Set up iCloud for Contacts on all your devices
You can use iCloud with Contacts on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows device, and on iCloud.com. For an overview of what you can do with iCloud, see Keep your contacts up to date with iCloud.
Note: Make sure you’re signed in to the same Apple Account on each device. If you’re not signed in to your Apple Account on a device, or the device has the Contacts feature turned off, you won’t be able to see your iCloud contacts on the device.
Set up iCloud for Contacts on your iPhone or iPad
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On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
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Tap See All (or Show All), then turn on Contacts.
All the contacts that you see in the Contacts app are now stored in iCloud.
For more information on how to use Contacts on your iPhone or iPad, or how to use Contacts to manage who your children can communicate with on their Apple devices, see any of the following:
iPhone User Guide: Add and use contact information on iPhone or Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone
iPad User Guide: Add and use contact information on iPad or Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPad
Set up iCloud for Contacts on your Mac
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
> System Settings, then click your name at the top of the sidebar.If you don’t see your name, click “Sign in,” enter your Apple Account email address or phone number, then enter your password.
Click iCloud, then do one of the following:
macOS Sequoia or later: Next to Saved to iCloud, click See All, then turn on Contacts.
macOS 13.3 to 14: Below Apps Using iCloud, click Show All or Show More Apps, then turn on Contacts.
macOS 13 to 13.2: Turn on Contacts.
To view contacts stored in iCloud, open the Contacts app. In the sidebar, locate the iCloud section, then click All Contacts or another group.
For more information on how to use Contacts on your Mac, see the Contacts User Guide for Mac. For information on how to use iCloud contacts to manage who your children can communicate with on their Apple devices, see Set up Communication Limits in Screen Time on Mac in the Mac User Guide.
Set up iCloud for Contacts on your Windows device
See Set up iCloud Calendars and Contacts in Outlook on your Windows computer in the iCloud for Windows User Guide.
If you’re having trouble with iCloud contacts in Outlook, see the Apple Support article If you can’t add iCloud Mail, Contacts, or Calendars to Outlook.
Use Contacts on iCloud.com
You can access your iCloud contacts in a web browser on a tablet or computer.
Go to icloud.com/contacts and sign in to your Apple Account.
For more information on how to use Contacts on iCloud.com or to restore contacts, see any of the following: