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Contacts and Email accounts on app.

Do contact save to a specific email account or is it on the phone itself?


I ask bc I think some of my contacts a linked to a specific email accounts as I see an message pop up no when accessing or editing contact vis contacts app.


Specifically I want to know:


If I added a contact under and old email account on the mail App that I have deleted and no longer have access to (e.g old work email address), will the contact delete?

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 11:43 PM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2021 11:46 PM

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



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Jan 10, 2021 11:46 PM in response to aliagp

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



Contacts and Email accounts on app.

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