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Contacts

How can I delete multiple contacts, rather than do it individually on my phone. Can’t do it on iCloud as they will merge with my daughters.

iPhone XR, 13

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 6:29 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2020 7:17 AM

"Can’t do it on iCloud" - Not sure what this means. If you and your daughter are using the Apple ID then both your iPhones will have same contacts unless she is using a different email account to store contacts



Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

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Jan 16, 2020 7:17 AM in response to richardfromleek

"Can’t do it on iCloud" - Not sure what this means. If you and your daughter are using the Apple ID then both your iPhones will have same contacts unless she is using a different email account to store contacts



Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

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