Sharing your contact info on iPhone is easy — sharing only the right fields is the part people miss. By default, Share Contact can hand over your home address, birthday, and every number on your card. Here is how to share your contact information on iPhone while keeping the private parts private.
Key takeaways
- Choose fields every time you tap Share Contact — don't accept 'all fields'.
- Keep sensitive details (home address, birthday) off your default card.
- NameDrop only shares your Contact Poster, making it more private than a full vCard.
- For true control, use a profile with per-contact, per-field permissions.
How to share your contact info on iPhone
- 1Open Contacts and tap your own card (My Card) or any contact.
- 2Tap Share Contact.
- 3When prompted, tap Choose Fields instead of sharing everything.
- 4Select only what the recipient needs, then pick how to send it.
That "Choose Fields" step is the whole game. Sharing a card without it can expose more than you intend.
Keep sensitive fields off your default card
The safest card is one that has nothing sensitive on it to begin with. Consider removing or relocating:
- Home address — most people never need it.
- Birthday and full date of year — a common identity-verification detail.
- Secondary numbers you rarely give out.
- Personal email if you're sharing in a work context.
Use NameDrop for a lighter share
NameDrop (holding two iPhones together) only exchanges your Contact Poster and the fields you attach to it — not your entire address book entry. Choose Receive Only if you want their details without handing over yours.
Why field selection isn't enough on its own
Even a carefully trimmed card has a flaw: once it is on someone else's phone, you have lost control of it. You cannot revoke it, you cannot see who has it, and if you shared your number with someone you later want to cut off, it is already copied. Static sharing is all-or-nothing and permanent.
Privacy that you can change your mind about
Social Contact is built privacy-first: you decide, per contact and per field, exactly what each person sees — and you can revoke access at any time, instantly. Your data is encrypted and never sold. Share your number with a contractor today and turn it off next month, without affecting anyone else. Join the waitlist.
Frequently asked questions
How do I share contact information on iPhone without sharing everything?
Tap Share Contact, then Choose Fields, and select only the details you want the person to have before sending.
Can I stop someone from seeing my info after I've shared it?
Not with a standard vCard — it's a permanent copy. To revoke access later, share through a profile that supports per-contact permissions.
Your contact info, always in sync
Share your number — keep the control
Social Contact keeps your details current for everyone who matters. Update once — every authorized contact syncs automatically, with per-contact privacy controls.
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