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This wikiHow teaches you how to display contact nicknames on an iPhone. These nicknames will replace a contact’s first and last name anytime a contact calls, texts, or emails the iPhone.
Quick Steps
- Open Settings .
- Tap Contacts .
- Tap Short Name .
- Toggle on Prefer Nicknames .
Steps
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Open your iPhone’s Settings. The icon will appear as a set of grey cogs located on one the home screens.
- If Settings isn’t present on a home screen, its icon may be located in the Utilities folder on one the home screens.
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Scroll down and tap Contacts . It is located in the fifth set of menu options.Advertisement
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Tap Short Name . It is located in the second group of menu options.
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Switch the Prefer Nicknames button to “on.” The iPhone will now display the contact’s nickname when receiving a call or message from them. [1] X Research source
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Open the Contacts app. The icon looks like a grey silhouette of a man and is located on one of the home screens.
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Tap on a contact to edit. All of your contacts will be listed on the left side of the screen.
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Tap Edit . This button is in the upper right corner of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap Add Field . This button is right above the Linked Contacts section.
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Scroll down and tap Nickname . It is located at the bottom of the first group of options in the popup menu. The popup menu will disappear.
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Scroll up and tap on the Nickname field. It is near the top of the contact profile, underneath the contact’s first and last name.
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Input a nickname.
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Tap Done . This is in the upper right corner of the screen. The nickname will now replace the contact’s actual name and will appear anytime the contact is displayed during a phone call, text message, or email.
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1. Open Settings
.
2. Tap Contacts
.
3. Tap Short Name
.
4. Switch Prefer Nicknames
to “on.”
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