How To Delete Contacts On iPhone
There’s nothing worse than having hundreds of contacts on your iPhone, only to realize that you don’t need them anymore. But how do you delete contacts on your iPhone? The process can be done in two ways: one through iTunes or through your device itself. Here are the steps to delete contacts through both methods.
How To Delete Contacts On iPhone
1) Open Phone App
Start by opening your Phone app. You’ll find it in your Apps list. Tap it to begin. If you don’t see Phone, tap Contacts, then slide over to open up Phone. If you don’t see either of these apps, tap: Settings > Phone > Phone. The icon looks like a bit of a phone.
2) Access Recents List:
Once you’re in your Phone app, tap Recents at the bottom of your screen to access a list of recent calls and contacts. The icon looks like three small circles stacked on top of one another.
3) Select Contact to Delete:
Scroll through your Recents list until you locate a contact you want to delete. Then tap that contact’s name once. It should turn blue—this means that it is selected for deletion.
4) Confirm Deletion Choice:
If you change your mind about deleting that contact, just press Cancel or Back. Otherwise, tap Delete in the upper-right corner of your screen.
When prompted with a message asking Delete [Contact Name]? Tap Yes to confirm. Your contact will be removed from your Recents list and deleted from your device.
5) Go to ‘Recents’
In your ‘Recents’ tab, tap and hold down on contact. This will reveal a menu of options; tap ‘Delete Contact’ to proceed. You can also swipe left on a contact, then tap ‘Delete Contact’ at the bottom of your screen. This option is helpful if you want to delete several contacts at once but don’t have time to go through each one individually.
6) Confirm:
If you are deleting multiple contacts, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete all of them. Tap ‘OK’ or ‘Delete All’ to confirm and finish deleting your contacts.
7) Reset device settings:
When you delete a contact from an iPhone, it doesn’t get deleted from your phone—it just gets hidden from view. Any data associated with these contacts (phone numbers, emails, addresses) may still be lingering in your phone’s memory.
Resetting device settings helps clean up any old data that may be sitting around on your phone. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
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Frequently asked questions on How To Delete Contacts On iPhone
Can You Delete Multiple Contacts On an iPhone?
If you have multiple contacts on your iPhone, it’s best to delete one of them rather than have irrelevant contact on your iPhone.
Can You Delete Multiple Contacts On Your iPhone?
If you do not back up your contact, you won’t be able to retrieve deleted contacts.
Would Deleted Contacts Appear Again On My Contact List?
No, once you have deleted a contact, they aren’t going to appear again.
Conclusion
It’s easy to delete contacts from your iPhone, and you should do so if you need to free up some space on your phone. However, there is a caveat: when you delete a contact from your phone, all of its information will be entirely wiped from Apple’s cloud.
If you decide that later you want those contacts back, it’s not possible without finding a workaround and performing an extra step to restore them.
