What Does It Mean to Have a Default Account for Contacts?
Whenever you add an email account on your phone and enable the contacts sync feature for that account, all the existing contacts in that account will show up on your phone. Basically, you can view contacts from multiple accounts on your device. But your device will store new contacts to your default account unless you tell it otherwise (on Android). Note that you can have only one default account on your Android phone or iPhone.
How to Change the Default Contact Account on Android
Most Android phones come with a proprietary Contacts app that will allow you to change the default contact account. Note that for a particular account to show up as an option, you need to have enabled the contact sync option for it.
How to Change the Default Contact Account from the Google Contacts App
You can easily change the storage location for new contacts from the Google Contacts app on your Android phone (if it’s set as your default contacts app).
How to Change the Default Contact Account in Samsung Contacts App
How to Change the Account When Adding Contacts on Android
You can decide where you want to save a contact when you are creating a new contact on Android. You can either go with the default account or choose another account.
How to Change the Default Contact Account on iPhone
By default, your new contacts are saved to your iCloud account, as it is the first account added to your iPhone. To save to Google or another account, follow these steps:
Default Account Setting Not Showing Up on iPhone?
You won’t see the Default account option inside Contacts if no other account (Google, Outlook, etc.) was added to your iPhone. Also, it’s necessary to sync contacts from that account to your iPhone in order to make it the default account. We’ll show you how you can do both things so you can fix the “Default Account” not showing up in Settings.
Sync Contacts from an Existing Account
Add a New Account
- Go to “Settings → Contacts → Accounts.”
1. How do I create a contact in a non-default account on iPhone?
Open the Contacts app and tap on Groups in the top-left corner. Uncheck all other accounts except the one where you want to save a contact. Go back to the main screen of the Contacts app and tap on the + (plus) icon to create a new contact. It will be saved in the selected account instead of the default account.
2. Will changing the default account affect old contacts?
Changing the default storage location will not impact your existing contacts. The old contacts will stay in the same account where they were originally saved. Learn how to organize contacts on Android.
