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How can I PERMANENTLY delete contacts from my iPhone? I've tried contact--->edit--->delete and it takes it off the main contacts list, but everytime I begin to type in a name to start a text message that starts wih the first letter in either of those persons first names their whole contact shows up... I WANT THEM GONE!!! lol Please help me!!
iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1
when you delete the contact from your iphone go into messages. select to type in a new message. type in the name of the contact you just deleted from your phone. name still comes up right? next to the name on the right side there should be an exlamation point in a circle click that and there should be an option to remove from recents. click that and the name will no longer come up when you type it into your message name search. hope this helped😉
This definitely works! Thank you!!!!
This worked, Thank you so much. But I did something slightly different. Instead of searching for iMessage you can simply go to your photos and try sending it by message and type the persons name once it comes up click on this ℹ on the right , then click remove from recent . This should permanently delete that contact from your iPhone.
However,If you want to use a third-part iPhone data eraser software to erase all contacts on iPhone permanently before selling. Is there any way to erase everything on iPhone permanently without restore to factory setting?
I was looking at some things on my iPhone 5 and saw some old text messages from my ex on the spotlight search. I was in awe because I thought I erase iPhone contacts before selling but you can see them on the spotlight search :/ lets just say it was a bad breakup and every time i see his name i get bad memories.
I would love to know if there is a way - without doing a factory reset or using 3rd party software - to permanently erase all trace of a single contact.
My son has an iPhone4S running iOS 8.4 and with the first couple of mobile phone contacts he added he forgot the leading 0 (I'm in Aust). Not suprisingly he couldn't message them successfully. But after editing the contacts to correct the mistake the problem persists. Like others he can receive texts from the contact and make or receive phone calls, just can't send texts. All other contacts added correctly from the get go work just fine.
I've tried the various suggestions on this and other threads but with no luck.
Wondering (hoping) that maybe it's an iOS8.4 thing which might magically get fixed in 8.4.1?
TThank you so much 😉
To permanently get rid of deleted contacts from your phone to stop appearing when you type in the first few letters of their name, simply type their name as if you were going to start a new text message with them, their name will appear with a blue "i" next to it, hit that, then hit "Remove from Recents". Type their name in again and you will see that it doesn't show up.
How do I PERMANENTLY delete contacts from my iPhone?
