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Go back to my question iPhone User profile for user: Ray Castaldi Ray Castaldi Author User level: Level 1 25 points what are linked contacts and how do I link contacts

What are "linked contacts"? and how do I link the contacts to others?

iPhone 4, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 17, 2012 11:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2012 10:41 AM

Linked contacts are simply contacts that are unified with simliar contacts in your iphone's address book. If you have merged facebook contacts or contacts from icloud or other devices into your contacts on your iphone, you may have noticed some of your contacts repeat with only the partical information available. With contact Links, this issue is resolved. What you should do is go to your contacts App via the Phone App or directly via the Contacts App. Find the contact that you would be the master contact. Press edit on the upper right hand side of the contact. Once you are in the edit screen, scroll down until you get to linked contacts. Press Link contacts. You'll noticed that your in the contacts again. Find the contact you want to link to, and press link on the upper right hand side. Than you'll go back to the edit page of the original contact. However, you'll noticed that it will say unified contact. Scroll down to the bottom to Linked contacts to verify that the contact has linked. Once you have determined that the contact has linked, press done. The contact is linked and you will notice that only the one contact is showing now. Your done.

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply User profile for user: ocugrad ocugrad User level: Level 1 58 points

Dec 8, 2012 10:41 AM in response to Ray Castaldi

Linked contacts are simply contacts that are unified with simliar contacts in your iphone's address book. If you have merged facebook contacts or contacts from icloud or other devices into your contacts on your iphone, you may have noticed some of your contacts repeat with only the partical information available. With contact Links, this issue is resolved. What you should do is go to your contacts App via the Phone App or directly via the Contacts App. Find the contact that you would be the master contact. Press edit on the upper right hand side of the contact. Once you are in the edit screen, scroll down until you get to linked contacts. Press Link contacts. You'll noticed that your in the contacts again. Find the contact you want to link to, and press link on the upper right hand side. Than you'll go back to the edit page of the original contact. However, you'll noticed that it will say unified contact. Scroll down to the bottom to Linked contacts to verify that the contact has linked. Once you have determined that the contact has linked, press done. The contact is linked and you will notice that only the one contact is showing now. Your done.

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User profile for user: DJD562 DJD562 User level: Level 1 6 points

May 26, 2013 2:31 PM in response to Ray Castaldi

I wish I had known this feature is ONLY for linking the exact SAME contacts. I first did this thinking I could "link" related contacts such as those in the same family, or business. Unfortunately, when I did this, every contact linked to another contact disappeared from my contact list. Apple should have a warning message about linking dissimilar names!

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User profile for user: Panzershrek Panzershrek User level: Level 1 19 points

Sep 23, 2013 11:27 AM in response to DJD562

Yes, DJ is correct. Whatever contact you link to makes it disappear from your contact list and instead links it under the contact you originally linked it to.

I agree, very misleading and could cause a lot of unnecessary aggravation to a user that doesnt notice the true function of "link".

It would be nice, however to have an option to actually "link" contacts by their similarities and not have them erased in the contact list...

C'mon Apple, lets see it on iOS 7.0.1!!

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User profile for user: brpa brpa User level: Level 1 8 points

Sep 29, 2013 1:38 AM in response to Panzershrek

I use groups to link people together for family, clubs or work. An app that has made this easy to manage on the iPad is ContactsXL. I have around 2000 contacts and never had a problem. I use a prefix on the group name to organise the groups more usefully. This makes it easier for newsletters or mail outs. Two apps that utilise the native contacts and groups are "Mailer" and "Awesome Mails".

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User profile for user: tmvaz tmvaz User level: Level 1 7 points

Jan 9, 2014 6:55 PM in response to DJD562

My problem is similar. I didn't know what linked contacts meant. I linked two different people. A short time later, I used FaceTime to call one of the people. BOTH linked persons' phones rang! I realized what I had done, so I went back and unlinked them. NOW the problem is that when I text one person, BOTH people get the message! I have tried deleting both contacts completely and creating new ones. That didn't help. I have shut down my phone and restarted it. No help. Could it be something with the two people and their iPhones? I'm at a loss.

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User profile for user: sschklar sschklar User level: Level 1 25 points

Jul 23, 2015 8:05 AM in response to ocugrad

Hi ocugrad

I have the problem that some contacts (don't know which or how many) are linked and so I am getting incorrect information when I call or receive a call.

Is there a way to "unlink" other than manually one-by-one?

Is there some sort of sort on Linked that is available so I can unlink all contacts?

THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4

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User profile for user: sea_dragons sea_dragons User level: Level 1 24 points

May 24, 2017 11:57 AM in response to sschklar

The word "link" sounded like it made a link between two contacts, NOT that it permanently confused the contacts.

I need to know how to UNDO this disaster right now, I need to know who's getting messages I create for work.

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User profile for user: shadowman0317 shadowman0317 User level: Level 1 13 points

Jan 2, 2013 12:56 AM in response to ocugrad

what if the linked option doesnt appear on my edit option ?

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User profile for user: Bcannon07 Bcannon07 User level: Level 1 20 points

Feb 1, 2017 2:40 AM in response to ocugrad

Once your linked how do you get information from there phone this has to be how my girl is getting all my text messages then how do I do it thanks

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User profile for user: Georga S. Georga S. User level: Level 1 19 points

Jun 29, 2017 7:30 PM in response to sschklar

Yes there is a way. Simply go back to the contacts that you have linked together. Press edit and scroll down to where it says unlink contacts.

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