iOS 15.7.2 duplicated all my contacts

Hi lovelycrimsonred,

Here's some information from the Get rid of duplicate contacts on iPhone resource that might be helpful:

"Resolve duplicate contacts

If you have more than one contact card with the same first and last name, you can merge the duplicate contacts.

1. Below My Card, tap Duplicates Found.
2. Tap individual contacts to review and merge them, or tap Merge All to merge all duplicate contacts."

However, if you're looking for a different method to do this you may find a third-party option in the App Store. Best of luck.

Take care.

Hi lovelycrimsonred,

To assist with your duplicated being found, update to the latest version of iOS 16 to utilize this feature. If you prefer not to update, you can manually link your contacts.

"If two entries for the same person aren’t linked automatically, you can unify them manually.

1. Tap one of the contacts, tap Edit, then tap Link Contacts.
2. Choose the other contact entry to link to, then tap Link.

When you link contacts with different first or last names, the names on the individual cards don’t change, but only one name appears on the unified card. To choose which name appears on the unified card, tap one of the linked cards, tap the contact’s name on that card, then tap Use This Name For Unified Card.

Note: When you link contacts, those contacts aren’t merged. If you change or add information in a unified contact, the changes are copied to each source account where that information already exists."

You can find these details in the iOS 15 iPhone User Guide Hide duplicate contacts on iPhone.

Regards.

lovelycrimsonred,

Thank you for this information. Since the issue continues after what we have already tried, we would recommend that you contact Apple Support directly for more specific assistance.

Cheers

Hi lovelycrimsonred,

We appreciate you for providing us those details and the urgency to get this matter resolved. The best approach from here is to contact Apple Support. They have the necessary tools to investigate this further. You can contact them by using this link here: Apple Support

Best regards.