Hi all, Mo from Product here!
Picture this: you just wrapped a busy day at a trade show. Your pocket is full of business cards, your sign-up sheet is packed, and you've got an evening of typing ahead of you.
Not anymore!
We're rolling out a completely rebuilt Contact Scanner in the Constant Contact iOS app. Point your camera, snap once, and get complete contact profiles in seconds. No typing, no stack of cards on your desk, no leads slipping through the cracks.
⚡ What's new, at a glance
📸 Scan almost anything: business cards, envelopes, letters, screenshots, and sign-up or trade show lists
👥 Capture a crowd in one shot: one photo, multiple contacts, pulled out automatically
🪪 Full profiles, not just emails: name, phone, company, job title, website, and mailing address
🖼️ Scan now or later: use the camera live, or import from your Photo Library when things calm down
✅ You stay in control: review, fix, and merge duplicates before anything is saved
🔒 Private by design: scanning happens on your phone, and your contact images never leave your device
🪪 Full contacts, ready to market to
The old scanner only picked up email addresses. The new one captures everything that makes a contact useful:
First and last name
Phone number
Company and job title
Website and mailing address
You can personalize emails and segment your audience from day one, with no cleanup first.
👥 One snap. Many contacts.
Forget scanning one card at a time. Spread out a handful of business cards or snap your event sign-up sheet, and the scanner pulls out each contact on its own.
Perfect for:
🤝 A pile of business cards from networking night
📝 A paper sign-up sheet from your in-store event
📱 A screenshot of an attendee list
✉️ Letters or envelopes from customers
📷 Live camera or Camera Roll, your call
Scan live with on-screen guidance that helps you get the lighting and focus right before you capture. Slammed at the booth? Snap a photo now and scan it from your Photo Library later.
✅ Nothing gets saved until you say so
Before contacts land in your account, you get a quick review where you can:
Confirm any details the scanner wasn't sure about
Adjust the scan area if it grabbed too much or too little
Merge duplicates so your lists stay clean
Add contacts to a list (like "Fall Expo Leads") and confirm email permission in the same step
Met 20 people at an event? Scan, review, add them to a list, and you're done before you pack up the booth.
📍 How to find it
Open the Constant Contact app on iOS and tap the contact scanner in Contacts.
We're rolling it out gradually to users on iOS 26 and above. Don't see it yet? Update to the latest app version or send me a nudge.
Android fans: you're next on our radar. 🤖
💬 We want to hear from you!
Where do you meet most of your new contacts: events, in-store, or on the road? Try the new scanner at your next one and tell us how it went in the comments. Your feedback directly shapes what we build next.
Prefer a quick conversation? Grab time on my calendar. I'm always happy to chat!
Thanks everyone, and happy list-building! 🚀
—Mo(bile)