Create and Edit Contact Information
Applicable products: HUAWEI nova 8i(dual sim card 6gb+128gb)
Applicable system: EMUI 11.0
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Create and Edit Contact Information

You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list.

Create Contacts

  1. Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, and touch .

    If you are creating a contact for the first time, touch Create new contact to start adding a contact.

  2. Set a profile picture for the contact, enter information such as the name, organisation, and phone number of the contact, then touch .

Import Contacts

  1. On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export .

  2. Select Import via Bluetooth, Import via Wi-Fi Direct, or Import from storage, then follow the onscreen instructions to import contacts.

Merge Duplicate Contacts

  1. On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.

  2. Select duplicate contacts you want to merge and touch Merge.

Search for Contacts

  1. Open Contacts, go to > Settings > Display preferences, and touch All contacts to display all your contacts. Ensure that the corresponding icon at the bottom is enabled.

  2. Search for contacts using either of the following methods:
    • Swipe down from the middle of the home screen and enter a keyword for the contact you want to find in the search box (such as their name, initials, or email address).

      You can also enter multiple keywords, such as "John London", to quickly find matching contacts.

    • On the top of the Contacts screen, enter keywords for the contact you want to find in the search box.

Share Contacts

  1. On the Contacts screen:
    • Touch and hold the contact you want to share, then touch Share contact.

    • Touch the contact you want to share, then go to > Share contact.

  2. Select a sharing method, then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.

Export Contacts

  1. On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export.

  2. Touch Export to storage and follow the onscreen instructions to export contacts.

The contacts will be exported into .vcf files. You can search for and view these .vcf files in Files.

Delete Contacts

Delete contacts using either of the following methods:
  • Touch and hold the contact you want to delete, then touch Delete.

  • Touch the contact you want to delete, then go to > Delete contact.

  • On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Delete multiple contacts, select the contacts you want to delete, then touch .

To restore deleted contacts, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Recently deleted, touch and hold the contact you want to restore, select any other contacts you also want to restore, then touch .

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