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Q: iPad Contacts phone numbers not formatted

I have an iPad and iPhone both running the latest iOS10. Both have Region set to Australia.

 

In Contacts on the iPhone all phone numbers are formatted correctly and any new number added gets the correct formatting automatically.

 

On the iPad all phone numbers are unformatted: just a string of digits with no spaces.

 

Things I've tried:

  • Power the iPad off and on again.
  • Reset the iPad
  • Turn off Contacts iCloud sync, deleting the contacts from the iPad, then re-syncing them from iCloud
  • Signing out of iCloud, deleting everything from the iPad, then signing in again
  • Changing the region to Austria (next in the list!) then back to Australia

 

None of this has worked and still all the iPad's Contacts' phone numbers remain unformatted and any new number added gets no formatting. I notice that the 'Region Format Example' doesn't contain a phone number. Is the phone number format set elsewhere? If so, I haven't found it.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks in advance,

Steve  = : ^ )

iPad Pro, iOS 10.0.2, 4G; 128 GB

Posted on Sep 27, 2016 11:19 PM

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  • by Erroll,

    Erroll Erroll Sep 28, 2016 2:49 PM in response to Erroll
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    Sep 28, 2016 2:49 PM in response to Erroll

    I can add to the list of things I've tried:

    • In iTunes, restored the iPad as new iPad and, without restoring any data from iCloud, opened Contacts, added a new contact and added a phone number, and the phone number had no formatting.

     

    I have no idea what I can do next, other than return the iPad as faulty.

     

    Steve  = : ^ )