iPhone setup queries

Jul 21, 2025 Last reply: 1 year ago 1 Replies

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.


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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