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OnePlus: Add a New Contact in the Contacts App

If phone numbers and addresses end up scattered across text threads and emails instead of one place, you need a proper entry in the Contacts app on your OnePlus phone. A contact that only has a name but no number or address is usually one that got saved in a hurry and never finished.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Step 1 of 5: Open the **Contacts app**

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Add a New Contact – Oxygenos 10: step 1 – Open the Contacts app
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Add a New Contact auf OnePlus

New contacts on a OnePlus phone often end up incomplete because the save step gets skipped before a number or extra detail is entered. The Contacts app only stores what you fill in before tapping Save, so a half-finished entry stays that way until you go back and edit it.

To add a contact correctly, open Open the Contacts appTap on AddEnter a nameEnter a phone numberTap on Save. The name and number are the only fields that matter for the entry to be usable right away, but you can also fill in an address, a website or a company name on the same screen before saving.

Once saved, the contact becomes searchable and shows up when you place a call, send a message or share details with another app. If you only need a quick one-off number for a single message, saving a full contact is not necessary; a temporary entry in the messaging app works just as well without cluttering your contact list.

Contacts created this way are stored locally on the phone unless you have a sync account set up, so back up important entries if you plan to switch devices.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. After entering the first number, look for an option to add another number on the same contact screen before you tap Tap on Save. This lets you store a mobile and a landline number under one entry.

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