iPhone 13 suddenly showing multiple duplicate contacts

My iPhone 13

now has duplicate contacts 8 for each, happened all of a sudden. Read through most of your previous posts either dont work or exist. ANy ideas??


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iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 17, 2025 05:57 PM

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Jul 20, 2025 12:09 AM in response to grego2345

You may have stored the same contacts in multiple email accounts.

Either remove the contacts from the rarely used email account or disable contacts from the rarely used mail account in the iOS Mail app.


Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


Jul 20, 2025 12:09 AM in response to grego2345

The "Merge" function is only available for merging duplicate contacts within your iCloud email account.


You can go to iCloud.com to restore your missing calendars, bookmarks or contacts from an earlier version. Scroll down to the bottom of the window, then select Data Recovery. Select Restore Calendars, Restore Bookmarks, or Restore Contacts.


If you've accidentally deleted your calendars, bookmarks or ...




If your duplicates originate from other sources, like social media imports or other email providers, you'll need to use a different method to consolidate them.



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