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Contacts Support

Setup, common questions, and how to reach a human.

Stuck right now? Email support@robotarmy.com — we read every message. This is beta software: back up your contacts before you start (below).

Getting started on the Mac

  1. Back up first. In Apple's Contacts app, choose File ▸ Export ▸ Contacts Archive and keep the file somewhere safe.
  2. Download the disk image, open it, and drag Extraordinary Contacts into Applications.
  3. Open it and allow access to your contacts when macOS asks.
  4. Contacts with notes: the first time you change one, macOS asks to let Extraordinary Contacts control the Contacts app. Allow it. That is how the app reads and keeps notes; Apple doesn't let apps reach notes any other way yet.
  5. iCloud Drive on is recommended. Photos, posters, past jobs and the Trash are kept in an Extraordinary Contacts folder there.

iPhone and iPad

Install Apple's TestFlight app, then open the public beta link on your phone or iPad. Allow access to your contacts when asked. Back up first, the same as on the Mac. The iPhone app doesn't read notes.

Common questions

A change to a contact fails, mentioning its note.

The app needs permission to control Contacts. Turn it on in System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Automation, under Extraordinary Contacts.

How do I move people to another account?

Select them in the list (⌘A selects everything a search shows) and drag them onto the account in the sidebar. Hold Option to copy instead of move. A move sends their cards in other accounts to the Trash first, so you can undo it.

I deleted someone by mistake.

Open Trash in the sidebar and restore them. Each card goes back to the account it came from, note included.

Can I undo a merge?

Not with one click. The merged person keeps every phone, email and photo you ticked, and every photo is kept in their photos, but merging is meant to be final. Merge with care, and keep that backup.

Can I use the keyboard?

Yes. ↑ and ↓ move through the list, even from the search field. → and ← move between the sidebar, the headings, the list and the contact. Inside a contact, ↑ and ↓ move between fields and Return edits the one highlighted.

Where are my photos?

The contact photo is in your address book, as always. Every other photo is in your iCloud Drive, in the Extraordinary Contacts folder, one folder per person.

Reporting a problem

Choose Help ▸ Show App Log, and attach that file to an email to support@robotarmy.com with what you were doing. The log stays on your Mac unless you send it.

Contact

Questions, bugs and requests:

support@robotarmy.com