Unlink contacts

How do you unlink previously linked contacts, ie IPhone asked to link 2 contacts with the same name, and I did, but later realized one was for Billings Montana, the other for Columbia South Carolina.

iPhone XS

Posted on Jan 25, 2023 9:03 AM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2023 6:11 PM

HI quincy79,


To unlink contacts, take the following steps:


  1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone
  2. Open one of the contacts that you'd like to unlink
  3. Tap Edit in the top-right corner
  4. Scroll down to where it shows the linked contact
  5. Tap the minus symbol next to the linked contact
  6. Tap the option to unlink the contact


Kind regards.

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Jan 26, 2023 6:11 PM in response to quincy79

HI quincy79,


To unlink contacts, take the following steps:


  1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone
  2. Open one of the contacts that you'd like to unlink
  3. Tap Edit in the top-right corner
  4. Scroll down to where it shows the linked contact
  5. Tap the minus symbol next to the linked contact
  6. Tap the option to unlink the contact


Kind regards.

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