How to Rename a Contact to Xiaomi: All Ways to Use MIUI 14 and 15

Why is renaming contacts to Xiaomi raising questions?

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphone owners often face subtle nuances when editing contacts. Unlike pure Android, MIUI has its own phonebook logic — there are duplicate entries from different accounts, hidden synchronization settings, and features of displaying Chinese characters in names. Even a basic operation to change the name of a contact can turn into a quest if you do not know where to look for the right options.

For example, many users are unaware that on Xiaomi, contacts can be stored in three different places at the same time: in the device memory, in the Google account and in the Mi Account, and editing a name in one source does not always automatically apply to others. If you have ever imported contacts from VCF-file SIM-The situation is even more complicated - such records are often "tied" to outdated profiles.

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to rename contacts to Xiaomi in 2026, including little-known MIUI chips, solving duplicate problems and recovering lost names after resetting. Particular attention will be paid to models on MIUI 14/15 (for example, Xiaomi 13T, Redmi Note 12, POCO F5), where the contact interface has undergone significant changes.

Method 1: Standard editing through the "Contacts" application

The most obvious method is to use the built-in Contacts app (an icon with a human silhouette on a green background). However, even here there are pitfalls: on some MIUI firmware, the editing option can be hidden behind additional pressing.

To rename the contact:

1. Open the Contacts app (if it is not on the home screen, search through the system search).
2. Find the contact you want through the search bar or scroll through the list. Click on it.
3. In the contact card, tap the pencil icon (✏️) in the upper right corner, on some models (e.g, POCO X5) This icon can be replaced by three dots (⋮) with a drop-down menu where you need to select Edit.
4. In the Name field, enter a new name. Please note that MIUI has separate fields for Surname, Name and Patrimony, which affect the sorting in the list.
5. Click "Save" (check ✔️ in the top corner).

⚠️ Note: If the old contact name continues to appear in calls or messages after saving, check if it is related to data caching in Phone or Messages apps. Try restarting your smartphone or clearing the cache of these apps in the settings.

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Method 2: Change via the Phone application (fast method)

Few people know, but you can rename a contact right at the time of a call or from a call log, which is especially useful if you need to quickly correct the name for a frequently used number.

Instructions:

• 📞 Open the phone application (pipe icon).
• 🔍 Go to the Journal section and find the number you want. Click on it.
• 📝 In the contact card that opens, tap by his name (if the contact is saved) or by the Create Contact button (if the number is not saved).
• ✏️ Edit the name and save the changes.

💡 If you often call the same person, but their name is not displayed correctly (for example, Cyrillic turns into cracosyabra), try to remove the contact and create it again by choosing the encoding. UTF-8 This is true for Xiaomi owners who imported contacts from old phones (Nokia, Samsung on Bada).

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Method 3: Mass renaming and working with duplicates

If your phone book has accumulated a lot of duplicate or incorrectly displayed contacts (for example, after importing from the Internet). SIM-maps or syncs with multiple accounts, manual editing each one will take hours, MIUI Offers built-in tools for mass processing.

How to combine or rename multiple contacts at the same time:

1. Open "Contacts" → press three points (⋮) top-corner → Select Contact Management.
2. Go to the Combine and Fix section (some firmwares call Contact Optimization).
3. The system will automatically find possible duplicates. Click Combine for matching entries or Edit to change names manually.
4. For mass renaming (for example, adding the prefix "Worker" to all colleagues), use the option Group editing.

⚠️ Note: When combining contacts, data from the Note, Additional Numbers or Address fields may be lost if they conflict. Before mass changes, it is recommended to back up contacts through Settings → Google → Backup or export them to.vcf file.

Method 4: Editing through Google Contacts (for synchronized posts)

If your contacts are synced with your Google account, you can rename them not only on your phone, but also through the web interface, which is convenient when you need to make changes from your computer or tablet, and if Xiaomi has problems saving.

Step-by-step:

• 🌐 Open contacts.google.com in your browser and log in under the same account as you do on your phone.
• 🔍 Find the right contact through search or manually.
• ✏️ Click on the contact, then on the pencil icon (✎) top-down.
• 📝 Edit the name and other fields. Additional options are available here that are not available in the MIUI — For example, pronunciation of the name or birthday.
• 💾 Save the changes. They sync to the phone for 5-10 minutes (when the Internet is active).

🔹 Key takeaway: Editing through Google Contacts ensures that the changes apply to all devices associated with that account.This is especially useful if you use multiple gadgets (e.g. Xiaomi) + iPad).

Method 5: Correcting Names Through VCF Files (For Power Users)

If you have a backup of contacts in.vcf format (such as exported from an old phone), you can edit the names right in that file and then import it back.This method is suitable for bulk edits or when standard methods don't work.

How to do this:

1. Export Contacts from Xiaomi: Settings → System and device → Backup → Local backups → Contacts or through the "Contact" app": ⋮ → Settings → Imports/Exports → Export to file.
2. Connect your phone to your computer and copy the contacts.vcf file (usually located in the MIUI/backup/AllBackup folder).
3. Open the file in a text editor (e.g. Notepad++ or VS Code) and each contact is represented by a block starting with BEGIN:VCARD and ending with END:VCARD.
4. Find the line FN: (full name) and edit it. For example: FN: Ivanov Ivanovich change to: FN: Ivanov Ivanov (Worker)
5. Save the file in UTF-8 encoding and import back to the phone via Import/Export → Import from the file.

⚠️ Note: When editing.vcf manually, it is easy to make syntax errors that will result in data loss. Before mass editing, test the process on copies of a file with 2-3 contacts. Also note that some special characters (such as; or:) can disrupt the structure of the file.

Problem Solving: Why aren’t changes kept?

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the renamed contact is displayed again with the old name after a couple of days, this is due to synchronization conflicts or features of MIUI.

• 🔄 Synchronization conflict: Contact is linked to both Google and Mi Account, and one of the clouds overwrites the changes. Solution: Select one primary account to store contacts and disable sync for the second.
• 📱 App cache: Phone or Contact apps use outdated data.Solution: clear the cache in Settings → Annexes → [Annex] → Memory. → Clear the cache.
• 📶 Problems with SIM-Card: Contact saved on SIM, Solution: Move the contact to the device memory or Google account.
• 🔧 Mistake. MIUI: Some firmware (especially beta versions) have bugs that save contacts. MIUI until the last stable version or reset the settings of the "Contact" application".

If none of these methods worked, try a radical solution:

1. Create a full backup of contacts (export to.vcf).
2. Remove all contacts from the device.
3. Turn off sync with Google and Mi Account.
4. Import contacts back by selecting the Device as storage location.
5. Enable sync with only one account (Google recommends).

FAQ: Frequent questions about renaming contacts to Xiaomi