iPhone 6(S)/Plus Split Contacts List - Business and Personal

[Wirenut]

I have about 50 people listed in my Contacts list on my iPhone (which is synced on my iMac and iPad). They are all friends and family.

I use the same phone/number for my small business in which I have approximate 200 customers and it increases everyday. I do not have those customers contacts on my iPhone because I didn't want them intermingled with my personal contacts.

Is there a way to maintain 2 separate Contact lists so that I could scroll down just my personal contacts and keep them separate? I remember looking into this years ago but found that there were some issues with it.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Yes, you create Groups - one for Personal, the other for Business. Then, by selecting Groups when you're in Contacts, you can choose to view all contacts, or either Personal or Business. https://support.apple.com/guide/contacts/welcome

 

[Wirenut]

Thanks.

I'm trying to think what the negative thing was that stopped me from doing this a while back.

Can I add a contact to either group on the iPhone? Does it need iTunes to do some options?

Also, is there a way to import a couple hundred contacts from an excel spreadsheet?

 

[jav6454]

No, you can do that from your iPhone directly.

 

[Wirenut]

jav6454, thanks for the reply. I have done some searching around in the meantime and saw a couple things said about not being able to put contacts into different groups on the iPhone, that it had to be cone on the computer. Has that changed recently?

 

[jav6454]

You still can do that. I don't use my Mac to organize contacts anymore.

 

[Wirenut]

On the iPhone, how do you put a contact into a group?

 

[ftaok]

On the iPhone, how do you put a contact into a group?

Select the group first, then create the contact. It'll be put in the selected group(s) only.

 

[Wirenut]

I see, thanks.

How do you put an existing contact into a group?

 

[ApfelKuchen]

I see, thanks.

How do you put an existing contact into a group?

No way to do that from iOS - need to use Contacts on Mac, or the iCloud.com web site on PC or Mac - you can drag the same contact into more than one group, if you want.