Contacts no longer showing up in Search

[acousticbiker]

When I Search (swiping down from Home screen), I no longer see Contacts when I start typing. I can get them to show up if I turn on Settings > Siri & Search > Suggestions in Search but then I'm subjected to all the other Siri suggestions which I don't want (even after turning off Siri suggestions app by app, there are a bunch left). In previous iOS versions, there was the ability to toggle Contacts on specifically for Spotlight search but that no longer seems to exist in 13.5.1

 

[NoBoMac]

A couple of dumb questions to ask, to eliminate some other things.

• Is Settings > Contacts > Siri > Show in Search on?
• Can you search for a contact in Contacts? Might have accidentally turned off a group, if using those.

 

[acousticbiker]

A couple of dumb questions to ask, to eliminate some other things.

• Is Settings > Contacts > Siri > Show in Search on?
• Can you search for a contact in Contacts? Might have accidentally turned off a group, if using those.

I can search for a contact in Contacts but don't see a "Siri" option under Settings > Contacts

 

[NoBoMac]

No "Siri & Search"???

Or how about Settings > Siri & Search > Contacts?

 

[usagora]

I can search for a contact in Contacts but don't see a "Siri" option under Settings > Contacts

Ok that makes no sense because i'm also running 13.5.1. You can get to it in two ways:

1. Settings > Siri & Search > Contacts > Show in Search
2. Settings > Contacts > Siri & Search > Show in Search

 

[acousticbiker]

Ok that makes no sense because i'm also running 13.5.1. You can get to it in two ways:

1. Settings > Siri & Search > Contacts > Show in Search
2. Settings > Contacts > Siri & Search > Show in Search

That's weird, I don't see the Contacts app in Settings > Siri & Search (#1) nor do I see a Siri & Search option in Settings > Contacts (#2)

 

[usagora]

That's weird, I don't see the Contacts app in Settings > Siri & Search (#1) nor do I see a Siri & Search option in Settings > Contacts (#2)

You are scrolling down to the bottom of the Siti & Search section, right? That's where all the individual apps are listed - you probably wouldn't see this list unless you scroll down to bring it into view. You see a whole list of apps there, but no Contacts app?

 

[acousticbiker]

You are scrolling down to the bottom of the Siti & Search section, right? You see a whole list of apps there, but no Contacts app?

Correct, apps in alphabetical order but no Contacts

 

[usagora]

Try turning the phone off and on

Restart iPhone

Try restarting iPhone if it isn’t working right.

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[acousticbiker]

Try turning the phone off and on

Restart iPhone

Try restarting iPhone if it isn’t working right.

support.apple.com

I've done that already

 

[usagora]

Ok, another option would be to back up your phone (I'd also recommend offloading any photos, etc. that you haven't already) and restore it from a backup.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Learn how to restore your device from a backup in iCloud or on your computer.

support.apple.com

 

[acousticbiker]

I do backup to iCloud but would rather not go through a reset/restore. Maybe I'll check with Apple Support if others don't have any suggestions

 

[acousticbiker]

Ok, after playing around a bit more, Contacts did re-appear under Settings > Siri & Search and I turned it on. Until recently, when I used Search, it would show only apps and contacts that matched my search terms (which is what I want and how I set it up). Now, in addition to those categories, I see:

- Websites
- Siri Knowledge
- News
- Siri Suggested Websites
- Dictionary

I have Learn from this App and Show in Search disabled for all apps under Settings > Siri & Search. Is there a way to get rid of these extraneous categories of information?