Contacts
Everyone you know. By name.
The Thing syncs with your iOS Contacts so you can call, message, and find people by name. No scrolling through your phonebook. Just say who you need.
What The Thing can do
with Contacts.
Name-based calling
"Call Mom." "Call Dr. Martinez." "Call the office." The Thing matches names to numbers from your contacts and initiates the call. It handles nicknames, relationships, and even partial names — "call Sarah from work" narrows it down intelligently.
Contact search
"What's Jake's email?" "Do I have a number for the dentist?" "Show me all contacts from Chicago." Search your entire contact list by name, company, location, or relationship. Faster than scrolling, easier than typing.
Contact management
Add new contacts, update phone numbers, and edit details by voice. "Add a new contact: Sarah Chen, 415-555-0199, she works at Stripe." Your phonebook stays current without manual data entry.
Smart context
When you mention someone by name in conversation, The Thing knows who you're talking about. "Remind me to call Jake tomorrow" automatically pulls Jake's number from your contacts. Names become actions.
How it works.
Grant Contacts permission. The Thing accesses your phonebook locally.
Call or search for anyone by name, nickname, or relationship.
Add and update contacts by voice — your phonebook stays current.
Privacy & Security.
Your contacts stay on your phone.
Contact data is accessed through Apple's Contacts framework — never uploaded to our servers.
Name lookups happen on-device. No contact information is transmitted externally.
Contact permissions can be revoked instantly in iOS Settings.
We never access contacts you haven't explicitly searched for or mentioned.