To keep our contacts organized and clean, we often need to delete a phone number like that of an ex-colleague or an insurance salesperson. How to delete contacts on iPhone individually, multiply, or entirely? Is there any specific gesture to delete multiple contacts on iPhone at one time? Let this article show you.

Part 1: Deleting Contacts Individually

How to delete a contact on iPhone? There are two ways to do this individually.

Method 1. Enter the contact detail screen and delete

Sometimes, we can't tell whether to delete a phone number only according to the contact name because it is too old or we seldom call this number and can't remember it, so we have to enter the contact detail screen and decide. We can access the deletion entrance and other edit entrances on this screen. All editings of contacts will be synced to your Mac and iPad, which are signed to the same Apple ID as your iPhone. If we decide to delete it now, we can do this without exiting this screen.

Step 1. Tap to enter the Contacts app on your iPhone. Tap one contact.

Step 2. On the contact detail screen, tap Edit on the top right corner. Before that, you can check this contact to see whether to keep or delete it.

Step 3. Scrolling down to the bottom, tap Delete Contact and tap it again to confirm.

Method 2. Press and delete a contact

We can also delete a contact on the contact list screen by simply pressing it when we make the decision to delete a number by its name. It is easier and more convenient to operate than the former method because there is no need to enter the detail screen of each contact.

Step 1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone. Choose a contact, press and hold it until you see a menu.

Step 2. Release the contact and tap Delete Contact.

Step 3. Tap Delete Contact again to confirm.

Part 2: Deleting Multiple Contacts

Method 1. Two-finger tapping to multi-select and delete

There is no multi-selection entrance or button in the iPhone Contacts app. And how to delete multiple contacts on iPhone? We need specific gestures to select contacts in bulk: two-finger tapping and swiping. Without further ado, let's show you how to mass delete contacts on iPhone in detail.

Step 1. Use two fingers to tap a contact.

Step 2. Once it is selected, release it and tap other contacts with two fingers to multi-select them. However, the two-finger tapping is easily misrecognized, so you can also hold the first contact still and drag your fingers to multi-select instead.

Step 3. Use one finger to press and hold one of the selected contacts. Then, tap Delete X Contacts to delete them simultaneously.

Method 2. Delete iPhone contacts on computer with ease

Some users report that these gestures are easy to misrecognize. Therefore, if you want to manage and delete multiple contacts on iPhone, there is an excellent contact manager: Apeaksoft iPhone Transfer. In this program, you can choose multiple contacts by clicking without worrying about misoperation. Besides, this program also allows you to de-duplicate contacts automatically and backup & restore all contacts in one click.

Step 1. Download, install, and launch Apeaksoft iPhone Transfer. Prepare a USB or lightning cable and use it to connect your iPhone and computer. When your iPhone pops up a window, tap Trust on it.

Step 2. Once your iPhone is detected, click the Contacts tab on the left. You can choose from Fast Load and Deep Load.

Step 3. Check the box before each unwanted contact. Click the trash button on the top to mass delete them.

Part 3: How to delete all contacts on iPhone

How to delete all contacts on iPhone? We can no doubt multi-select all contacts using the first method or one click to select all contacts using the second method in Part 2. In this part, we will illustrate two methods to delete all contacts directly.

Method 1. Delete all contacts from an account

Generally, we save phone numbers in an account so we can delete all contacts from it at one time.

Step 1. Navigate to the Settings app on your iPhone and tap Accounts.

Step 2. Choose on account.

Step 3. Tap to toggle off Contacts under this account and tap Delete from My iPhone to confirm. All the contacts in this account will be deleted from your iPhone.

Method 2. Erase all contacts thoroughly on iPhone

We can also use a third party to thoroughly erase all contacts on your iPhone. Apeaksoft iPhone Eraser is a reliable program that can erase all data on an iPhone. There are three levels of erasing mode: low, erase all data quickly; middle, delete all data and ensure it can't be recovered; high, safely remove all password and bank information.

Apart from erasing all data, there are also many other features that are worth trying. For example, it can automatically clear the iPhone cache and erase junk and crashed files for users.

Let's see how to erase all data on the iPhone.

Step 1. Launch the program and attach your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable.

Step 2. Click Erase All Data on the left bar. Here, you can choose the erasing mode from Low, Middle, or High according to your needs.

Step 3. Once you select the mode, type 0000 to confirm erasing and click Erase on the bottom. In a few seconds, all data from your iPhone will be erased.

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