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lintek214
User level: Level 1 (7 points)

iPhone 15 Phone app opens to keypad instead of contacts

I updated my iPhone 15 to iOS 27 recently. Now when I launch the phone app, it opens to the number keypad. I had my device setup to launch to the contacts. I tried the suggested solutions but nothing worked. It always launches to the number keypad.

Posted on Sep 22, 2026 12:25 PM

2 replies

lintek214 Author
User level: Level 1 (7 points)

Sep 22, 2026 6:30 PM in response to lintek214

Crazy! After restarting the device multiple times the issue went away. I now launch the Phone app with the contacts tabs being the default view. Go figure.

nithinram
User level: Level 1 (12 points)

Sep 25, 2026 9:40 PM in response to lintek214

That only fixed it temporarily for me. The issue came back. Restarting it fixes it temporarily again. And repeat. Looks like a bug in iOS 27.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362921