Add and use contact information on iPad
You can use the Contacts app to create, find, share, and delete contacts.
Siri: Say something like:
“What’s my brother’s work address?”
“Sarah Milos is my sister”
“Send a message to my sister”
Create a contact
Go to the Contacts app
on your iPad.
Tap
.
Siri also suggests new contacts based on your use of other apps, such as email you receive in Mail and invitations you receive in Calendar. (To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Apps > Contacts > Siri, then turn off Show Contact Suggestions.)
Based on the way you use Contacts, Siri also provides contact information suggestions in other apps. (To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Apps > Contacts > Siri, then turn off “Learn from this App.”) See Siri Suggestions.
Find a contact
Tap the search field at the top of the contacts list, then enter a name, address, phone number, or other contact information.
You can also search your contacts using Search (see Search with Spotlight).
Share a contact
Go to the Contacts app
on your iPad.
Tap a contact, tap Share Contact, then choose a sharing method.
Sharing the contact sends all of the information from the contact’s card.
Quickly reach a contact
Go to the Contacts app
on your iPad.
To start a message, make a phone call or a FaceTime call, compose an email, or send money with Apple Pay, tap a button below the contact’s name.
To change the default phone number or email address for a contact method, touch and hold the button for that method below the contact’s name, then tap a selection in the list.
Delete a contact
Go to the Contacts app
on your iPad.
Go to the contact’s card, then tap Edit.
Scroll down, then tap Delete Contact.