AutoFill issue on iOS for getting phone numbers from the Contacts app

Question

In WWDC2020, a new feature was introduced in which the app can get Contact AutoFill by setting the Content Type of a UITextFiled.

This feature works on iOS 14.5 when the Content Type is set to email address but doesn't work for phone number.

Here's the two changes I'm making in my code:

textField.keyboardType = .phonePad
textField.textContentType = .telephoneNumber

Is there anything else that needs to be done or this is a known bug.

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kasra-babaei

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Answer 1

Any updates. Encountered same bug.

func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool

just return empty replacementString string.

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Fames

Answer 2

You need to use the default keyboard and type in the contact's name in order for it it show up on the autofill.

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textField.keyboardType = .default
textField.textContentType = .telephoneNumber

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kasra-babaei

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