My deleted contacts still show up when I want to send a text message

You mean to say your contacts only exist on your iPhone? That is a very risky proposition, and you're lucky you haven't lost them all. You ought to have your contacts synchronized from an external account of some sort (Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, GMail, etc.) That way you don't have to rely on your backup to recover your contacts (which does not always work BTW).

I'm not that dumb. I know that. I meant more for those using the beta build. Sorry, guess I should have clearified. I figured since they are about 5 builds into the beta now there might be some indication.

iambubbaq wrote:

I'm not that dumb. I know that. I meant more for those using the beta build. Sorry, guess I should have clearified. I figured since they are about 5 builds into the beta now there might be some indication.

Any one testing the beta software is bound by a non-disclosure agreement and should not be discussing it. Beta software can't be discussed in these forums. And, even if it could, all anyone could tell you is what is in the current beta build, not what the final version will look like.

Ah, see that I didn't know. I figured since there was so much information on the beta builds of iOS constatnly released that there wasn't a nondisclosure agreement. That's my bad. And, of course, I know that what's in the beta may not be in the final build and vice versa, but it could give some indication if the feature IS in the beta. Thanks for the heads up though.

eskridged wrote:

EVERYONE on this discussion board (especially Meg St._Clair) should send the following message to Apple so that they can recognize how serious it is and fix this problem FAST with the NEXT UPDATE:

Why should I? I don't care if the contacts are still there or not. I think it's a very silly thing to worry about. However, it's not for me to dictate what other people chose to fret about.

Nope, it's not fixed in IOS 7. The problem still exists.

This is absurd that Apple can't fix this!!!

Does anybody know if they monitor these forums? I've sent in many emails about this but nobode has ever responded.

reb92, on seeing iambubbaq's post this morning I revisted my ghost entries in SMS/messages...

sadly your initial comment of 'its not fixed' rang true... HOWEVER 😉

I was able to highlight the OTHER entry and select REMOVE FROM PREVIOUS and away it went! never to be seen again 🙂

so kinda fixed!

As a very vocal person about the matter, I am pleased that there is finally a solution. To the right of all the deleted contacts , there is the information icon. When I highlight those contacts, I am albeit to "delete from recent" to remove them. I consider that an acceptable fix and am delighted that it's FINALLY resolved. Still trying to figure out how to close open apps. Double tapping the home button and holding down the app doesn't work in IOS 7. Surely, there's a simple way to close them.

Thank you for the information. I'm not certain why you feel like a fool or even why you chose to share that. However, the "too" implies that I should feel like a fool also. I assure you that asking a question would never make me feel like a fool. Nonetheless, thank you again for the information. It's amazing what a simple internet search will answer.

perfectlyME wrote:

Thank you for the information. I'm not certain why you feel like a fool or even why you chose to share that. However, the "too" implies that I should feel like a fool also. I assure you that asking a question would never make me feel like a fool. Nonetheless, thank you again for the information. It's amazing what a simple internet search will answer.

Don't take my post so literal. In no way did I intended to demean that your level of intelligence was to be questioned. As a figure of speech I had felt a fool for spending 10mins poking my sausage size finger at the active app window until I stumbled on how simple it was to swipe them closed. You had obviously tried the same, which lead to you to ask the question. It was not the act of asking a question that was in any way foolish.

glad you figured it out, by whatever means.

Apple has fixed this with iOS 7...THANK GOD! It's has been so annoying in my life. Anyhow, the contact is stored in a imaginary "Recents" place.

FIX:

1) create a new iMessage. Begin typing the name that brings up the old contacts. (I had one person who changed their number like 7x over the past five years and although I deleted them, they all stored her and would always return when I would go to text them)

2) klick the "į" next to the contact that you don't want.

3) scroll down to "Remove from Recents" and BOOM!!! MAGIC!!!

I just did this moments ago to about 15 contacts that appeared to be deleted on both of my macs, iPad, iPhone, and iCloud yet have been populating in the iMessage drop down when I wanted to text someone that had this number at one point in the past. This was an supper annoying issue that I am grateful that pole finally fixed.

Godspeed friends!

Delete the contact as usual through the contacts.

Go into the messages.

Create a new message.

Start typing the name of the contact you just deleted, it will still show up.

There is an i with a circle around it next to the contact.

Click on the i.

Hit 'remove from recents'.

This will get rid of it.

Try typing the name again and it will be gone.

when their name pops up when you go to send a text message click the "i" in the circle next to their name and one of the options will be "delete from recents" once you click that it will stop from showing up

There is a LOT of misinformation here. I lost my 4S and bought a new 5S. I set phone up as a NEW phone. I did not have ANY backups of my contacts or my 4S at all. The contacts STILL show up in text. They are being pulled from somewhere else other than my phone. These contacts NEVER existed on this phone. Phone does have the same phone number so Apple is storing them remotely.

New phone.

New SIM.

Never restored.

Set up as new phone.

Same phone number.

I have never even connected this phone to my computer or iTunes.

There are also numbers I have never sent texts to such as land lines.

Esoteric_AST wrote:

There is a LOT of misinformation here. I lost my 4S and bought a new 5S. I set phone up as a NEW phone. I did not have ANY backups of my contacts or my 4S at all. The contacts STILL show up in text. They are being pulled from somewhere else other than my phone. These contacts NEVER existed on this phone. Phone does have the same phone number so Apple is storing them remotely.

Please see the post directly above yours for information on removing them.