Add Favorites to Your iPhone

This article teaches you how to add important contacts to a "Favorites" list on your iPhone's Phone app.

10 Second Summary

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites.
3. Tap ➕.
4. Tap a contact.
5. Tap a number.

Steps

Adding Contacts to the Favorites List

  1. Open the Phone app. It's a green app that contains a white phone icon and is typically found on your home screen.
  2. Tap Favorites. It's a star-shaped icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap ➕. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  4. Tap a contact. Choose a contact you'd like to add to your "Favorites" list.
  5. Tap the number you'd like to add. Select one from the following:
    • Message for their primary text messaging number.
    • Call for the contact's primary voice number.
    • Video for the contact's primary FaceTime ID.
    • Add a second number to "Favorites" by repeating these steps.

Editing Favorites

  1. Open the Phone app. It's a green app that contains a white phone icon and is typically found on your home screen.
  2. Tap Favorites. It's a star-shaped icon in the lower-left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Edit. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
  4. Tap and hold ≡ next to a contact. Doing so allows you to drag a contact up or down on the screen to rearrange the order of your "Favorites".
  5. Tap ⛔️ next to a contact. Do this to remove a contact from your "Favorites".
    • Tap Delete to confirm deletion.
  6. Tap Done. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. Now you've edited your contacts.

Adding the Favorites Widget

  1. Press the Home button. It's the round button on the face of your iPhone. This returns you to the home screen.
  2. Swipe right. Do so from anywhere on the home screen. This opens the "Today" page in Notification Center.
  3. Scroll down and tap Edit. It's below all the other content.
  4. Scroll down and tap +. Tap the white plus sign in the green circle next to "Favorites."
  5. Scroll to the top of the page.
  6. Tap and hold ≡ next to a widget. Doing so allows you to drag a widget up or down on the screen to rearrange the order.
    • Widgets higher on the list will appear closer to the top of the Notification Center.
  7. Tap Done. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. The Favorites widget will now appear in the "Today" page of Notification Center.
    • Swipe right from the home screen and tap a contact in the Favorites widget to immediately dial or message them.

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