iPadOS 15.6.2
The Contacts app from Apple was installed on your iPad at the factory. You will find it to be an integral app working with many other Apple apps. Here are some best practices to keep track of people and businesses in your life.
Don't worry about adding many contacts on your iPad, the info does not take up much space and you will find having these details at your fingertips is wonderful. (Melissa boasts, 792 cards at the moment 😵.)
Checkout the online iPad User Guide Contacts chapter
Critical app connecting to many other iPad apps. When you use one Apple ID and have an iPhone or a Mac Computer, the Contacts app will automatically update across all your devices. Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Contacts > ON.
Just like "little back book" of our youth, the Contacts app has many fields for typed information. Each person or business will have a CARD. There could be multiple phone numbers, several location addresses and many associated names. In the Apple Contacts you can also add a photo (or Memoji character) and a website and email address. A contact card is one tap away from creating an email or jumping to a web page. The Contacts app uses a template to help you fill-in known details.
Look for the ( + ) to start a new card or find the name and edit to revise an existing card.
Display Preferences:
Settings > Contacts >
Siri & Search > all options on
Accounts (email accounts)
Sort Order > last, First
Display Order > first, last
Short Name > on
My Info > personal card with connections (not duplicate card for sharing)
Default Card >
Let Siri know who you are and your family members so you can get information by voice request.
Make a CARD for yourself -- read My Card instructions in the User Guide with lots of personal information and connections.
Settings > Contacts > My Info ... search for your detailed card > tap it
Add a secondary personal card to share (Airdrop) to others
Add an emoticon to help distinguish from main personal contact with lots of personal connections.
Different ways to add a contact
- From an email - Press and hold to get template
Use company field to ‘group'
- Add Book Group or Team Name
Use NOTES field to add personal information
- clothing sizes, GATE code, favorite flowers and foods,
Example of a business to add
- Insurance company - add agent name and phone number, policy numbers, car license plates
Delete or Edit
Search Field in contacts
Ask Siri from home page - swipe down between apps for Spotlight Search and type a company name or name and scroll down the list that pops up: Mail, Messages, FindMy, Photos, FaceTime … more results.
Use the Phone app to add a Contact Card as a Favorite.