Choose Contacts to Display on Device
Here's how to see where your contacts are displayed or if your phone is displaying duplicate contacts.
If your phone displays duplicate contacts, view this info.
- Duplicate contacts often occur on your phone when you are syncing contacts from multiple accounts. To manage your sync settings from different accounts, refer to:
- You can minimize duplicates on your phone by choosing which contacts to display through your settings menu.
Android
- From the Home screen, navigate to 'Contacts' or 'People'.For ASUS devices, skip to step 4 after tapping contacts.
- TapMenu.For Oreo OS, navigate:then skip to step 5.Menu iconCustomize viewFor Samsung, tap theMenu icon
(upper-left) then skip to step 5.
- TapSettings.
- Tap Contacts to Display or Default account for new contacts.
- Select the accounts you want to use to display your contacts.
Apple iPhone
- Navigate to.SettingsAccounts & Passwords
- From the ACCOUNTS section, tap the applicable account (e.g., iCloud, Gmail).
- Tap theContacts switchto turn on
or off
.
