diff --git a/dialer/lib/features/contacts/contact_state.dart b/dialer/lib/features/contacts/contact_state.dart
index 82e21c2..b6cf003 100644
--- a/dialer/lib/features/contacts/contact_state.dart
+++ b/dialer/lib/features/contacts/contact_state.dart
@@ -102,6 +102,25 @@ class _ContactStateState extends State<ContactState> {
     });
   }
 
+  bool doesContactExist(Contact contact) {
+    // Example: consider it "existing" if there's a matching phone number
+    for (final existing in _allContacts) {
+      if (existing.toVCard() == contact.toVCard()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      // for (final phone in existing.phones) {
+      //   for (final newPhone in contact.phones) {
+      //     // Simple exact match; you can do more advanced logic
+      //     if (phone.normalizedNumber == newPhone.normalizedNumber) {
+      //       return true;
+      //     }
+      //   }
+      // }  We might switch to finer and smarter logic later, ex: remove trailing spaces, capitals
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return _InheritedContactState(
diff --git a/dialer/lib/features/contacts/widgets/add_contact_button.dart b/dialer/lib/features/contacts/widgets/add_contact_button.dart
index e370061..399ab48 100644
--- a/dialer/lib/features/contacts/widgets/add_contact_button.dart
+++ b/dialer/lib/features/contacts/widgets/add_contact_button.dart
@@ -3,38 +3,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_contacts/flutter_contacts.dart';
 
 class AddContactButton extends StatelessWidget {
-  const AddContactButton({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
-
-
-  /// Create the contact from vCard, insert it, and open the system Contacts app in edit mode.
-  Future<void> createContactFromVCardAndOpenEditor(String vCardString) async {
-    // Request permission first
-    final granted = await FlutterContacts.requestPermission(readonly: false);
-    if (!granted) {
-      debugPrint('Contacts permission denied');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Create a contact from vCard data
-    final newContact = Contact.fromVCard(vCardString);
-
-    // Insert it into the device's contacts
-    await newContact.insert();
-
-    // Open the system Contacts app with this contact in edit mode
-    final edited = await FlutterContacts.openExternalEdit(newContact.id);
-    if (edited == null) {
-      debugPrint(" ____ Could NOT edit contact !");
-    }
-  }
-
-  Future<void> createNewContactBlank() async {
-    // For a blank contact, we can rely on flutter_contacts to do an external insert:
-    // But if we specifically want the system's default "insert" flow, we can do:
-    // `await FlutterContacts.openExternalInsert();`
-    // or rely on your old Android-intent approach.
-    await FlutterContacts.openExternalInsert();
-  }
+  const AddContactButton({super.key});
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -62,9 +31,9 @@ class AddContactButton extends StatelessWidget {
                         ),
                       );
 
-                      // If we got a vCard string back
                       if (vCardString != null && vCardString is String) {
-                        await createContactFromVCardAndOpenEditor(vCardString);
+                        await FlutterContacts.openExternalInsert(Contact
+                            .fromVCard(vCardString));
                       }
                     },
                     child: const Text(
@@ -76,7 +45,7 @@ class AddContactButton extends StatelessWidget {
                     onPressed: () async {
                       Navigator.of(context).pop();
                       // Create a blank contact entry
-                      await createNewContactBlank();
+                      await FlutterContacts.openExternalInsert();
                     },
                     child: const Text(
                       "Create new contact",