What makes a butterfly icon show up on the iPhone contact person’s number

When I get a call from my roommate, butterfly icon shows up on his name. Why is that?

Posted on Jan 24, 2023 04:47 PM

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Posted on Jan 24, 2023 04:57 PM

Because at some point it was assigned to their contact, either on purpose or accidentally.

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Jan 24, 2023 04:57 PM in response to Curryrobert1204

Because at some point it was assigned to their contact, either on purpose or accidentally.

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