Sync Conflict Between Contacts & Maps, Possible Cross-App Link with Home App Issue

Pinned 2 homes address for the same contact Steps Initial check in Apple Maps

  • No saved places or pinned addresses appear.

Open Personal Contacts

  • You have two addresses stored in your contact card: Main and Home.

Pin & Edit “Main”

  • You pinned the Main address in Maps.
  • Refined the location on the map.
  • Renamed it (but still saved under the type “My Home”).

Open “Home” Address in Contacts

  • Refined the location again.
  • Changed the type to “My Home.”
  • Attempted to rename, but no option to change the label.

Final Saved Places View

  • Shows two entries both called “Main.”
  • Opening either of them displays the same details for the Home address.

Saved Places list only shows the full address text, without the ability to rename them inside Maps.

Results

  • Both addresses appear duplicated with the same name (“Main”), even though they point to different underlying addresses.
  • When selecting either entry, Apple Maps incorrectly shows the same Home address details.
  • The Saved Places section does not allow renaming; it defaults to showing the full address string.

Issues Identified

Sync Conflict Between Contacts & Maps

  • Apple Maps pulls labels/types from Contacts, but the edits don’t update consistently across apps.

Duplicate Naming Bug

  • Both “Main” and “Home” collapse into “Main” in Saved Places, making them indistinguishable.

One-to-One Mapping Failure

  • Regardless of which saved place you open, Maps shows the same Home entry, meaning the system isn’t correctly binding each saved place to its respective contact address.

Renaming Limitation

  • Apple Maps doesn’t allow renaming saved addresses directly — it relies on Contacts. Since Contacts only supports preset labels (Home, Work, School, etc.), custom naming is blocked.

For help with Contacts and Apple Maps, please post in the Apple Support Community. The Apple Developer Forums are for questions about APIs and features intended specifically for developers.

Sync Conflict Between Contacts & Maps, Possible Cross-App Link with Home App Issue
 
 
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