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Contacts Search

ContactsManager SDK provides powerful search capabilities that enable users to quickly find contacts across their entire contact list without compromising privacy.

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Intelligent Search Features

The SDK’s search functionality goes beyond simple name matching:

  • Multi-field Search: Search across names, phone numbers, emails, and other contact fields
  • Smart Filtering: Filter contacts by field type (phone, email, notes)
  • Fuzzy Matching: Find contacts even with partial or slightly misspelled search terms
  • Performance Optimized: Built for speed even with thousands of contacts

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How It Works

The ContactsManager search system operates directly on the device, maintaining complete privacy:

  1. All search operations happen locally on the user’s device
  2. Contacts are indexed efficiently for lightning-fast results
  3. Search results remain private and never leave the device without explicit user action
  4. Neither your servers nor ContactsManager’s servers ever receive raw contact data - the user remains in full control at all times

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Applications

  • In-app contact pickers with search functionality
  • Contact filtering for specific use cases (e.g., only contacts with email addresses)
  • Building intelligent contact-based features that need to identify specific contacts

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Implementation Benefits

  • Zero Backend: No need to build and maintain search infrastructure
  • Privacy By Design: All searching happens on-device, respecting user privacy
  • Cross-platform Consistency: Same search behavior across iOS, Android and web

For more details on implementing advanced search features, visit contactsmanager.io.