How to Change the Way Specific iPhone Contacts Accounts Get New Data
Open your iPhone’s Settings., Scroll down and tap Contacts., Tap Accounts. , Tap Fetch New Data. , Tap the account you wish to change., Select a schedule option.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.
This is the grey icon with cogs on your home screen.
This icon may also be in the “Utilities” folder on your home screen. -
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Contacts.
This is in the fifth set of options. ,,, These are listed in the second set of options. , These settings will determine how the selected account retrieves new updates to your Contacts from the server.
Updates may come from changes you have made on other devices or those made by the administrator managing the server.
Push:
This option sets the Contacts server to automatically send information as it comes, giving you the most consistently up-to-date information.
Fetch:
This option sets an interval in which your iPhone automatically checks in with the server for updates.
You can set the Fetch interval on the Fetch New Data page.
A longer fetch interval will use less battery life.
Manual:
This option will make it so no updates are retrieved until the Contacts app is in use, at which point the list will refresh and retrieve any new data.
This uses the least amount of battery life.
Depending on the type of account, not all of these options may be available. -
Step 3: Tap Accounts.
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Step 4: Tap Fetch New Data.
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Step 5: Tap the account you wish to change.
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Step 6: Select a schedule option.
Detailed Guide
This is the grey icon with cogs on your home screen.
This icon may also be in the “Utilities” folder on your home screen.
This is in the fifth set of options. ,,, These are listed in the second set of options. , These settings will determine how the selected account retrieves new updates to your Contacts from the server.
Updates may come from changes you have made on other devices or those made by the administrator managing the server.
Push:
This option sets the Contacts server to automatically send information as it comes, giving you the most consistently up-to-date information.
Fetch:
This option sets an interval in which your iPhone automatically checks in with the server for updates.
You can set the Fetch interval on the Fetch New Data page.
A longer fetch interval will use less battery life.
Manual:
This option will make it so no updates are retrieved until the Contacts app is in use, at which point the list will refresh and retrieve any new data.
This uses the least amount of battery life.
Depending on the type of account, not all of these options may be available.
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