Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application

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Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application

If you synchronise your contacts with a new account or import contact information in

other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this

happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries

by mistake, you can separate them again later.

To link contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap the contact that you want to link with another contact.

3

Press , then tap

Link contact.

4

Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact, then

tap

OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is merged with the

second contact, and the linked contacts are displayed as one contact in the

Contacts list.

To separate linked contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap the linked contact that you want to edit, then tap .

3

Tap

Unlink contact > Unlink.