Contacts Tips

How to send a contact card using iMessage

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 a 1:19 am

If you need to quickly send contact information from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, it's easy to do with iMessage or even good, old-fashioned SMS. As long as you have the information listed in your iOS Contacts app, you're always only a few taps away from sharing a vCard file (vcf) containing phone numbers, email, street addresses, and much more.

How to integrate all your social networks into your iPhone and iPad Contacts

By Gary Mazo, Monday, May 14, 2012 a 9:12 pm

I get to use most of the newest devices and test out all the platforms in my job. My "go-to" phone is the iPhone 4S, but there are features I see on other devices that I really wish were present in iOS. At the top of the list of wants is rich contact integration with my social networks.

How to add and manage contacts on your new iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Sunday, Mar 18, 2012 a 11:30 am

Once you have your new iPad all set up, you're going to want to get your contacts sorted out so you can email, iMessage, FaceTime, Skype, and otherwise stay in touch with the people that matter the most to you.

Daily Tip: How to quickly access birthdays with Siri

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 a 1:28 am

Need a fast way to find out about birthdays? Not a problem. With the iPhone 4S you can avoid faking a distraction, jumping out the window, racing to the car, and slamming down on the accelerator, Homer Simpson-style, because you forgot that special someone's special day. Assuming you have the birthday recorder in your calendar, all you have to do is ask Siri.

PSA: Sharing iPhone 4S contacts also shares Siri relationships

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Nov 21, 2011 a 5:41 pm

Just a heads up -- if you send a contact via your iPhone 4S' built in sharing feature, you also share everything in that contact, including relationships set up by [http://www.imore.com/siri). For many this may not be a big deal, but if you value your privacy or you don't particularly want or need a business partner, for example, knowing who your mom is or that playful nickname you have for your girlfriend, you might want to think twice before sharing an entire contact card in the future.

Daily Tip: How to link Facebook, LinkedIn contacts

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 a 10:48 pm

After sharing a tip on how to link Exchange and Mobile Me contacts, we were asked to cover how to link Facebook and LinkedIn contacts to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as well. Done. Follow on after the break to see exactly what you can and can't link, and some cautions on what you might and might not want to link.

Daily Tip: How to link iPhone, iPad contacts for unified info

By Georgia, Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 a 10:08 pm

Using both MobileMe and Gmail, or Google Accounts and Exchange, or any mix of multiple accounts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and curious how to reduce the clutter by linking them into a single, unified entry? It's easy to do, provided the contacts meet a few simple formatting criteria. We'll show you how, after the break!

Daily Tip: How to transfer data from your old Blackberry or Droid/Android to your new iPhone

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 a 10:59 pm

Switching to the Verizon iPhone, or any iPhone, from BlackBerry or Droid (or another Android phone) and curious how to transfer your data over? We've already told you how to switch from AT&T iPhone to Verizon iPhone, but crossing platforms can seem like a bigger headache. It isn't. There's lots of services available to help you transfer data from one device to another. Keep reading for some simple suggestions that can make the process of going from BlackBerry or Droid/Android to the iPhone just a little easier for you.

Daily Tip: How to add a phone number to an existing contact [Beginner]

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 a 8:44 pm

Want to know how to add an additional phone number to an existing contact? Ever run across a situation where someone texts or calls you from a new or second number and you want to save it? Why bother trying to remember the number, or manually trying to add it to the existing contact, when there's a much easier way to do it. We'll show it to you after the break!

Daily tip: How to navigate to contact addresses in Maps

By Brian Tufo, Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 a 5:07 pm

Heading out to family and friends for the holidays and curious how to easily find their addresses in the iPhone, iPod touch, or Maps app? Well here is a great tip to make navigating a little bit easier, and we'll show it to you after the break!