How to Set up My Card in Contacts on iPhone [2023]

What to know

Using the Contacts app, go to My Card > Edit. You can then add the relevant information to your My Card and tap Done in the top right corner once you’re finished.
Using the Settings app, go to Contacts > My info > New Contact. Add your info and when finished, tap Done.
If you have created a contact with your info, you can set that as your My Card. To do so, open the Contact app and then tap and hold on the contact > Make This My Card > Make This My Card.
Find the detailed guides with screenshots below for the methods mentioned above.

My Card in iOS enables you to create a personalized contact card, recognizable by Siri and other services, that associates with you and your phone number. With the introduction of Contact Poster in iOS 17, My Card has gained significance as it’s now used to create your Contact Poster. If you’re eager to get your Contact Poster up and running, you have to start by setting up your My Card. We’ll go step-by-step on how to create your My Card and how to make it work smoothly with Siri and your Contact Poster.

How to set up My Card in Contacts on iPhone [2023]

If you’re setting up your My Card on your iPhone for the first time, you must do it through the Contacts app only. But if you had one before and it got deleted, you can use the Settigns app too. Either way, you’ll have your My Card up and running in no time! Find the guides for both methods below.

Method 1: Using the Contacts app

Here’s how you can set up your My Card directly in the Contacts app on your iPhone. Follow the steps below to help you along with the process. Let’s get started.

Open the Contacts app on your iPhone and tap on My Card at the top of your screen.

Now tap on Edit in the top right corner of your screen.

Type in your Name in the dedicated text field at the top.

Similarly, type in your Last Name and Company as preferred.

Once you’re done, scroll down and tap on + add phone.

Now type in your primary phone number beside mobile.

Once you’re done, tap on add phone again and add your secondary phone numbers as needed.

You can now add more information to your My Card using the options below your phone number. You can add the following information to your My Card as you see fit.

Email address
Pronouns
Ringtone
Text Tone
URLs
Address
Dates (Birthdays, anniversaries, and more)
Related names
Social profiles
Instant Messages
Notes
Lists

Additionally, you have the option to add custom fields to your My Card by tapping on add field at the bottom. This will allow you to add custom fields where you can add custom information to your My Card as you see fit.

Tap on Done in the top right corner once you’ve created your My Card.

And that’s how you can create your My Card using the Contacts app on your iPhone.

Method 2: Using Settings

If you had created your My Card earlier, but it was accidentally deleted, or if you don’t find the option to create your My Card in the Contacts app, then you can use the Settings app to set up your My Card instead. Follow the steps below to help you create your My Card using the Settings app on your iPhone.

Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap on Contacts.

Tap on My info.

Tap on New Contact at the top. This will allow you to create a new contact for yourself and then assign it as your My Card.

Tap on First name and type in your name.

Similarly, type in your last name and company in the subsequent fields as you see fit.

Now tap on add phone.

Type in your primary mobile number beside mobile.

Tap on add phone again.

Now, add any secondary mobile numbers you might have. If you wish to add more phone numbers, you can use the steps above again.

Once you’re done, you can add the following information to your My Card by tapping the relevant fields.

Email address
Pronouns
Ringtone
Text Tone
URLs
Address
Dates (Birthdays, anniversaries, and more)
Related names
Social profiles
Instant Messages
Notes
Lists

You can also tap on add field at the bottom to add custom fields to your My Card. This will allow you to add information that does not have existing fields in your My Card.

Once you’ve added all the necessary information, tap on Done in the top right corner of your screen.

And that’s it! The contact you created will now be assigned as your My Card on your iPhone.

Method 3: Assign an existing contact as your My Card

You can also assign an already existing contact as your My Card on your iPhone. This can come in handy if you tried to create your My Card earlier but were unable to assign it as your own information. Follow the steps below to help you assign an existing contact as your My Card. Let’s get started.

Open the Contacts app, scroll the list, and find the contact you wish to assign as your My Card. Now tap and hold on the contact.

Tap on Make This My Card.

Tap on Make This My Card again to confirm your choice.

The selected contact will now be assigned as your My Card, which will be signified as Me beside the contact.

And that’s how you can assign an existing contact as your My Card on your iPhone.

If we were to guess, you would want to go ahead and set up your Contact Poster now. Well, we have a helpful page just for that. Kindly check the links below to get detailed instructions about not only setting up your own Contact Poster, but also how to share it privately (if need be), and also, how to create a contact poster for your contact on your iPhone.