Circle is a relationship layer over the contacts you already have. It does not ask you to re-enter anyone.
First run
- Open Circle, choose Show My Contacts, and review the Contacts permission request. Circle reads your existing contacts; it never keeps a copy of them.
- Everyone arrives in Others, the people you have not filed yet.
- Create a circle or two for the groups you actually think in: Family, close friends, the football group.
- Star the handful of people you reach for most.
- Open the people you care about and choose how often you would like to catch up. Circle tells you when someone is due.
The four places you will use
- Today: who is due a catch-up, this week’s birthdays and who is coming up, on one screen.
- Keep Up: everyone you keep up with, in the order they fall due.
- Circles: your groups.
- Starred: the shortlist, in the order you put them in.
Next steps
- Understand the division of labour in How Circle works with Apple Contacts.
- Choose how often in Keep Up and catch-ups.
- Set the look-ahead in Birthdays.