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Keeping your contacts organized on your phone makes life a whole lot easier.

Keeping your contact list up-to-date also makes it far easier to phone orWhatsAppsomeone who texted you.

Android phone

Adding contacts from messages is simple, and our step-by-step guide will show you how.

However, these steps will work in a similar way on all Android phones.

Select message

First, launch the message app on your phone andselect the message.

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

If you see this message, great!Select Add contactand skip to Step 6.

Firstly,opt for phone numberand icon at the top left of the screen.

Select Add contact icon

Next,snag the Add contact iconat the top right of your screen.

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

Select Create new contact

SelectCreate a new contact.

Enter contact details

Enter the contact detailsof the sender and thenselect Save.

Check contact is now saved

That’s it!

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

Now your contact is saved to your phone’s contact list.

Contacts may also be saved on yourGoogleAccount if it’s synced with your phone.

To find out where your contacts are being saved, you might check your tweaks.

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

Adding a contact name from a text message is an easy way to keep your contacts list organized.

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone

Screenshot showing how to save a contact from a message on an Android phone