The same person often ends up saved several times: one copy has the phone number, another the e-mail, and the names differ slightly. This guide shows how to find them, merge safely, and let the assistant suggest clean-ups — none of which happens without your approval.
Open Manage in an address book and choose Find duplicates.
The rule is deliberately conservative — only two signals count:
| Signal | Rule |
|---|---|
| Same phone | Digits only; -, spaces and country code ignored |
| Same e-mail | Case-insensitive, trimmed |
| Same name only | Not enough — two different people can be called "Ben" |
Every group lists its members with their phone numbers. Pick the one to keep (the first is selected by default).
Pressing Merge opens a confirmation that names exactly:
It is not "keep one, throw one away": details that only the other copy had are carried over.
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Name, organisation, photo | From the copy you keep |
| Phones, e-mails, URLs, addresses, categories | Union, kept copy first |
| Notes | Joined, duplicates dropped |
| Job title, birthday | Taken from another copy only if the kept one is empty |
The merged card is uploaded first; only after that succeeds are the others deleted, so a failed upload never leaves you with a deleted contact.
Manage → AI cleanup. Pick a preset task or describe a rule in one sentence (for example "strip the sorting prefix from names").
