If I delete the contact app for more data. Will I lose all my contacts?

If I delete my contact app for more data space, will I lose all my contacts?

iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 5:26 PM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2020 5:42 PM

According to this, the contacts will remain in the phone app.

Delete built-in Apple apps on your iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS device or Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you delete the Contacts app, all of your contact information will remain in the Phone app.

However, the app takes up very little space and there are bigger uses of storage than the contacts app. Photos and videos can be real storage hogs.


I have no idea how the data in the phone app would interact with the contacts app if you install it again. If you are syncing contacts with iCloud, I imagine that the contacts would download to your phone again after reinstalling the app.

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Aug 3, 2020 5:42 PM in response to CJSTRONG

According to this, the contacts will remain in the phone app.

Delete built-in Apple apps on your iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS device or Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you delete the Contacts app, all of your contact information will remain in the Phone app.

However, the app takes up very little space and there are bigger uses of storage than the contacts app. Photos and videos can be real storage hogs.


I have no idea how the data in the phone app would interact with the contacts app if you install it again. If you are syncing contacts with iCloud, I imagine that the contacts would download to your phone again after reinstalling the app.

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