How to Delete All Contacts on iPhone

You can delete contacts from your iPhone if you no longer need a contact because of a relationship that ended, a service provider you no longer use, or other reasons. There are a few ways to do this. First, either delete multiple contacts at once or delete all contacts on iPhone.

If you need to delete multiple or all contacts at once, you can easily do it from your phone or iCloud website.

Let’s check out the process to easily delete all contacts on your iPhone. Here’s how.

How to Delete Contacts on iPhone

You can use some methods to delete contacts from your iPhone. Each option is easy to perform provided you know where to look. Here’s a look at how to delete a single contact from iPhone.

How to delete a contact on your iPhone:

1. open that Contacts app from the iPhone home screen. Alternatively, you can open the phone app and select that contacts Possibility.
2. Find the person you want to delete from yours contact list and tap their name.
3. Tap the To edit Button in the upper-right corner of the contact’s information screen.
4. Swipe to the bottom of the screen and tap the red one delete contact Possibility.
5. Tap the delete contact again to confirm deleting the contact from your iPhone.

How to remove multiple iPhone contacts at once

So, deleting a single contact from your iPhone is easy enough, but you may need to delete multiple contacts. And deleting them one by one is tedious and time-consuming.

Luckily, iCloud lets you delete multiple contacts at once. You can do this from your iPhone or any other device like your PC or Mac.

How to delete multiple iPhone contacts at once using iCloud:

1. Open the iCloud website and sign in if you haven’t already.
2. press the contacts option on the home page.
3. Select the contacts you want to delete. You can select multiple contacts by holding down Ctrl key and click Contacts. On a Mac, hold the command key and select the contacts you want to delete instead.
4. After selecting multiple contacts, click gear icon in the lower left corner of the screen and select it Extinguish Possibility.
5. When the confirmation message appears, click Extinguish button to confirm deletion.

Note: Use to delete all contacts from iCloud Ctrl + A to select them all. After that, you can follow the steps shown above – click Extinguish and verify deleting all contacts.

How to delete all contacts on an iPhone

You can turn off contacts syncing if you want to delete all contacts from your iPhone at once.

How to remove all contacts on your iPhone:

1. open that settings app from your iPhone’s home screen.
2. If the settings App opens, tap Your Name above to open AppleID Menu.
3. Tap the show everything Option from Apps using iCloud section.
4. Turn the contacts switch Out of Position.
5. When you get the message about what to do with previously synced contacts, select it Delete from My iPhone option and check.

Using Third Party Apps to Delete iPhone Contacts

If you’d rather use a third-party app to erase all contacts on your iPhone, there are a few points worth noting. groups is a free app that includes in-app purchases for additional features. However, you can quickly erase all contacts on your iPhone.

Another app you might want to use for deleting contacts and contact management in general is Delete Contacts+. Delete Contacts+ is also free, but with in-app purchases you can unlock additional features like smart filters, backup options, and more.

Manage contacts on your iPhone

After doing the above steps, all contacts on iPhone will be erased. Whether you want to delete a single contact or all, Apple makes the process hassle-free from iCloud or directly from your iPhone. And while you can use a third-party app, native iOS tools can save you a few bucks since you don’t have to spend any in-app purchases.

In addition to removing contacts from your iPhone, your phone offers other ways to manage them. For example, if you have pages of duplicate contacts, you surely want to know how to delete duplicate contacts on your iPhone. Speaking of duplicates, you may need to merge contacts on your iPhone.

If you have a contact that you call frequently, learn how to add contacts to your iPhone’s favorites list.

It’s also important to note that if you’re switching from Android to iPhone, you’ll want to bring your contacts with you. For more information, see How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. And for more information on contacts, check out our guide to managing contacts on your iPhone.