The directions in this article apply to iOS 11 and newer.

How to Set up iOS Contacts for Group Emails

Open theContactsapp.

Tap+to set up a new contact.

Person setting up a New Contact on their iPhone

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In theLast nameorCompanytext box, enter a name for the email group.

Scroll down to theNotessection.

Enter every email address you want to add to the group, separated by commas.

iPad Contacts app iOS screen showing Plus button to add a new contact

In theNotestext box, tap and hold anywhere for a couple of seconds to display the context menu.

TapSelect Allto highlight everything in theNotesarea, then tapCopy.

Scroll up and tapadd email.

New Contact group name in Contacts app for iPad

Choose a custom label for these email addresses, or keep the defaulthomeorwork.

To change the label, tap the name of the label that’s to the left of theEmailtext box.

Tap theEmailtext box, then tapPasteto paste all the addresses you just copied.

iOS New Contact screen showing Notes field and Copy menu

TapDoneto save the new email group.

Tapmailto create a new email to the group.

The Mail app opens and populates theTofield with the email addresses in the group.

Add email screen in iOS

Tap theTotext box to see the addresses, then press-and-drag any address to a different text box.

TapSendto send the group email.

Tap and hold the list of addresses, and wait for a menu to appear.

IOS Contacts screen showing Mail button to send a new email from the contact group

ChooseCopyto copy all the addresses.

initiate the email app.

Tap theTotext box, then tapPaste.

To field in Mail app on iPad

Use this area to edit the recipients of the group, and to add and remove addresses.

In theContactsapp, pop kick open the group contact and selectEdit.

Tap theNotestext box to make the field editable.

Copy button in Contact app highlighting the group email addresses

Highlight and copy the set of addresses.

Find the email text field that contains the old addresses.

Tap that text field and use the smallxon the right side to remove all of them.

Paste button in Gmail Inbox app on iPad

Tap in the empty email field, then tapPasteto enter the updated group information.

TapDoneto save the group.

FAQ

To delete an email account on an iPhone, openSettingsand selectMail>Accounts.

Edit button in Contacts panel of iPad Mail app

Tap the email account you want to delete, and then tapDeleteAccount.

SelectDelete From My iPhoneto confirm.

Toadd another email account to your iPhone, go toSettings>Mail>Accounts>Add Account.

Highlighted email addresses in the iPad contacts app

Select your email provider, sign in to the account, and follow the prompts to add the account.

If you don’t see your email provider listed, tapOtherand provide the account data.

you’re free to use AirDrop tosend a large video from an iPhone.

Delete or X button in Contact “home” field

SelectSettings>General>AirDropand choose a receiving setting.

Ensure the receiving equipment is near.

Navigate to the video, selectShare, select theAirDropicon, and choose the unit you want to share with.

Email addresses in an iPad contact