Why does another phone have my Contacts?
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Why does another phone have my Contacts?
Phone Contacts aren’t stored on the actual phone, as they are synced to your Google account. If you’ve used the same Google on a different phone, they will show on that phone.
How do I stop my phone from duplicating Contacts?
Access your Contacts app and tap on the menu button. From the menu, tap on “Merge accounts” and from next prompt tap on “Merge from Google”. From the next prompt, tap on “OK” and all your contacts will be merged. This will merge the accounts to get rid of duplicate contacts that were created due to multiple accounts.
How do I get rid of Smart Merge Contacts?
To separate merged contacts in Android: Open Contacts. Select a contact that is merged. Do NOT edit the contact, instead at this point click the menu option (lower right). Then click Separate Contact.
How do I stop two iphones from syncing contacts?
When you find you are sharing contacts with others, you can disable iCloud contacts and delete the strange contacts on iPhone.
- Go to Settings on iPhone.
- Tap [your name] and select iCloud.
- Find Contacts and turn off it to stop sharing contacts between 2 iPhone.
How do I undo merge contacts on Android?
Hi Mark, sorry, there is no automatic method to unmerge those. You’ll need to create a new record for the contact with the least data and then cut and paste the appropriate pieces over. The easiest way to do this is probably to open another browser tab, go to contacts.google.com and create the new contact there.
Should you have two smartphones at the same time?
Two smartphones: It sounds neat in theory, but anyone who’s carried two devices at the same time knows how much of a hassle it is. If you have a company-issued phone along with your personal one things get even trickier when you try to figure out what goes on which device: should you have both personal and business accounts on your work phone?
Sharing texts is caused by using the same Apple ID for iMessage. To fix this each phone needs to use a unique ID. (You can continue to share an Apple ID for purchasing, and it does not need to be the same as the one you use for iMessage, iCloud or other services.) First decide which two phones will be changing IDs.
Why can’t I merge contacts on my phone?
The problem with merged contacts is being caused by trying to use the same iCloud account on all the phones. When you sync data such as contacts, calendars, etc. to the same account, the data is merged and the merged data appears on all devices logged into the account.
How do I set up multiple accounts on the same phone?
You just need to enter the phone number. If necessary, it’s easy enough to turn it off, or if required, reverse it, to send calls from phone #2 to phone #1. If you didn’t know this – it’s possible to set up multiple accounts on the same phone. To avoid carrying two phones you can add your work account to your personal phone, or vice versa.