Add, manage and share contacts

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  • Revision id: 38159
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  • Creator: Andrew
  • Comment: Changes to top for now. Until I get my simulator fixed, I can't confirm the instructions below are correct.
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  • Reviewed by: iNerd
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Tap the contacts icon to open the contacts application which is the 3rd one shown in the image below.

Home screen

Once the contacts application has opened, you will have three ways to add contacts your contacts:

  1. Import contacts from your SIM card.
  2. Import contacts from Facebook.
  3. Manually add a new contact.

Importing Contacts

If you wish to import contacts from either your SIM or Facebook, tap on the settings icon inside the Contacts app (top right hand corner)

Import Contacts

On the resulting screen either tap Import from SIM or Enable Facebook.

Contacts Settings

If you tap on Enable Facebook a new screen will open and direct you to the Facebook login screen. Once you have been authenticated, you will be returned to the Contacts app and be presented with a sreen similar to the following:

Facebook import

This screen allows you to import all your Facebook contacts or, only a select few.

Add A New Contact

If you wish to add a new contact manually, tap on the plus icon, next to settings.

Manual contact

The add contact screen will appear.

Add Contact

Enter a name, number, image and other relevant info. Once you are done, tap the Done button, top right, to save your new contact.

Contact Added

The contact list appears with the new contact and image, if selected.

Tip: Select a contact's name, then tap the phone or message icon to call or send that contact a message.

Quick Tip Contacts

Tip: To update your imported contacts, tap the setting icon ContactsSettingsIcon in the upper-right of the Contacts app, then tap Update imported friends.