Mastering the Mac
How to use Contacts on Mac
Learn the ins and outs of the Contacts app on your Mac, from adding a contact to sending them a text with a simple button press.
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Contacts for iOS and macOS
Mastering Contacts
How to personalize Contacts on iPhone and iPad
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How do I add a custom ring tone to a contact on iPhone? Personalize your contacts – here's how!
Mastering Apple Watch
How to create Friend groups on Apple Watch
Just because the Friends button only shows you 12 contacts doesn't mean you're only limited to 12 total on your Apple Watch: You can create as many groups of friends and family as you want.
Mastering Apple Watch
How to set up your Friends list on Apple Watch
Put your most important contacts at your fingertips with the "Friends" list on Apple Watch. Then, you can quickly access them just by pressing the Side button. We show you how.
Mastering iCloud
How to export all your iCloud contacts with iCloud.com
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iCloud can keep all your contacts in sync across all your devices and on the web. Not only that, iCloud gives you the option to export your contacts right from iCloud.com. That's convenient for anyone who is adding new email services, switching services, or simply wants a local backup for extra peace-of-mind. Once downloaded, you'll be able to import or upload the standard .vcf file...
Mastering iCloud
How to set up iCloud sync on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC
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iCloud includes push email, calendaring, and contact services. That means whenever you get an email, it's immediately made available on all your devices. Whenever you make or change an appointment on your iPhone, it instantly shows up in your Calendar app on your iPad and Mac. Whenever you add or change contact information, its reflected in the contacts on all of your devices. iCloud...
iOS 8 Tips
How to turn off contacts in the iOS multitasking screen
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Your favorite and recent contacts are now easier to get to than ever, thanks to their inclusion on the iPhone and iPad app switcher screen. Double-click the Home button and they're right there at the top, ready and waiting for you to tap. But what if you don't want your contacts showing up there? What if you want to keep your private contactsfrom prying eyes? Luckily you can turn...
How to setup Exchange or Google mail, calendar, contacts using ActiveSync on your iPhone or iPad
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Exchange is Microsoft's corporate email, calendar, and contact system, and ActiveSync is their fairly awesome protocol to keep it all updated on all of your devices, including iPhone and iPad. Google licenses ActiveSync for Google Sync, which used to be available for all Gmail accounts but is now restricted to paid Google accounts. No matter whether you use Exchange directly from...
Mastering iOS
How to share a contact card using Messages
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If you need to quickly send contact information from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, it's and easy task with Messages . As long as you have the information listed in your Contacts app, you're 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
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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.