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Do you find it troublesome to tap away on the screen of your iPhone trying to bring your contacts into order? This guide will show you how to edit contacts on iPhone in the comfort of your keyboard and screen using our application CopyTrans Contacts.

Once you’re ready, choose the action you need:

For all the actions with iPhone contacts, you will need CopyTrans Contacts, so download it to try it for free and then proceed with the guide:

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Perks of using CopyTrans Contacts:

Save and restore contacts in a few clicks;
Manage iPhone, iCloud, Outlook, and Gmail contacts;
Work with .xlsx; .vcf; .csv formats;
Merge old and new contact sets;
Enjoy an easy-to-use, intuitive interface.

Let’s get started!


Add contacts to iPhone

You can easily add new contacts to your iPhone using CopyTrans Contacts. Here is how to add contacts to iPhone:

  1. Download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page and install it.
    Get CopyTrans Contacts

  2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone to your computer.

  3. 💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should run much faster.
    The loading icon CopyTrans Contacts

    ! If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

  4. To add new contact directly on your iPhone, click New contact or + on top of your contact list.
    How to add contacts to iPhone

  5. You can change the contact’s number, email address, and more on this screen. When finished, click Save to save new contacts on your iPhone.
    how do I add a new iPhone contact

Note: If you already have contacts (.xlsx; .vcf; .csv) on your PC, you can add those to your iPhone: How to transfer contacts to iPhone?


How to edit contacts on iPhone

Using a PC

If you’re looking for an iPhone contacts program for PC, don’t miss CopyTrans Contacts – edit, group, and delete your iPhone contacts directly from your computer.

Here are the key highlights:

  1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install it.
    Get CopyTrans Contacts

  2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone.

  3. 💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should run much faster.
    CopyTrans Contacts the loading icon

    ! If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

  4. Your iPhone contacts will appear in the main window.
    Note: if you don’t see some or all of your contacts in the program window, please have a look at our troubleshooting guide.

  5. CopyTrans Contacts main screen contacts

  6. Select the iPhone contact you wish to edit and click Edit Contact. Alternatively, right-click on a contact and choose Edit or double-click on the contact entry.

  7. Edit contacts with CopyTrans Contacts

  8. You can now edit all contact details such as phone numbers, emails, addresses, etc. If you want to add photos, it is twice easier to do so on a PC.

  9. CopyTrans Contacts allows you to change the order of contact numbers.

    Change the order of contact numbers

  10. Click Save to apply the changes.

  11. Save changes to iPhone contacts

CopyTrans Contacts features

Contacts

Export iPhone contacts to PC
Import contacts to iPhone
Transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone
Move contacts from Android to iPhone
Sync Outlook contacts with iPhone

WhatsApp

Back up WhatsApp chats
Save WhatsApp photos

Messages

Back up iPhone SMS messages
Export iPhone SMS to PDF

Calendars

Sync iPhone calendar with Outlook
Copy Outlook Calendar with iPhone


How to create a group on iPhone

Grouping contacts on iPhone

You can group iPhone contacts with the help of CopyTrans Contacts. To do so, follow these simple steps:

  1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install it.
    Get CopyTrans Contacts

  2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and plug in your device.

  3. 💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should run much faster.
    The loading icon with CopyTrans Contacts

    ! If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

  4. Create a group on your iPhone by right-clicking anywhere within the Groups pane and choosing New group:

  5. How to create a new contact group

  6. Give a name to the iPhone contacts group.

  7. Select the iPhone contacts you wish to group and simply drag and drop the selected contacts into the group.

  8. Add contact to a new group of contacts

    💡 By using CopyTrans Contacts, you can create as many groups as you like and populate them with your iPhone contacts.


How to delete groups on iPhone

  1. Select a contact group and click the red X button on top of the Groups pane to delete it.

  2. Delete group in CopyTrans Contacts

  3. The selected contact group is now deleted from your iPhone. The contacts from this deleted group, however, remained on your iPhone.

  4. CopyTrans Contacts main screen with contacts


How to move contacts

You can move iPhone contacts between contact groups using CopyTrans Contacts. Here is how to do so:

  1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install it.
    Download CopyTrans Contacts

  2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone to your PC.

  3. 💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should run much faster.
    The loading icon in CopyTrans Contacts

    ! If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

  4. Select the group with the contacts you want to move to.

  5. Move iPhone contacts between groups

  6. Select the contacts you want to move, then drag and drop them to the new group.

    Transfer iPhone contacts to a different group

    In this example, I moved my contacts that appear under the group Friends to the group New group. The contacts will now belong to both groups.


How to change your contact photo on iPhone

After adding contacts on iPhone, users start to wonder how to change your contact photo on iPhone, here is how to proceed:

  • Select the contact entry to associate with a photo and click the Edit button.

  • How to change your contact photo on iPhone

  • Next, click Add photo.

  • Add photo to a contact with CopyTrans Contacts

  • Navigate to your iPhone in the PC folder, select any photo you want and click Open.

    Note: you can also navigate to any folder on your PC.

  • Finally, click Save.

  • Save contact photo with CopyTrans Contacts

That’s it. Adding photos to your iPhone contacts has never been easier.


iPhone contact list

How to change order

This quick guide shows how to change the display order of your iPhone contacts in CopyTrans Contacts. The tutorial also demonstrates how to sort contacts by source (like local contacts, iCloud contacts, Gmail contacts, and more).

  1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install it.
    Get CopyTrans Contacts

  2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone to your PC.

  3. 💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should run much faster.
    Loading icon CopyTrans Contacts

    ! If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

  4. In the main program window, click the Funnel button.

  5. Click funnel button in CopyTrans Contacts

  6. You can now use Sort by and Display order.

  7. Configure sort order and display order

  8. Sort by allows you to sort your contacts by source and by name.

    Sort order options in CopyTrans Contacts

    Display order has two options: by First Name or by Last Name.

  9. Display order options in CopyTrans Contacts

    The sort and display order will only be changed in CopyTrans Contacts, not on your iPhone. To play with the sort and display order on your iPhone, tap Settings > Contacts > Sort Order and Display Order.


Edit contacts

This is how to edit contacts quickly and efficiently from your PC using CopyTrans Contacts.

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Conclusion

This is how to edit contacts on iPhone using a PC with CopyTrans Contacts. Also, consider reading the articles below for further research.

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