Key Points
- There are many reasons why you might not need a person’s contact information in your phone any longer. You may need to know how to delete your contacts on an iPhone permanently if you plan to sell your used phone, you left a job, ended a relationship, or moved. On an iPhone, you tap the contact, hit edit, and then delete.
Deleting contacts could be a process, whether you left a job, ended a relationship, or don’t need contacts on your phone.
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In this article, we will go through the 4 steps necessary for you to permanently delete contacts from your iPhone.
1. Open Contacts
Firstly, find and open the Contacts app. The icon is a grey square in the 3 colored tabs on the side. An easy way to find it, if it’s not on the home screen, is to swipe down on your home screen (while your phone is unlocked) to open the search bar, and type in Contacts.
2. Tap the Contact You Want to Delete
After you open the Contacts app, you will see a list of all your contacts on your phone in A-Z order. Find the contact you want to delete, and tap on it.
3. Tap Edit
Now that you have the contact open that you want to delete, select the Edit button in the top right corner of the screen.
4. Tap Delete Contact
In the edit screen, scroll to the bottom, and you will see a red Delete Contact button.
After selecting that button, a confirmation screen will come up. Select Delete Contact again. The contact is deleted, and your phone will take you back to the screen where you can see all your remaining contacts.
You’ve now successfully deleted the contact!
