Now when I go to add a new contact in the "contact" app on my Mac (High Sierra os), while I am typing in the information it will all of a sudden refresh with the contact information that is next in line. Very odd. I use gmail to store my contacts (via the Apple Contacts App). Has anyone else seen this issue? Any resolution? Or a software bug?
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), macOS Sierra (10.12)
I spoke with a senior advisor at Apple about this bug yesterday who told me that it's a known issue and they are working on a fix to be rolled out in a future update but who knows when that will be so here are a couple workarounds I came up with in the meantime:
Workaround #1 (use the Google web interface when adding new Contacts)
Workaround #2 (using the Contacts App):
Hope this helps someone else for now…
I am using an I MAC since 2009. Made all upgrades. Now i have the same problem as discussed. When will someone from Apple finally solve this basic problem?? I have to use the GOOGLE Apps to create contacts. Apple should be ashamed!!!
This is a ridiculous response. This person JUST INSTALLED THE UPGRADE provided by Apple. And now they need to reinstall the operating system that Apple just distributed? No, especially since this is obviously not a one-off unique configuration problem, it's a problem that hundreds of people are having. I have this problem on two different computers, both recently updated to "High" Sierra. This needs systemic fix by Apple and a correction sent out to all users.
It's odd since we are talking about High Sierra. Maybe you're not up to it yet? Contacts App is at 11.0 version now.
It's the bottom drop down menu on the first tab or 'General' as I had shown in my uploaded pic.
No no no.. some of us are still reading what you wrote after we wrote. But theres not much "new" so you might not get replies from earlier commentators here. But yes the problem still exists. And we are simply forced to continue to use temporary workarounds. Until it gets solved by Apple, Google or them both in a teamwork? I use wifi offline mode, its not very effective or the best, but what to do? And Im one of those who need both Icloud and Gmail for some reasons.. lets hope it gets solved asap or (not preferable sooner or later.
Yes! Also on my MacBook 12”.
So a High Sierra bug.
I have this very issue as well. Have also tried the recommend steps to resolve. No go.
Will update and create via Google contacts browser for the time being then...
That does not work for me. I simply can not create a new contact, unless I do it on another platform. Absolutely ridiculous that Apple has not addressed this bug.
This bug seems to be related to the connection between Google and Apple. Not iCloud.
Ridiculous but works.
In cases where I have to add contacts with no email (just phone number) I will add a fake email. such as fake@fakemail.com
The advice to restart, safe mode, restore is woefully inadequate for such a wide spread problem created by Apple engineers when they upgraded the OS. Apple broke it, Apple needs to fix it. Period.
I don't believe the problem is just connected to Google. I don't sync with Google and have the same issue on my iMac.
I was doing the same thing, adding them when I was on the subway to pass time.
All is well now that I switched the Default Account.
Deleted the whole Application support Address Book folder. It worked for a while then the problem came back.
The new card I was filling up appears back empty with "No Name" as name
OK. After I get in recovery mode and “reinstall macOS”, then do I do a restore from the backup? Or should I test the issue first and then do the backup restoral? And to do the backup restore, do I shut down and restart in recovery mode again and pick the option “restore from backup”?
I (and a great many other users) have this same problem, obviously a serious bug in High Sierra. The generic answers of "restart" and so forth that you have been getting reminds me of the robotic and useless advice dispensed at the local "genius bar", which is fine for helping Grandma learn to use a mouse, but otherwise clueless.
Problems adding a new contact since upgrading to high Sierra?
