iPhone: Delete duplicate contacts

If you have duplicate contacts on your iPhone, the cause is usually that you synchronize your contacts with another service. If there is even the slightest discrepancy, you have duplicate entries.

Disabling sync for duplicate contacts on iPhone

The simplest solution is to turn off sync in iCloud to avoid duplicate contacts. Of course, you don't have to disable other data such as appointments and photos from being synced. Do you not need contacts from other services such as Google, Outlook % Co. on your iPhone, simply proceed as follows:

1. Open the settings on your iPhone and tap on your profile picture at the top.
2. Tap then on "iCloud".
3. Slide the slider at the entry "Contacts" to the left to disable the synchronization of contacts.

Do not lose contacts: Delete duplicate contacts on iPhone correctly

If you can't turn off synchronization because you still need certain data, you can also turn off showing you contact data from other services. For example, let your iPhone show you only the contacts you have in your Outlook contacts or only those you have saved on your iPhone.

1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Then select "Groups" at the top.
3. Deaktivieren Sie andere Gruppen, bis nur noch eine Gruppe von Kontakten aktiv ist.
4. Befinden sich in den Gruppen, die Sie deaktivieren mussten, Kontaktdaten, die Sie auf dem iPhone benötigen, müssen Sie diese manuell auf dem iPhone oder im Dienst der aktivierten Gruppe eintippen und speichern.