How do I remove Contacts in bulk on my iPhone?
I have a lot of contacts, all imported to the phone in the same import, by error, and I would to remove these. Any suggestions other than one by one?
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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 17
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Hi Aubsstuff
welcome to he Apple (user-to-user) Community!
Re: "How do I remove Contacts in bulk on my iPhone? Any suggestions other than one by one?"
If you've manually created a new list, the Contacts can be deleted by going to the Contacts app > Tapping on "Lists" at the top-left > Then tap edit > Press the Delete button
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Else: If you use iCloud,
it may be easiest to delete multiple contacts there, as you can select one or more contacts to delete:
Delete contacts on iCloud.com - Apple Support
or
if appropriate: Get rid of duplicate contacts on iPhone - Apple Support
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Else: Wondering if you backed up your current contacts before you imported more contacts.
If so, you can always revert to the "before import" back-up.
See how to: Restore your contacts from an earlier version:
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Finally: Rather than "one-by-one", if all else fails : There's a (non-Apple) article online (link below) that describes and illustrates how to delete groups of Contacts that are listed together in the Contacts app:
https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-delete-multiple-contacts-on-iphone
All the best :-)