Why are contacts added in my i Phone are getting updated in my Android device?

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Contacts added in my i phone are getting updated in android device.

all the contacts added to my i phone device is visible in my android device as well. What is the reason?
 

mumfoau

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Contacts added in my i phone are getting updated in android device.

Do you use a gmail account to sync contacts to your iPhone?
 

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Re: Contacts added in my i phone are getting updated in android device.

How did you "add" them to your iPhone? Are they synced to a GMail account?
 

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Contacts added in my i phone are getting updated in android device.

If the answer is yes ^^, simply go to Settings > Mail, Contacts and Calendars and disable contacts and when prompted, choose Keep Contacts.

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