The Fastest Way to Share Contact Information from Your iPhone

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You can send contact details (also known as a contact card) via text or email directly from the Contacts app in your iPhone. Do you often find yourself typing out phone numbers or addresses into a text when you need to share one contact's information with another contact? Well, you'll be happy to hear that there's a much easier way to share contact information on your iPhoneand it doesn't involve copying and pasting or tediously typing it out.

Related: How to Add a Contact to the Contacts App on Your iPhone

How to Send a Contact from Your iPhone

We've gone over how to create a contact group, how to search contacts on your iPhone, and how to add a contact on your iPhone. For more tips about the Contacts app and Phone app, check out our free Tip of the Day. When you add people to your contacts, a contact card is automatically created on your iPhone for each contact so that all of the contact's information is grouped into one place. This makes it simple to share a contact on your iPhone using a few steps. 

Here's how to send contact information using the Contacts app on your iPhone:

  1. First, go to Contacts.
  2. Tap the contact whose information you wish to share.

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  3. Tap Share Contact.
  4. Choose a sharing method, such as email or text message.

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  5. Choose a recipient and tap Send

    how to share contact information on iphone - choose or enter a recipienthow to share contact information on iphone - tap the send arrow to share the contact

Pro tip: you can customize your share sheet to prioritize your favorite contacts and apps!

Now you know how to send contact information to recipients  using the contact card on your phone! Sharing iPhone contacts has never been easier.

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Sarah Kingsbury is the Editorial Directer at iPhone Life. She manages the web editorial team and oversees all web and newsletter content. A long-time iPhone and Mac enthusiast, Sarah loves teaching people how to use their Apple devices.