how to mass delete contacts on iphone

Delete all contacts, but a dozen or so remained. I've since turned off iCloud to isolate the problem. No dice. I even tried erasing all contacts on my MBP and then overwriting the Contacts on the iPad with iTunes. That didn't work either.

Have problems when trying delete contacts on iOS? Or failed to delete contacts on iPhone in batch? If your iPhone, iPad or iPod address book is full of useless contacts, you may want to remove them at once. To remove one or a few contacts, you can go to Contacts app on your iDevice, and click on the one you want to delete. Then click "Edit". Scroll down to the bottom of screen and click "Delete". However, if you have 550 contacts that need deleting, do you still use this clumsy way? Too tedious and time-consuming, don't you think? So how to delete contacts on iOS in batch?

To clear up contacts on iOS, the best way is to resort to a professional iOS delete contacts application. Here is the right one for you. Wondershare TunesGo is specially designed to help you manage everything on your iPhone, iPad and iPod at ease. With its help, you are able to remove multiple contacts at once, which totally relieves you of this bothersome contacts removal.

Wondershare TunesGo - Delete Contacts on iOS in Batch

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Easy way to bulk delete contacts from iPhone, iPad

Here, we'd like to introduce you the simple way to delete contacts from iPhone and iPad. Download this application and follow us now to delete contacts on iOS in batch.

Step 1. Run this iOS Manager and connect your iOS device with PC

At the beginning, install this contact removal program on your PC. Run this program on your computer desktop to help us bulk delete iPhone contacts.

Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod with your PC via a USB cable. After they're connected, this program will immediately detect your iOS device. If it works, you will find that data on your iOS device are shown.

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Step 2. Delete contacts on iOS in batch

Click "Information > Contacts". If you have signed in some accounts on your iPhone/iPod/iPad, like iCloud, Yahoo! and Exchange, you'll see the contacts on these accounts in the Contacts category. Select the one that you want to delete contacts from. Then, in the contact management window on the right pane, choose your unwanted contacts or select all when you want to delete all contacts and then click "Delete". Then, this program begins to bulk remove contacts from iPhone, iPad, iPod. Please remember not to disconnect your iPhone, iPad or iPod with your PC before contacts removal process ends.

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Note: All iOS devices are compatible with Wondershare TunesGo.

Congratulations! You have removed those unwanted contacts on iPhone, iPad, iPod successfully. Now, you can quickly find your wanted contacts when dialing someone.

Besides deleting iOS contacts, this program lets you transfer contacts from your iPhone, iPad and iPod to Outlook. If you have many duplicate contacts, this program also helps you merge them by groups of email, name and phone number.

Video Tutorial: How to Delete Contacts on iOS in Batch