diff --git a/src/components/contacts/phone-number.ts b/src/components/contacts/phone-number.ts
index 71d0f28e58..d550984ae7 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/phone-number.ts
+++ b/src/components/contacts/phone-number.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function processPhoneNumber(
   | {
       valid: true
       formatted: string
+      countryCode: CountryCode
     }
   | {
       valid: false
@@ -42,15 +43,18 @@ export function processPhoneNumber(
         reason: t`Number should be a mobile number`,
       }
     }
-    if (phoneNumber.country !== country) {
-      return {
-        valid: false,
-        reason: t`Country code does not match`,
+    let countryCode = country
+    if (phoneNumber.country && phoneNumber.country !== country) {
+      if (phoneNumber.country === 'AC' || phoneNumber.country === 'TA') {
+        countryCode = 'SH'
+      } else {
+        countryCode = phoneNumber.country
       }
     }
     return {
       valid: true,
-      formatted: formatInternationalWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber),
+      formatted: formatE164lWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber),
+      countryCode,
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof ParseError) {
@@ -65,8 +69,8 @@ export function processPhoneNumber(
  * Format a phone number as the international format with the prefix
  * removed.
  */
-function formatInternationalWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber: PhoneNumber) {
-  const intl = phoneNumber.formatInternational()
+function formatE164lWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber: PhoneNumber) {
+  const intl = phoneNumber.format('E.164')
   const prefix = '+' + phoneNumber.countryCallingCode
   return intl.replace(prefix, '').trim()
 }
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ export function getCountryCodeFromPastedNumber(
     if (countryCode && countryCode !== 'AC' && countryCode !== 'TA') {
       return {
         countryCode,
-        rest: formatInternationalWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber),
+        rest: formatE164lWithoutCountryCode(phoneNumber),
       }
     } else {
       return undefined
diff --git a/src/components/contacts/screens/PhoneInput.tsx b/src/components/contacts/screens/PhoneInput.tsx
index c77e3121d8..6e6dbfda3d 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/screens/PhoneInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/contacts/screens/PhoneInput.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ import {
 import {cleanError, isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
-import {android, atoms as a, tokens, useGutters, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {
+  android,
+  atoms as a,
+  platform,
+  tokens,
+  useGutters,
+  useTheme,
+} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 import {InternationalPhoneCodeSelect} from '#/components/InternationalPhoneCodeSelect'
@@ -102,7 +109,14 @@ export function PhoneInput({
     const result = processPhoneNumber(phoneNumber, countryCode)
     if (result.valid) {
       setPhoneNumber(result.formatted)
-      submit({phoneCountryCode: countryCode, phoneNumber: result.formatted})
+      setCountryCode(result.countryCode)
+
+      if (!isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(result.countryCode)) return
+
+      submit({
+        phoneCountryCode: result.countryCode,
+        phoneNumber: result.formatted,
+      })
     } else {
       setFormatError(result.reason ?? _(msg`Invalid phone number`))
     }
@@ -182,7 +196,10 @@ export function PhoneInput({
                     setPhoneNumber(text)
                   }}
                   placeholder={null}
-                  keyboardType="number-pad" // we don't want people entering +() etc
+                  keyboardType={platform({
+                    ios: 'number-pad',
+                    android: 'phone-pad',
+                  })}
                   autoComplete="tel"
                   returnKeyType={android('next')}
                   onSubmitEditing={onSubmitNumber}