But the ability to store and customize this information requires that person to be stored on your device as a contact, which is something that you will need to create. Our short guide below will show you how to start creating new contacts in your iPhone in iOS 8.  

Creating a New Contact on an iPhone 6 Plus

These steps were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 8. These same steps will work for other iPhones running iOS 8 and iOS 7.   Step 1: Tap the Phone icon.

    Step 2: Select the Contacts option at the bottom of the screen.

    Step 3: Tap the + icon at the top-right corner of the screen.

    Step 4: Enter the contact’s name into the name fields at the top of the screen, tap the add phone button to add a phone number, then scroll down and fill in any of the additional fields with information that you have about the contact. You can tap the Done button at the top-right corner of the screen when you have finished.

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