How to Delete a Contact
When you no longer plan on corresponding with a certain person or user via telephone, email, or social media, you can delete that particular contact from the applications you use most. It is a simple process requiring only a few steps...
Method 1 of 9:
Deleting a Contact on iPhone
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Picture 1 of How to Delete a Contact Open the 'Contacts' app on your iPhone. -
Picture 2 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to and tap on the contact you want deleted from your phone. -
Picture 3 of How to Delete a Contact Tap on 'Edit' in the top right corner of your contact's Info screen. -
Picture 4 of How to Delete a Contact Scroll to the bottom of the Edit screen and tap on 'Delete Contact.' -
Picture 5 of How to Delete a Contact Tap on 'Delete Contact' when asked to confirm that you want to delete the contact. That particular contact will now be deleted from your iPhone[1].
Method 2 of 9:
Deleting a Contact in Gmail
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Picture 6 of How to Delete a Contact Log into your Gmail account at https://mail.google.com/. -
Picture 7 of How to Delete a Contact Click on 'Gmail' at the top left corner of your session and select 'Contacts.' -
Picture 8 of How to Delete a Contact Place a checkmark next to the name of the contact you want deleted. -
Picture 9 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the 'More' button and select 'Delete contact.' The contact you selected will now be removed permanently from your Gmail account[2].
Method 3 of 9:
Deleting a Contact in Windows 8
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Picture 10 of How to Delete a Contact Tap or click on the 'Start' icon of your Windows 8 device. -
Picture 11 of How to Delete a Contact Tap or click on 'People.' -
Picture 12 of How to Delete a Contact Type the name of the contact you want deleted into the search field provided. -
Picture 13 of How to Delete a Contact Tap or click on the name of the contact you want deleted when it appears in search. -
Picture 14 of How to Delete a Contact Swipe in from the bottom edge of the screen to access additional options.- If you are using a mouse, right-click anywhere within the People app to access additional options.
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Picture 15 of How to Delete a Contact Tap or click on 'Delete.' The contact you selected will now be removed from your People, Mail, and Calendar apps in Windows 8[3].
Method 4 of 9:
Deleting a Contact in Windows 7 / Vista
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Picture 16 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the 'Start' button of your Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer. -
Picture 17 of How to Delete a Contact Click on 'All Programs' and select 'Windows Contacts.' -
Picture 18 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to the contact you want deleted from Windows Contacts. -
Picture 19 of How to Delete a Contact Right-click on the contact you want deleted and select 'Delete.' The contact you deleted will no longer be available in Windows Contacts or Windows Mail[4].
Method 5 of 9:
Deleting a Contact on Blackberry Devices
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Picture 20 of How to Delete a Contact Select the 'Contacts' icon from the Home screen of your Blackberry device. -
Picture 21 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to the contact you want deleted from your Blackberry. -
Picture 22 of How to Delete a Contact Press the Blackberry key on your device. The Blackberry key contains the image of the Blackberry logo. -
Picture 23 of How to Delete a Contact Select 'Delete' from the list of options provided. The contact you chose to delete will no longer be available in your Contacts app[5].
Method 6 of 9:
Deleting a Contact from Yahoo Mail
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Picture 24 of How to Delete a Contact Log in to your Yahoo Mail account at https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail. -
Picture 25 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the arrow next to 'Address Book' located at the bottom of your Yahoo Messenger list. -
Picture 26 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to the contact you want deleted from Yahoo Mail. - Right-click on the contact you want deleted and select 'Delete.''
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Picture 28 of How to Delete a Contact Select 'Yes' when asked to confirm that you want that particular contact deleted. The contact you selected will no longer show up in Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Messenger[6].
Method 7 of 9:
Deleting a Contact on Facebook
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Picture 29 of How to Delete a Contact Sign in to your Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/. -
Picture 30 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to the 'Friends' list in the left pane of your Facebook profile. -
Picture 31 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the profile of the contact or friend you want deleted from Facebook. Your contact's timeline and profile page will display onscreen. -
Picture 32 of How to Delete a Contact Point to the button labeled 'Friends' at the top of the contact's Facebook timeline. -
Picture 33 of How to Delete a Contact Select 'Unfriend' from the list of options provided. Going forward, that contact will no longer display in your Facebook timeline, and your own Facebook profile will also be removed from that particular contact's timeline[7].
Method 8 of 9:
Deleting a Contact on Twitter
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Picture 34 of How to Delete a Contact Log in to your Twitter account at https://twitter.com/. -
Picture 35 of How to Delete a Contact Navigate to or click on the profile of the contact you want deleted from your Twitter timeline. -
Picture 36 of How to Delete a Contact Point to the blue button labeled 'Following' at the top of the contact's Twitter timeline. The button will then change to read 'Unfollow.' -
Picture 37 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the 'Unfollow' button. That particular contact will no longer display in your Twitter timeline[8].
Method 9 of 9:
Deleting a Contact on LinkedIn
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Picture 38 of How to Delete a Contact Sign in to your LinkedIn account at https://www.linkedin.com/. -
Picture 39 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the 'Connections' tab on your LinkedIn profile. -
Picture 40 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the name of the contact you want deleted from LinkedIn. That person's LinkedIn profile will display onscreen. -
Picture 41 of How to Delete a Contact Click on the arrow next to 'Send a message' at the top of the contact's profile. -
Picture 42 of How to Delete a Contact Click on 'Remove connection' from the list of options provided. -
Picture 43 of How to Delete a Contact Click on 'Remove' to confirm that you want to delete the contact. That person will then be removed permanently from your LinkedIn profile[9].
Update 24 March 2020
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