You can organize your contacts by creating groups where you can collect several contacts under one name such as ‘soccer club’, ‘help team’ or ‘family’. As of now (May, 2014), you cannot do this directly on your iOS device. This means that you cannot create or delete a group within iOS. However, once you have created a group with iCloud, you may add contacts to it using your iOS device. Here is how:
This tutorial assumes that you’ve turned on iCloud Contacts on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch (Settings > iCloud > Contacts).
How to create a group
1.On your computer (Mac or PC), visit iCloud.com and login to iCloud using your Apple ID and password. If you do not have access to a computer, please see this article.
2.Click Contacts then click the Add (+) button and select New Group from the menu that pops up.
3.Type a name for your new group and press return or click anywhere outside the box to save it.
You may create as many groups as you like.
How to add contacts to your group
Now you have created a group but it is empty. To add contacts to it, follow the steps below (you may also add contacts to your group using your iOS device as well, see below):
1.Click All Contacts
2.Now select one or more (Shift-click or Command-click to select multiple contacts) contacts from the All Contacts list, then drag them onto the group you just created.
If you have more than one group, you may add a contact to multiple groups.
How to change a group’s name or delete it
Removing a group is easy. To do this either (a) simply select the group you like to delete, then press the Delete key or (b) select the group then click the Settings/options icon and select Delete.
Note that deleting a group does not delete the contacts under it.
To change a group name, simple double click the group name you want to change, then enter a new name.
Also note that you cannot remove the All Contacts group.
How to delete a contact in your group
If you would like to remove a contact from your group, select the group then the contact to remove and either (a) press the Delete key or (b) click the Settings/options icon and select Delete.
Note that deleting a contact from a group does not delete that contact from your All Contacts list. It just removes it from the group.
Now check your iOS device. Your new group contacts should sync automatically across all your devices. Now open your Contacts app on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, tap Groups (if you do not see Groups, simply tap the refresh sign).
How to add a contact to your group using your iPhone or iPad
As I said above, you may add contacts to a group using your iOS device. You do not need to login to your iCloud account each time you want to add contacts. To do this:
1.Launch the Contacts app on your iPhone or iPad
2.Tap Groups
3.Select the group name that you want to add a contact to then tap Done
4.Now add a contact by tapping the (+) sign and add your contact details.
I managed to create a group contact list but need help to use this list as a group email. Are you able to help with this please?
You can’t use a group contact list for a group email – believe it or not Apple don’t provide this functionality! You’ll need a third party app.
31/12/2014 and iOS 8.1.2
What good is a group list if you can’t send a group email?
I managed to create a group. However, your explanation on adding contact to the group is not working. I have existing contacts that I want to add to a group. But when I click on (+) button, it asks me to add a new contact. And even if I make a new contact, that contact does not get added to the group when it should!
If a contact has multiple Email addresses and t he group is used to send an Email each Email address will receive the Email. On an iMac it is possible to select an Email address. But it appears not possible to do so in iOS 9.0.2
BTW, the font color You are using is difficult to see.
You can send email to a group list.
In the Mail app, type the group name in the “To” field. You’ll get a pop up menu with all matches to what you typed. Groups will have an “i” in a circle on the right side. Click on the “i” to see all the members of the group. Then click cancel to return to the pop up menu.
Click on the group name and the names and email addresses of everyone in the group will be added to the the “To” field. You can then delete anyone you don’t want to send the email to before sending.
I just don’t know how to create a group using my iPad 3
Can you help with step by step instructions?