• iPhone setup queries

    From Scott@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 21 10:10:46 2025
    As I may have mentioned, I am now the proud owner of a new iPhone 16e.

    I am still getting to grips with it but one issue is that some of the
    contacts are duplicated. I transferred data from my previous Android
    phone (using the app). The problem seems to be that I now have two
    sources for contacts: my Google account and iCloud. I assume I need
    to choose and disable the other. As I now have an iPhone and iPad, my
    thinking is to use iCloud. However, there are far more contacts in
    Google than iCloud. Should I copy all the contacts from Google to
    iCloud replacing duplicates then link the device to iCloud (only)? Am
    I missing something?

    I am also using the Google calendar (which I must have linked to my
    iPad in the past) that results in all the birthdays etc being
    duplicated. Is there a benefit in using Apple's calendar for
    consistency?

    Am I right that Safari by default uses Google Chrome as its search
    engine? Is this okay?

    As always, any wisdom appreciated.

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  • From Scott@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 21 13:02:33 2025
    Sorry but an addendum: would I be better to delete the iCloud contacts
    and transfer the Google contacts in their entirety? (or link my iPhone
    to my Google account instead??)

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