What does it mean when the word false appears under someone's name in the contacts list?

[iMore Question]

What does it mean when the word false appears under someone's name in the contacts list on the iphone 5?

 

[qbnkelt]

What does it mean when the word false appears under someone's name in the contacts list on the iphone 5?

WOW never seen that. Can you post a screenshot? (take out any identifying information)

 

[zerog46]

Same here no idea about that one.

 

[linsiris]

That makes 3 of us now.

 

[Just_Me_D]

What does it mean when the word false appears under someone's name in the contacts list on the iphone 5?

Is the contact list associated with a Yahoo account like the people who are experiencing the same thing in the following link?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6472178

 

[pr1nce]

That's new to me. Never seen it.

 

[Jeanne Boelsma]

It just happened to me too. My daughter won't show up in contacts, and if I search for her by name, the contact says false under her name. If I delete the word "false", it comes back and does the same thing again.

 

[Jeanne Boelsma]

How do I post a screen shot here?

 

[pr1nce]

What does it mean when the word false appears under someone's name in the con...

How do I post a screen shot here?

Press and hold the power button and the home button together. You'll hear a camera shutter sound.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Never seen or heard of that.

 

[Ledsteplin]

How do I post a screen shot here?

I post images using the app. Both the iMore forum app and TapaTalk. It's easy that way.

 

[ajl]

Never heard of that either. Post a screenshot using the iMore Forums app on your device.

 

[Ledsteplin]

On Yahoo Answers:
https://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20140801114947AA1majT

 

[drum_voodoo]

I don't know what it means either but it's happening to me too. My contacts are suddenly screwed. Says "false false" under some of the names. It's only on the contacts that sync with iCloud.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I don't know what it means either but it's happening to me too. My contacts are suddenly screwed. Says "false false" under some of the names. It's only on the contacts that sync with iCloud.

Do you use yahoo email?

 

[drum_voodoo]

No but I do have contacts from there. is that the problem?

 

[drum_voodoo]

It turns out your assumption was correct. I disabled my yahoo contacts and immediately solved the problem. Thanks for the tip.