How can we search for a text string in iPhone Contacts?

MaD0oO Said:

"How can we search for a text string in iPhone Contacts?: [...]The text string search engine only gives results that start with that string. This is important if I am searching for someone (or something) in the iPhone Contacts and there is a possibility I have misspelled their name in the database."

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Quite the Search String:

Type "Alice Smith" to find a contact by the name. Use different items in quotes to single this out much more. For example, type "Alice Smith" "Aunt" to find a contact by those continents.

MaD0oO Said:

"How can we search for a text string in iPhone Contacts?: […]if we search for “Alice Smith,” we can write part of the name like “mith” to retrieve data that contains “Alice Smith” or any other name that has “mith” in it.[…]”

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Finding a Contact by Characters Via Search Stream;

Can’t seem to find any wildcard (i.e. asterisk *) that would work. As you enter items into the search stream, if goes by the first character you type.

So, Recommend this to Apple:

Do your Part: Report this to Apple. Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback Apple receives on this, the more they will know what is their customers prefer, and what and what features to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of your thoughts, if you don't provide them with them.

1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
2. Select: "Feature Request" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: that you want this to be an option and why. Include the URL to this thread.
4. Proceed from there as necessary