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Next, tap VIEW DUPLICATES. Names are shown for each person where more than one so-called contact card is found. In one fell swoop, you can tap MERGE ALL to unify each duplicate in a single

card entry for that contact. Or tap IGNORE ALL and put this chore off for another day. I suspect that, like me, most of you will examine each duplicate individually. Tap VIEW ALL to see what

will be merged for a given contact. If satisfied, tap MERGE, then MERGE again when asked if you’re sure. Tap IGNORE to leave the duplicate as is. If any information no longer applies, tap

the contact name, EDIT in the upper right corner of the screen, and make the necessary changes. ABOUT LINKING VERSUS MERGING Somewhat confusingly, Apple also lets you manually link contacts

for the same person in different accounts so they appear just once under ALL CONTACTS. Linked accounts may be unified, but they’re not technically merged. That’s because if you change

information in a linked account, changes are copied to each source account. To link contact listings for the same person, choose one of the listings, tap EDIT | LINK CONTACTS… and tap the

other listing you want to link. Tap LINK in the upper right corner, then DONE. Only one name appears on the unified card, meaning if you link with a spouse or anyone else who has the same or

different last name, you must decide which name to use. Open the linked contact and scroll to the bottom under LINKED CONTACTS. Tap the listing of choice, then USE THIS NAME FOR UNIFIED

CARD. HOW TO MERGE CONTACTS ON AN ANDROID PHONE Android phones are all different. ON A GOOGLE PIXEL, tap CONTACTS to launch the app, then ORGANIZE at the bottom right corner of the display.

Tap MERGE & FIX | MERGE DUPLICATES. This option is visible only if you have duplicate contacts on your phone.