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This wikiHow teaches you how to see your contacts’ birthdays in the iPhone Calendar app.
Steps
Open the Contacts app.
Select a contact.
Tap "Edit" on the contact.
Tap "+ add birthday."
Enter the person's birthdate.
Tap "Done" to save your changes.
Open your calendar.
Enable the Birthdays calendar.
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If the Birthdays calendar isn't enabled, you won't see your contacts birthdays. To enable the calendar:
- Tap Calendars at the bottom.
- Add a checkmark next to "Birthdays." If there’s a check mark in its radio button, that means your contacts’ birthdays are set to appear in the calendar. If not, tap the radio button to add one.
Tap "Done."
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1. Open Contacts.
2. Tap a Contact.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Tap + add birthday.
5. Enter the date and tap Done.
6. Open the Calendar.
7. Tap Calendars.
8. Select Birthdays and tap Done.