Create
Add Contact
Provide a name and optional phone number to create a basic contact in your available contact account.
“Add contact to Cloud Contacts”
Contact capture shortcuts
One phrase.The right contact task.
Add, find, scan, or share without digging through menus. When a camera is involved, Cloud Contacts opens the full review workflow so speed never removes your final say.
Cloud Contacts
Quick capture
Add Contact
Create
Search Contact
Find
Scan Business Card
Capture
Scan QR Code
Read
Scan Multiple Addresses
Batch
Show My QR Code
Share
6 focused actions
Create, find, capture, or share
On-device recognition
Camera text stays in your workflow
Review before save
For every scanned contact result
The shortcut set
A direct entrance for each job.
Names describe the outcome, not the technology. The two QR actions stay deliberately separate: one reads, the other shows.
Find
Search Contact
Look up an available person by name and return the phone detail when that contact has one.
“Find contact in Cloud Contacts”
Capture
Scan Business Card
Open the camera, recognize the card on your device, and review the contact before anything is saved.
“Scan a business card with Cloud Contacts”
Read
Scan QR Code
Read contact data, a confirmed secure link, or plain text. A scanned payload never runs automatically.
“Scan a QR Code with Cloud Contacts”
Batch
Scan Multiple Addresses
Collect address cards into one workspace, correct each result, and create only the entries you select.
“Scan multiple addresses with Cloud Contacts”
Share
Show My QR Code
Open your own contact QR code for a deliberate face-to-face handoff without searching through menus.
“Show my QR Code in Cloud Contacts”
Make it yours
Use the entrance that fits the moment.
Cloud Contacts donates the actions to the system. You decide whether they live behind a voice phrase, a tap, or a larger personal workflow.
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Ask by voice
Use a suggested phrase or your own natural variation. The system asks for any input the action still needs.
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Tap in Shortcuts
Find Cloud Contacts actions in the Shortcuts app, add them to your library, and arrange the ones you use most.
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Put it near the task
Place a shortcut in a system shortcut widget or include it in a personal automation when the system supports your chosen trigger.
Fast to begin. Deliberate at the finish.
Recognition happens on your device, and a camera shortcut cannot turn an uncertain scan into a saved contact by itself. You see the fields, correct them, and choose the outcome.
Business cards open contact review
QR links require confirmation
Batch addresses stay selectable
Your QR code shares only when you show it
Quick answers
Before you add a shortcut.
Does scanning save a contact immediately?+
No. Camera-based shortcuts open the same review workflows as the app. Business-card details, QR contact data, and multiple addresses remain reviewable before you choose a save or create action.
What is the difference between Scan QR Code and Show My QR Code?+
Scan QR Code reads someone else's code with the camera. Show My QR Code displays your own contact code so another person can scan it. The shortcut names and phrases keep these opposite actions separate.
Where does text recognition happen?+
Business-card and address text recognition happens on your device. Cloud Contacts presents the recognized fields for review rather than treating camera output as finished contact data.
Can I use the shortcuts on Mac?+
The contact-capture shortcut set is currently designed for supported iPhone and iPad versions, where the camera workflows are available. Cloud Contacts is also available on Mac for broader contact-management work.
Can I edit a shortcut?+
Yes. Add a Cloud Contacts action to the Shortcuts app, then combine it with the system actions and prompts that fit your workflow. The in-app review and permission safeguards still apply when a camera action opens.
Put the next contact task one tap away.
Download Cloud Contacts. Capture shortcuts are designed for supported iPhone and iPad versions; the Mac app is available for your broader contact workflows.
iPhone & iPad
Mac