Import contacts
With Import Contacts you bring your existing network along. Everything stays on your iPhone.
Tap Network › + › Import Contacts. After your first start, Nodi also suggests importing your contacts in the Nodi tab.
From your iPhone contacts
- Tap iPhone Contacts.
- Tap Show Contacts and allow access. If you’d rather not, choose Choose One by One Instead.
- Select the people you want to import, or tap Select All.
- Tap Import at the bottom.
People already in your network appear grayed out with a checkmark. If you tap one of them, you can Merge (only adds what’s missing), Add as New or Skip.
Existing entries are only added to, never overwritten. You can add anyone else by hand at any time, see Add a contact.
Last checked: 12 November 2026
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