Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Add a Contact to Favorites in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

You'll have some advantages when you add your frequently contacted or important contacts to favorites in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, such as: you can easily call your favorite contacts simply by single tapping the contact icon in the favorites list, you can set calls/messages from your favorite contacts as exceptions when the do not disturb mode is on, your favorite contacts will be displayed at the top of the contacts list so you can easily find or manage them.


How to add a contact to favorites?
You can set a contact as favorite by using several methods. As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the favorites, from the frequently contacted list and from a contact's detail page.

Method #1: From the favorites

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites tab.
3. Tap Add at the top right corner of the screen.
4. Select the required contact you want to add to favorites.
5. The selected contact has been added to the favorites.

Method #2: From the frequently contacted list

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Favorites tab.
3. If needed, scroll down the screen to the Frequently contacted section and then tap the required contact you want to add to favorites.
4. Tap to add the selected contact to favorites. The icon turns yellow as a sign that the selected contact has been added to favorites.

Method #3: From a contact's detail page

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to add to favorites.
3. Tap to add the selected contact to favorites. The icon turns yellow as a sign that the selected contact has been added to favorites.