iPhone lets you access and edit your contact lists from personal, business, and other accounts.



The info screen for a contact. Tap an entry, such as an email address or website, to open it. Tap the Call button to make a telephone call, or tap the Text button to send a text message




Set your My Info card for Safari, Siri, and other apps. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap My Info, then select the contact card with your name and information.


Ask Siri. Say something like:

  • “Sarah Castelblanco is my sister”

  • “Send a message to my sister”

  • “What’s my brother’s work address?”


Find a contact. Tap the search field at the top of the contacts list, then enter your search. 


Share a contact. Tap a contact, then tap Share Contact.  Sharing a contact shares all the info from the contact’s card.


Change a label. If a field has the wrong label, such as Home instead of Work, tap Edit. Then tap the label and choose one from the list, or tap Add Custom Label to create one of your own.


Add your friends’ social profiles. While viewing a contact, tap Edit, then tap “add social profile.” You can add Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Sina Weibo accounts, or create a custom entry.


Create a new contact. Tap the add button. iPhone automatically adds unconfirmed contacts derived from messages you receive. Turn this on or off at Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Contacts Found in Mail.


Create a contact from the Home screen. On iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, tap Extras, press Contacts, then choose the Create New Contact quick action. 


Delete a contact. Go to the contact’s card, then tap Edit. Scroll down, then tap Delete Contact.