iPod can display certain fields in vCards that following the vCard 2.1 and 3.0 format.
iPod software can display information from these vCard fields:
- fn -The contact's formatted name (how it is sorted)
- n - The contact's name as it appears in the Contact
- adr & add - The contact's address(es)
- tel - The contact's telephone number(s)
- email - The contact's email address
- title - The contact's title
- org - The contact's company name
- url - The contact's Web address
- note - Notes on the contact
Note: In order to see notes attached to specific contacts on the iPod as entered in the Mac OS X Address Book application, you may need to turn on the option to "Export notes vCards" from the Address Book application's preferences (under vCard preferences).
Any other information stored in a vCard is ignored by iPod. Applications such as Mac OS X's Address Book, Eudora, Microsoft Entourage, and Palm Desktop 4.0 allow you to export your contacts' names and addresses as vCards.
Sample
Here are the contents of the Sample vCard included with iPod software:
begin:vcard
version:3.0
fn:Sample
n:Sample;;;;
title:Accountant
org:Sample Company\\, Inc.
note:Here's a sample to show you all that can be displayed in a contact on your iPod.
url;type=work:apple.com/support/ipod
adr;type=work;type=pref:;;200 Industrial Park Circle;Metropolis;CA;98765;USA
label;type=work;type=pref:200 Industrial Park Circle\\nMetropolis\\, CA 98765\\nUSA
adr;type=home:;;10201 Fine Drive;Smallville;CA;98765;USA
label;type=home:10201 Fine Drive\\nSmallville\\, CA 98765\\nUSA
tel;type=home:408-555-9292
tel;type=work:408-555-3131
tel;type=cell:408-555-1010
end:vcard
Note: iPod software version 1.1 and later are required for viewing contacts on the iPod. Updates for iPod software are available in the latest version of iTunes (http://www.apple.com/iTunes/download/).