4 Fixes for Android Not Saving Contacts

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Try Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Configure the Contacts App to Display All Entries

Have you applied filters or configured the Contacts app only to show entries from a specific account? If so, that might prevent your Android from showing new contacts, making it seem like it is not saving them.

Most Android phones come with the Google Contacts app as the default option. If you are using the same, open it, tap thethree-dot menuicon at the top, and selectCustomize view. Then, select theAll contactsoption.

If you are using a Samsung Galaxy phone, you need to ensure that you are not looking for your newly added contacts in a specific group. Tap themenu icon(three horizontal lines) in the top left corner and selectAll contacts. Following this, the Contacts app should show all the entries, including your newly added contacts.

Fix 2: Try Saving Contacts to Your Phone’s Storage

Sometimes, your Android may have trouble saving contacts to your Google, Samsung, or Outlook account. This might be due to authentication issues, sync errors, or other account-specific problems. You can try saving contacts on your phone’s local storage to see if that helps.

Open the Contacts app on your phone, tap theplus iconto create a new contact, and enter all the relevant details. Use the drop-down menu at the top to selectDeviceorPhone. Then, tapSave.

Fix 3: Allow Necessary Permissions

The Contacts app on your Pixel, Samsung, or any other Android phone may be unable to save contacts if it does not have the necessary permissions. To resolve this, you need to allow the Contacts app all the permissions it requires.

Step 1:Long press on the Contacts app icon and tap theinfo iconfrom the resulting menu. Then, selectPermissions.

Step 2:Go through each permission one by one andallowit.

Fix 4: Clear App Cache

Suppose you can’t save new contacts on your Android even after allowing all the necessary permissions. In that case, the existing cache data associated with the Contacts app may be causing problems. You can clear the cache of the Contacts app to see if that resolves the issue.

Step 1:Long-presson the Contacts app icon and tap theinfo iconfrom the resulting menu.

Step 2:Go toStorageand tap theClear cacheoption at the bottom.

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Last updated on 24 July, 2024

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