
AAaaahh! Why does everything have to go through iTunes!!!!
Thank you! I got it on icloud.com. You can do what ever you desire with your contacts there!
Look 2 messages above yours.
Would appreciate if we can have this feature on the next iOS release please . Thank you Apple Team.
Correction.... I meant to say ...
Thanks you Lawrence for YOUR much Apple biased effort to convince me, it has not worked on me.
The End !!!!!
How do I create a contact group?
