How to Change Contacts Sort Order on iPhone 14

This post will walk you through configuring the default settings for the iOS 16 contacts application and use your preferred order when sorting saved contact details. Here’s a quick guide to change contacts sort order on the Apple iPhone 14 series.

Different Types of Accounts for Storing iPhone Contacts

Your iPhone allows you to set up multiple contacts from different sources such as iCloud, Outlook Exchange, Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn and other supported accounts set up on your device.

Your iCloud account can store up to 50,000 contacts while other account types like Google are limited to 30,000. 

While the number seems to be limited, it’s definitely big. Having hundreds or thousands of contacts saved on your device has pros and cons. 

Finding a certain contact detail for instance could mean a struggle unless you’ve memorized all the contact details. 

This is when the Contact app’s sorting feature comes in handy. Thankfully, Apple allows you to sort your contacts according to your needs and preferences. 

And that’s how you configure the iPhone 14 Contacts settings to set your preferred sort order.