Use contacts from the Phone app on iPhone (original) (raw)

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iPhone User Guide

In the Phone app on iPhone, you can call contacts and add recent callers to the Contacts app.

Add a contact to Favorites

You can add VIP contacts to your Favorites list for quick dialing.

  1. Go to the Contacts app on your iPhone.
  2. Select a contact, scroll down, then tap Add to Favorites.

Calls from these contacts bypass Do Not Disturb (see Turn on or schedule a Focus).

Add a recent caller to Contacts

  1. Go to the Phone app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap a number in the Calls list.
  3. Tap Create New Contact, then enter the contact’s information.
    To add a recent caller to an existing contact, tap Add to Existing Contact, then choose a contact.

Automate dialing an extension or passcode

If the number you’re calling requires dialing an extension, iPhone can enter it for you. When editing a contact’s phone number, tap the Symbols button, then do any of the following:

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