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Can't delete email address suggestion from recents

I want to delete a suggested email address that pops up when I write an email on my iPhone. I know I can delete it with the info icon next to the name, but sometimes there are no info buttons. How can I delete such a contact from recents?

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 10:54 PM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2020 8:45 PM

It is only one contact that does not show the info button. Others I can delete. I contact this person once or twice a year. The last time 5 weeks ago, and it still pops up. I do like getting the suggestions when I start typing an email address, I just want to get rid of this particular one. Anyway, I tried the Siri suggestions, and deleted my browsing history. It worked the first time I tried composing an email, the second time the contact popped up again. I do not understand why this particular contact has no info button.

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Apr 27, 2020 8:45 PM in response to SravanKrA

It is only one contact that does not show the info button. Others I can delete. I contact this person once or twice a year. The last time 5 weeks ago, and it still pops up. I do like getting the suggestions when I start typing an email address, I just want to get rid of this particular one. Anyway, I tried the Siri suggestions, and deleted my browsing history. It worked the first time I tried composing an email, the second time the contact popped up again. I do not understand why this particular contact has no info button.

Apr 25, 2020 12:04 AM in response to miriam179

What I have experienced is when you keep using the iPhone regularly the contacts with whom you interact recently and regularly will only appear here.


If you do not interact with a contact then it will disappear automatically.



However you may....

  • To turn off Siri Suggestions, go to Settings  > Siri & Search, then turn off any of the following:
  1. Suggestions in Search
  2. Suggestions in Lookup
  3. Suggestions on Lock Screen


For a specific app, tap the app, then turn off Show Siri Suggestions.


Your personal information—which is encrypted and remains private—stays up to date across all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID. As Siri learns about you on one device, your experience with Siri is improved on your other devices.

  • Siri is designed to protect your information, and you can choose what you share. To learn more, go to Settings  > Siri & Search > About Search Suggestions & Privacy.


Can't delete email address suggestion from recents

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