Configured contacts account in iOS not available for selection as default. All other accounts can be selected. Sync works.

[CapSel]

Describe the bug

After adding CardDAV account to iOS I cannot select it as default. It's not on the list. Contacts app on iOS can access contacts from nextcloud. Path

To Reproduce
Follow steps listed there: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/13.0.0/user_manual/pim/sync_ios.html

Expected behavior
CardDAV should be on the list for default account.

Actual behavior
Not on the list of accounts to select as default.

Screenshots
Not needed.

Server configuration

Archlinux default installation, current, no containers (docker etc) or VMs.

Solution that works for me
Instead of path example.com/remote.php/dav/principals/users/USERNAME/ enter example.com/remote.php/carddav/principals/USERNAME/.

[call-me-matt]

I had some issues there, too. Removing and adding it multiple times (without changing anything besides the name) solved it for me. I blamed Apple for it, but maybe worth an investigation.

[skjnldsv]

Nah, apple is a nightmare for this, this is a known iOS issue iirc.
No better solution to give you unfortunately, this ain't coming from Nextcloud :(

[CapSel]

Can't you redirect wrong path to good path? It could at least be possible to do in .htaccess.
For me removing and adding does not work, changing name does not work.

Instruction at https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/19/user_manual/pim/sync_ios.html causes iOS Contacts app to figure out wrong paths.

[flotpg]

Same issue here.
Disabling the "Contacts Interaction" app immediately solved it for me on two NC instances.

[raffisweb]

Same issue here.

Disabling the "Contacts Interaction" app immediately solved it for me on two NC instances.

Solved it for me, too. Thank you very much!

Is there a bug reported on this?

[KarstenDE]

Is there some progress about this?
I am facing same issue and nothing helps ...

[tankerktv]

Same issue here. Disabling the "Contacts Interaction" app immediately solved it for me on two NC instances.

What is this? Can you explain please, where this setting located?)

[tonypags]

I got stuck on this issue because I already had the "Contacts Interaction" app disabled. I eventually figured out that I had to enable this app while connecting my iOS to CardDav, let it sync, then disable the "Contacts Interaction" app on my NC instance. Once I saw the recent contacts group disappear from the list on my phone, I went to settings and found the option to set CardDav as default was there.

Also something that delayed me: I was deleting and re-adding the account on my phone a bunch and that caused my user account to lock out. Once I enabled that account, and had the app enabled, I was able to log in, then disable the app to get the workaround to function.

Hope this helps someone.

[flotpg]

Hi
I stumbled into this issue today, again.
I added the account on my new phone while contacts interaction app was already disabled.
So I enabled it on nextcloud (current version),
Disabled the account on iOS (just make it inactive, no need to remove and re-add).
Wait a few seconds, enable the account again.
Then I was able to select the account as default account.