Need to remove Facebook people from my Contacts App

I deleted Facebook some time ago and yet every Facebook friend I had (over 2000 of them) is in my Contacts app. It’s useless information - most have their name only, their old Facebook profile pictures, and no phone or emails. I don’t want all of these useless 2000 contacts in my Contacts App.. any way to mass turn them off besides deleting one by one?

Posted on Jun 4, 2023 8:27 PM

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Jun 5, 2023 7:41 AM in response to Danaenay

I've done some more research and from what I've learned, you can as you know sync contacts from your iPhone to Facebook and from Facebook to your iPhone. That can be turned off, but from my research, once they are loaded to your Contacts on your iPhone, they are there and there is no simple facility to batch delete them.


My advice to go to www.icloud.com and do the deletions there as opposed to deleting contacts one by one on your iPhone, appears to be the option which will be the least painful.

Jun 5, 2023 5:02 AM in response to TheLittles

If I don't use something, or know the answer, I typically don't answer a question.


I don't believe there is a correct link.


  • The OP has 2000 contacts they let transfer over from Facebook to their contacts app on their iPhone.
  • The OP is no longer linked to Facebook, but wants to find a fast way to delete these thousands of contacts, which are on their iPhone Contacts App.
  • I suggested they go to www.icloud.com and choose the contacts they want to delete as opposed to trying to delete them one at a time on their iPhone.
  • I don't think there is any other solution.

Jun 4, 2023 8:44 PM in response to lobsterghost1

lobsterghost1 Said:

"The article you linked provides a way to stop uploading contacts TO Facebook and delete contacts IN Facebook. But I don't see how that helps this user, who wants to delete contacts which were downloaded to their Contacts app on their iPhone FROM Facebook. I don't understand how that helps with the question? Maybe I'm missing something?"

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Getting Facebook to Work:

I'm not a Facebook User --So, if you know the correct link, then please provide it.

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