How to Create Contact Groups on an iPhone

Last Updated: March 23, 2020

This wikiHow teaches you how to set up contact groups on an iPhone. This allows you to message or email a group of people at once rather than each person individually.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Creating Groups Using iCloud on your Mac or PC

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Enable the iCloud contacts setting on your iPhone. Go to Settings, tap on your name, then tap iCloud. Make sure the Contacts slider is enabled.
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Open a browser on your Mac or PC and go to iCloud.com. Login using your Apple ID and password.

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Go to Contacts. Click the + symbol in the bottom right. Select New Group, then name your group. Click outside of the text box to save.
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Add contacts to the group. Go to All Contacts in the top left. Click to drag individual contacts over and drop them on to the new group.
- You can also click and hold the Cmd button on a Mac (Ctrl on a PC) as you click each contact you wish to add to the group. Then drag them over and drop them on to the new group.
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Make sure your new contact group shows up on your iPhone. Open the Messages app and start a new message. When you start typing the name of the group, it should appear below. You can also contact the group using the Mail app.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Creating Groups Using the Contacts App on a Mac

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Open the Contacts app on your Mac.
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Create a new group. Click the + button near the bottom. Select New Group, then name your group. Click outside of the text box to save.
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Add contacts to the group. Go to All Contacts in the top left. Click to drag individual contacts over and drop them on to the new group.
- You can also click and hold the Cmd button as you click each contact you wish to add to the group. Then drag them over and drop them on to the new group. Or, go to File then New Group from Selection.
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Make sure your new contact group shows up on your iPhone. Open the Messages app and start a new message. When you start typing the name of the group, it should appear below. You can also contact the group using the Mail app.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Creating Groups Using a Third-Party App on an iPhone or iPad

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Find a third-party app on the app store. Tap on the App Store to open, and then tap Search at the bottom. Type in your search query—try “contact groups” or “contact manager”. Tap on an app to learn more about it. Tap Get to download.
- When deciding on an app, you may want to consider factors like price and ratings. There are many good quality free apps available. “Groups” is a popular and highly rated app.
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Make a contact group on the third-party app. Each app will work slightly differently.
- For Groups, open the app and tap Add New Label. Name the group. Tap No Contacts – Add Some to add contacts to the group.
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Make sure your new contact group shows up on your iPhone. Open the Messages app and start a new message. When you start typing the name of the group, it should appear below. You can also contact the group using the Mail app.