Separate text thread for multiple numbers on one contact

Hello RE-Ace,

That's a great question! If the contacts are stored on the same contact card, the message thread will show the same contact information regardless of which phone number it is received from. To resolve this, you will need to separate them into individual cards.

There is a feature to link contact cards to allow you to keep the relationships linked. For example, if you have a married couple you will create two separate contacts. To link them, either when creating the contact or after it's created you'll choose to edit, add the field "add related name", if it isn't there already. This will allow you to choose labels such as "mother, father, spouse" and choose the contact it relates to. A bit more information on contacts can be found in the iPhone User Guide here: Edit contacts on iPhone - Apple Support

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