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Why does my iPhone contacts keep changing?
Answer: A: Where and how are you syncing your contacts? This kind of issue is typical if you’re syncing contacts to two different places, i.e. iCloud AND Gmail (or Outlook, or Exchange, or wherever else).
Why can’t I edit my iPhone contacts?
If you have a missing Edit button, you simply need to go to Settings > iCloud and move the slider to On for Contacts. Next, tap Merge and the Edit button will return to its rightful place, in the upper-right corner of the Phone and Contacts apps.
Why are my contacts not saving on iPhone?
Go to settings>contacts and check the default account setting. Change it to iCloud and when you create contacts on one device, they should sync to the other. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Contacts and make sure Allow Changes is turned on. That’s likely your issue with saving a new contact.
How do I stop old contacts appearing on my iPhone?
They’re appearing in iCloud repeatedly because you have sync turned on. However, you can disable just the syncing of contacts by going to Settings -> iCloud -> Switch Contacts to OFF. Hope this helps!
Why does my contact list keep updating?
Try going to the App Manager, selecting Contacts or Contact Storage, and Clear Cache. If that doesn’t work, you could try Clear Data as well, but if you have any locally stored contacts (i.e., stored to your Phone account instead of your Google account), that might wipe those contacts.
Why can’t I delete addresses on my iPhone?
Try deleting the actual type in the address lines rather than tapping the minus sign and then tap Done. Do address at a time. I found that It worked if I deleted them one at a time. Delete, tap Done, return to Contact list, tap my card, edit and delete the second one.
How do I edit my contacts on my iPhone?
In the Contacts app , assign a photo to a contact, change a label, add a birthday, and more. Tap a contact, then tap Edit. When you’re finished, tap Done.
Does iPhone store Contacts on SIM?
Your iPhone doesn’t store contacts on the SIM card. If you want to transfer contacts between iPhones, you can use iCloud to back up or transfer content between devices.
Why does my iCloud contact revert to old data?
I found the issue was due to Linked Contacts and using multiple email contact accounts. Solution 1: Scroll to the bottom of the contact when editing, select the linked contacts and edit them in turn. Note, when editing a linked contact there is the option to remove it as well.
Why does my iPhone keep reverting to old data?
I am experiencing the phenomenon where I update a contact on my iPhone and instead of syncing the new data to iCloud where the other devices can pick it up, the phone is pulling the old data down from iCloud and over-writing the updates I just made. Any ideas what the problem could be? Hmmm…
How to delete contacts from iCloud on iPhone?
Solution 1: Scroll to the bottom of the contact when editing, select the linked contacts and edit them in turn. Note, when editing a linked contact there is the option to remove it as well. Solution 2: Stop iOS devices using multiple contact sources (gmail, iCloud, outlook etc.) and chose ONE of these – I suspect iCloud best.
Why did I Lose My edits on my iPhone?
Unless your phone still has those images cached and would upload them, you likely lost the edits. Check for iOS backups after you made the edits – you might be able to restore that backup and interrupt the iCloud download of the non-edited versions.