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1. Sync contacts via Google
You do not infuriate when someone on your pagewill post a message stating that they have lost all numbers because their phone has been stolen, broken or lost? In such cases, people ask all friends to send them their numbers on a new one. It is unlikely that you want to be in their place, because the recovery process is very long, and not everyone will respond to the request.
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There is a simple solution. You can sync all your contacts via Google or iCloud. We recommend using Google, because it’s more convenient to manage your contacts online, and you can also access them through your smartphone with Android or a PC with Windows.
The process is very simple. You need to enable Google sync and activate the Contacts option. Everything else will happen automatically. All contacts will be uploaded to the cloud, and later new contacts will be added there.
To enable syncing, go toSettings>Passwords and accounts>Add account>Googleand add your Gmail account.After that, select it and click on the toggle next toContacts.
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2. Use the Favorites section
To simplify your contact book is worthstart using the Favorites section in the Phone application. She has several advantages. Firstly, through it you will get quick access to the most frequent and important contacts. In addition, favorite contacts are exceptions to Do Not Disturb.
Open the Phone application and selectFavorites tab. Now click "+" in the upper left corner, find the contact and select it. You can add a call to this contact or send a message to your favorites. You can also first select a contact, and then tap Add to Favorites. Repeat this process for all your important contacts.
3. Create some contact cards for yourself
Откройте приложение Телефон и выберите вкладку Contacts. Your contact card will be at the top. Select it and add all your important details. It is best to fill out all the items. Add your address, mailbox, alternative numbers, etc. You can send this card to other people, which is very convenient.
You can create several such cards. Click “+” to add another version of your card. You can use another photo and fewer personal details. For example, you can create a card for work and a more personal card.
4. Add Aliases for Siri
Calling people with Siri is very convenient wheneverything works as it should. You can ask Siri to call someone or send a message. However, Siri does not always distinguish names perfectly. Fortunately, there are also aliases.
Open the contact and add the Alias field on the edit page. You can add simple short aliases for the most important contacts so Siri can distinguish between them.
5. Add favorite contacts to widgets
When you set up the Favorites section, you canAdd your important contacts directly to widgets and call them from the lock screen. Open the widget screen, scroll down and click the Change button. Then add the “Favorites” widget. You now have quick access to your favorite contacts.
6. Configure forcing during emergency
If you often use Do Not Disturb, thenyou need to configure the Forcing during emergency function. In essence, it adds contacts to exceptions and skips calls from them when the mode is active. You can add selected contacts as exceptions.
Select the contact you want to use, tapTo rulein the upper-right corner, selectRingtoneand enable theBoost at State of emergency.
7. Keep copies of all contacts
If you do not want to use synchronizationGoogle or iCloud, but you want to keep a backup of your contacts, you can use the Contacts Backup application for this. A copy can be sent to your inbox or uploaded to Dropbox or Google Drive.
The application is very simple. Open it and click the Backup button. The free version can save up to 500 contacts. To remove the limit, you have to buy the version of "Pro".
Download: My Contacts Backup
8. Combine duplicate contacts
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If you have not been involved in your contact for a long timebook, but changed devices or synchronization services, most likely you have duplicate contacts. There is nothing wrong with that, but they take up extra memory and clog contacts. You can easily deal with them.
There is a Contact Cleanup application for this. open it, provide access to contacts and click "Duplicate Contacts" to see a list of duplicated contacts. After that, you can combine the duplicated contacts into one. The process can be automated so as not to open every contact.
Download: Contact Cleanup
9. Improve your contacts with the Contacts + app
Contacts is a third-party contact book that is like Evernote compared to the Notes app.The app has a lot of additional features that are not available in standard Contacts.You can import all your contacts through your Google account.
You can scan business cards to createcontacts. All your data is synchronized on all devices. There are excellent organization features. You can add tags and create collections of contacts.
Best Application Feature - Automatic ContactEnrichment. It will automatically find the profile photo for a contact, its social networks and other information. Suppose you only have a person’s mailbox. Using the function, you can find his photo, profiles on social networks, etc. This is a great function to work with.
Download: Contacts +
10. Easily add missing profile photos
We already wrote about the Vignette application, but let’s remindabout him again. This application automatically finds photos of people in your contacts and adds them as a profile photo. All this is done absolutely confidentially. You do not need to register, and contacts are not synchronized with any service.
The application uses social networks to search for photos. The scan function is free, but you will have to pay to install a profile photo.
Download: Vignette
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Bonus: Cardhop
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Cardhop is a relatively new contact manager. The interface is simpler than standard, but more features are available. What’s best, you can simply enter the person’s name, number and mailbox, and the application will create and save the contact by filling in the appropriate items.
The search bar is used not only for searching, but also for creating new contacts, which is very convenient. Carhop is not a very popular application, but it contains many useful features.
Download: Cardhop