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Contacts app settings

To access your contact settings, in the Contacts app, tap the gear icon.
  • To change the way contact names and groups display in the Contacts app, in the 
    General 
    settings section, tap 
    Contacts display defaults 
    Name format
    . Then tap an option.
  • To hide all contacts associated with an email account or a social networking account, and to stop syncing those contacts with your device, under the 
    Accounts & views
     section, tap 
    Accounts 
    and clear the checkbox beside the account.