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iMore Question I added my friends name and number to my husbands phone and It automatically appeared in recents. Has he already been in touch with her before I added her to his phone??
Yes.
The point of "Recents" is to show your interactions with your Contacts. A person NOT in your "Contacts" will not show up in your "Recents".
To test this, send a text to 800-555-1212 (800 directory assistance). The text will fail because it's not a "text-able" number. It will also NOT appear in your "Recents". Now add an entry to your Contacts with that same phone number - call it ZZZ-SPAM. Now check your "Recents" and you will see an entry for your recently added ZZZ-SPAM there.