A question I see every now and then is how to block phones calls, text messages and FaceTime on an iPhone. In iOS 6 and earlier blocking calls was only possible with a jailbroken iPhone, but no longer do you need a jailbroken device. In iOS 7, Apple has finally included the option to block calls, FaceTime and Messages. It’s about time!
And to top it off, it’s now really easy to do.
So I received an email asking how to organize contacts into groups. My first thought was, “Oh, this will be simple”. So before I started up a response I picked up my iPad, opened the contacts app fully expecting that Apple would have made this easy to do. A couple of minutes later, I realized that you can’t sort contacts into a group on an iOS device.
This was confusing at first because you are able to view grouped contacts on an iOS device, even able to hide and view the groups. It would seem that Apple hasn’t given us the ability to group contacts on either an iPad, iPhone or iPod. If you do want to organize your contacts into groups then you’ll need to have a use the icloud.com website, the Contacts app on a Mac or use a different browser on your iPad.
Your first thought may be, “Hey, who are you trying to fool? iPods don’t even have an ear piece like an iPhone, it wasn’t designed to make calls”. Technically that’s true, but iPads and iPods have a microphone, they can connect to bluetooth headsets/devices and can even utilize earphones with a mic.
Upgrading to a new iPhone or switching to a different device such as an Android phone and want to transfer your contacts? There are a few different ways to move your contacts over. In this article I’ll show you how to copy and transfer the contacts from an iPad, iPhone and an iPod to… well almost anything that can import contacts.
