Suggested contacts are derived from mail you receive that you have yet to confirm, as opposed to those stored in Contacts which appear as relevant people in Spotlight. Though a temporary item in Contacts, a suggested contact won’t get automatically stashed in Contacts unless you manually confirm it. In this article let us discuss about how to disable mail contact suggestions on iOS and Mac.
How to disable mail contact suggestions on iOS :
- Initially launch the settings on your iOS device which runs on iOS 9 or later versions.
- Navigate to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars section.
- Under the Contacts sub-section, toggle the switch labeled Contacts Found in Mail to the OFF position.
Turning this off will delete any unconfirmed contact suggestions and prevent suggestions from appearing in Mail auto complete, on the incoming call screen and in the Contacts app.
How to disable mail contact suggestions on OS X :
- Open the contacts application.
- Choose Preferences from the Contacts menu.
- Click the General tab.
- Un-tick the box next to Show contacts found in Mail.
You will be warned that disabling the feature will delete any unconfirmed contact suggestions.” Click the blue button labelled Turn Off, or press Enter to confirm. These are the steps to be followed to disable mail contact suggestions on OS X and iOS.