can't add contact

When manually entering a new contact, MacOS 13.4.1 kicks me out of the add new contact window and back to the search page.

Adding from the mail app works fine.

iMac 24″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 1:40 PM

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Jul 3, 2023 1:52 PM in response to cutupguy

cutupguy wrote:

When manually entering a new contact, MacOS 13.4.1 kicks me out of the add new contact window and back to the search page.

Adding from the mail app works fine.

You could try disabling Contacts in iCloud... and compare you results

or sign out of AppleID/iCloud and back in again.

>System Settings>AppleID> Sign out

cutupguy Author

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Jul 4, 2023 1:45 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you!

"sign out of AppleID/iCloud and back in again.

>System Settings>AppleID> Sign out" solved the problem!

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