How to Link Contacts on iPhone

For some reason, there are always contacts have multiple phone numbers. While they are telling you the new number, you may not be able to find the old data or you are in a rush, you have to create new contacts for them. Then you will find your contacts are full of the same name with the different number. Getting contacts from iCloud sometimes can make this happen too. This is so annoying. Is there no way to merge contacts together? Do you have to copy and edit every one of the contacts? This guide will tell you how tolink contacts on iPhone.

Link Contactson iPhone is a function that published with iOS 7, but people rarely notice it. When you link Contact B to Contact A, you can merge the contacts as one contact, there will be only Contact A in the contacts list, and when you open the Contact A, you will find the details of Contacts B are already merged into A. It will save you a lot of time. What's more, it will help you to manage contacts on your iPhone.

Part 1. Link your contacts on iPhone

年代tep 1. Unlock your iPhone and go to the Phone app. Switch to Contacts at the bottom menu, and then find Contact A.

年代tep 2. Tap Contact A and go to Edit on the right top.

年代tep 3. Slide down to the end, there isLINKED CONTACTSabove the button Delete Contact.

年代tep 4. Tap link contacts and choose Contact B in the list, then tap Link on the right top.

年代tep 5. Tap Done on the right top of the editing screen.

Now you could find that the number of Contact B is merged to the details of Contact A, and you will find that Contact B is disappeared on this iPhone anymore.

Part 2. Unlink your contacts on iPhone

But, what if I just link the wrong contact on iPhone? How todelete the merged contacts relationon iPhone? Don't worry, you can follow the steps below.

年代tep 1. Find your merged contacts on iPhone, and tap Edit.

年代tep 2. Slide down to the bottom, until you see the sectionLINKED CONTACTS.

年代tep 3. Tap the red minus icon, and choose toUnlink.

年代tep 4. Tap Done on the right top.

It's really easy to link or unlink contacts on iPhone. If you are worried about deleting contacts by mistake, you can backup contacts on iPhone.