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Capturing contacts

When you capture the same person twice

Habsy spots duplicates and lets you decide what to do with each match.

FreeUpdated October 2026

When you capture someone who is already in your contacts, Habsy shows you the match and lets you choose what to do. It never merges contacts on its own, so nothing is lost without your say.

Where you see it

The capture appears in Drafts as Duplicate Contact Found, with the note Please review your card. Tap View details to open it.

Compare and choose

Duplicate card shows the new scanned card above the existing contact. Under Conflicts Found, each field that differs, such as name, designation, email or website, lists what the contact has now and what the scan would add.

The new scan, the existing contact and the differences.
The new scan, the existing contact and the differences.
Update Existing ContactKeeps the existing contact and adds the new details from the scan. Existing values stay as they are.
Keep Both ContactsSaves the scan as a separate contact.
Discard New CardDeletes the new scan and leaves the existing contact unchanged.

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