If you have saved too many contacts on your iPhone, you may want to group the messy contacts for better search and management. It will be easier for you to search particular contacts or delete contacts in a group. However, iOS built-in contact app doesn’t support to create new contacts group with itself. Therefore, speaking of creating contact groups on iphone, there are several choice provided for you. In this post, we will show you how to group contacts on iPhone without limits. Let's see how to do that.

Part 1. How to Group Contacts on iPhone via iTunes

1. Connect iPhone to computer with USB cable, and launch iTunes.

2. Click iPhone icon, and choose Info the Summary Panel in left sidebar.

3. Check Sync Contacts with, and choose in the drop-down menu.

4. Click Apply at the right bottom to start syncing iPhone contacts with Outlook.
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5. Open Microsoft Outlook and go to Contacts tab under Personal Folders list. Double click to select the New Folder option.

6. Then type a name and click OK option to save it as your new group. Finally, drag the contacts to the new group as wanted.

7. Now, go back to iTunes and click on Info tab. Scrool down to the Advanced section and go to check box next to Contacts.

8. The new groups will replace old iPhone contacts. You can then go to Contacts app on your iPhone and touch the Groups option to preview the groups.

Part 2. How to Group Contacts on iPhone via iCloud

1. Go to iCloud.com and sign into your iCloud account by using your Apple ID and password. Then, select Contacts to view a list of your current contacts.

2. Select the addition sign in the bottom-left corner, and click New Group from the resulting pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can double-click the empty gray space to quickly create a new group.

3. Next, replace the temporary group name and click anywhere outside of the text box to save it. If you want to change the name, double-click it and type the new name.

4. To add contacts to a particular group, choose All Contacts at the top of the Contacts list, and click and drag your desired contacts to the desired group.

5. Your group will then automatically sync with your iPhone’s contact list. To use your new group, tap the contacts icon on your iPhone and select Groups from the upper-left corner of your contacts page. Then, check the groups you want to use and select Done.

Part 3. Related Tip: How to Backup iPhone Contacts to Computer

You are able to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer with third-party iPhone transfer software. Leawo iTransfer allows users to export contacts with simple steps. The following guidance will show you how to do it:

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1. Run Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to computer with USB cable, and choose Contacts.

2. Click the Export button at the top, and choose vCard as output.

3. Choose a folder to save the contacts and start to transfer iPhone contacts to computer.