Editing Contacts (Apple) (section)

==History==
An application known as '''Address Book''' was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding [[beta version]]s.<ref name="GUIdebook" /> Address Book was rewritten for [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] (2002) and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since.<ref name="Siracusa Jaguar review p12">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2002/09/macosx-10-2/12/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=September 5, 2002 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629172817/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2002/09/macosx-10-2/12/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GUIdebook">{{cite web |last1=Wichary |first1=Marcin |title=Screenshots: Address Book |url=https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/addressbook |website=GUIdebook |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022453/https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/addressbook |url-status=live }}</ref> 

The [[iPhone]] also included contacts storage from its release,<ref name="Thurrott iPhone review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Thurrott |first1=Paul |title=10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review |url=https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/ios/120552/10-years-later-original-epic-apple-iphone-review |website=Thurrott |date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629223613/https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/ios/120552/10-years-later-original-epic-apple-iphone-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Horwitz iPod touch review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Horwitz |first1=Jeremy |title=Review: Apple iPod touch (8GB/16GB/32GB) |url=https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb |website=iLounge |date=September 17, 2007 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219115613/https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb |url-status=live }}</ref> which starting from [[iPhone OS 2]] (2008) was also broken out into a standalone application.<ref name="iMore Ritchie iOS 2">{{cite web |last1=Richie |first1=Rene |author-link1=Rene Ritchie |title=iPhone OS 2.0 review |url=https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-2-review |website=[[iMore]] |date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407094006/https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-2-review |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the [[iPad]] with [[iOS 3.2]] introduced a new two-pane contacts app, featuring the [[skeuomorph]]ic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of [[Scott Forstall]].<ref name="Mathis skeuomorphism">{{cite web |last1=Mathis |first1=Joel |title=Why I'll miss skeuomorphism in iOS |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/2042263/why-ill-miss-skeuomorphism-in-ios.html |website=Macworld |access-date=28 June 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728210242/https://www.macworld.com/article/2042263/why-ill-miss-skeuomorphism-in-ios.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dilger">{{cite web |last1=Dilger |first1=Daniel Eran |title=In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2 |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_and_iphone_os_3_2 |website=AppleInsider |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170618/https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_and_iphone_os_3_2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Verge iOS visual history">{{cite web |title=iOS: A visual history |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |website=[[The Verge]] |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412015548/http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Segall2012">{{cite book|author=Ken Segall|title=Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11rodG3ZF60C&pg=PT199|date=26 April 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-670-92120-1|pages=199–200}}</ref>

[[OS X Lion]] (2011) featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app, also in a two-pane design.<ref name="Siracusa Lion review p5">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/5/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919191814/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012 with [[OS X Mountain Lion]] it returned to a three-pane design and changed names to match iOS.<ref name="Siracusa Mountain Lion review p6">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/07/os-x-10-8/6/#contacts |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627191422/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/07/os-x-10-8/6/#contacts |url-status=live }}</ref> 

The following year, both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more [[flat design]] style, a change attributed to Forstall's departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/3/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728201133/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Segall2012" /> In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of [[iOS 7]], while with [[OS X Mavericks]] the skeuomorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3" /><ref name="Editors2014">{{cite book|title=Total OS X Mavericks Superguide: Everything you need to know about Apple's newest operating system|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uukAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30|date=22 January 2014|publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc.|isbn=978-1-937821-38-8|page=30}}</ref> With [[OS X Yosemite]] (2014) the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7-style UI.<ref name="Siracusa Yosemite review p14">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/os-x-10-10/14/#contacts |website=Ars Technica |date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=28 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629201258/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/os-x-10-10/14/#contacts |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Apple introduced Contacts to [[Apple Watch]] in [[WatchOS#watchOS_8|watchOS 8]].