Contacts & People

Contacts helps you keep track of the people your household interacts with. From family and friends to service providers and emergency contacts, OneHaus keeps everyone's details organized in one place.

Adding a Contact

Tap the + button and select Contact. Fill in the details you have available, then tap Save. You do not need to complete every field. Add what you know now and update the rest later.

Contact Fields

Each contact supports the following fields:

First name: The contact's given name.
Last name: Their family or surname.
Display name: An optional nickname or label, such as "Dr. Patel" or "Grandma." If set, this name appears throughout OneHaus instead of the full name.
Email: Their email address. Tap to compose a message directly.
Phone number: Their phone number. Tap to call or send a text.
Address: A street address. Useful for service providers or family you visit regularly.
Date of birth: Their birthday. OneHaus can use this to set calendar reminders.
Prepare birthday present: Toggle this on to receive a reminder ahead of their birthday so you have time to find a gift.
Notes: Free-text space for anything else. Store relationship details, preferences, or reference numbers here.

Device Contact Sync

OneHaus can push your household contacts to your phone's address book, so the people your household relies on are available in your native Contacts app and ready to call or message. Enable contact sync in Settings & Preferences and grant contacts access when prompted. Once enabled, contacts you add or update in OneHaus are written to your device automatically.

Sync is one-way: OneHaus writes household contacts to your device. Changes you make directly in your phone's address book are not pulled back into OneHaus, so add and edit contacts in OneHaus to keep everyone in sync.

Using Contacts with Other Features

Contacts become more powerful when linked to other items in OneHaus. Here are a few examples:

Pet care: Link your vet as a contact on a pet in Home Inventory so their number is always one tap away.
Home maintenance: Add your plumber, electrician, or handyman so you can find them quickly when something breaks.
AI lookup: The AI Chat can search your contacts for you. Try asking "What's the plumber's phone number?" or "When is Mum's birthday?"
Calendar events: Attach a contact to an event so you know who to call if plans change.

Exporting a Contact

Need to share someone's details outside OneHaus? Open a contact and tap the export icon to save it as a vCard (.vcf) file. Your device's share sheet opens, so you can send it by message or email or save it elsewhere. vCard is the standard contact format, so it imports cleanly into other address books and apps.

Tips

Use the Display name field for contacts you refer to by a nickname or title. It makes searching faster.
Toggle Prepare birthday present for close friends and family so you never scramble for a last-minute gift.
Add your emergency contacts first. Having them in OneHaus means every household member can access them.
Keep service provider notes detailed. Include account numbers, reference codes, or the best time to call.

Troubleshooting

Contact sync not working Check that OneHaus has permission to access your contacts at the device level. On iOS, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Contacts and ensure OneHaus is enabled.

Household contacts not appearing on your phone Make sure contact sync is turned on inside OneHaus as well. Go to Settings & Preferences, confirm the toggle is enabled, and check that you have granted OneHaus permission to access your contacts. It may take a moment for the initial sync to complete.

Duplicate contacts appearing If you already saved someone in your phone before enabling sync, you may end up with two entries: your original one and the copy OneHaus adds. Keep the OneHaus-managed contact (edit its details in OneHaus if you need to) and delete the older phone-only entry. Avoid deleting the OneHaus copy from your phone on its own. Because OneHaus is the source of truth, it will simply add the contact back on the next sync. To remove a contact everywhere, delete it in OneHaus.