How to use the Smart Merge quickly remove duplicate contacts on iOS
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
iCloud - excellent service, no matter what shortcomings, according to the majority, he may possess. One of its indisputable advantages - Web version, where available some of the standard available on the iOS-applications, such as Contacts, that synchronize data eponymous application with all your Apple-device and allow you to work with them and through browser. Even if you are uncomfortable sort, add or delete users contacts on your device, this can be done through the browser. Nevertheless, seek, for example, duplicate or uncomfortable on a Mac, or on iOS, or the web version. Therefore, third-party application developers are concerned about this problem and demonstrated their decision in your notebook managing duplicate contacts.
There are various applications of this kind, for example, recently described MOREWhich is also able to do it. However, in terms of ease of implementation and use, many are simply behind the hero of our today's review. Smart Merge - application for the iPhone and iPad, which will help you find and remove duplicate contacts in a few seconds. Let's see what it needs to do:
- First of course you need to download the application.
- Launch the application and follow the instructions to create a new account or connect an existing Facebook or Google+.
3. Open the app to access your contacts to start scanning. In addition, you can backup and store it in the "cloud" in case something does not do so.
4. At the end of the scan you will be available a list of found duplicates. Click on the icon with the letter "i" to view information about each of them.
5. Remove the check mark from the contacts that you do not want to merge.
6. Once you mark a contact to join, click on the "Merge" bottom of the screen.
Everything is ready, now all your duplicate contacts are combined. However, I would strongly recommend to merge them to check whether these contacts are duplicates of each other. It often happens that, under the same name may be hidden two completely different people.
I suggest using Smart Merge because of its simplicity, convenience and fast operation. But if you know analogs which, in your opinion, the best - do not hesitate to tell us about them in the comments!