This guide covers how to merge or manually remove duplicate contacts on the iPhone and Mac. Also, it talks about how to delete multiple duplicate contacts at once. In case you are wondering about the reasons for the presence of duplicate contacts on iPhone, let me explain. It happens due to a bug on the iOS, some system setting issue during changing the SIM card or failed iCloud sync.
Best Ways to Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts on iPhone
Here are the various easy ways to remove or merge duplicate contacts on iPhone using iCloud or other devices such as a Mac.
Best Ways to Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts on iPhone1. How to Merge Duplicate Contacts With a Mac2. Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts Manually from iPhone3. How do you Delete Multiple Duplicate Contacts on iCloud?4. Is there any Scopforof Using Third-Party Apps to Merge Duplicate Contacts on iPhone?Wrapping Up
1. How to Merge Duplicate Contacts With a Mac
For this method, you will have to get your Macbook.
2. Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts Manually from iPhone
You have to use the native Phone app of iOS to remove or merge duplicate contacts from your iPhone. Here are the steps for that. There is no rocket science involved in this method. Also, it is time-consuming as you have to remove the duplicate contacts one after the other from the iPhone. As of now, iOS offers no dedicated function to remove multiple duplicate contacts in one go. Secondly, if you want to merge duplicate contacts using the Phone app, here are the steps to do it. All these duplicate contacts will now turn into a single contact. This process you can implement for any number of duplicate contacts present on the iPhone.
3. How do you Delete Multiple Duplicate Contacts on iCloud?
Using iCloud is the only way to delete multiple duplicate contacts on iPhone. On the next sync with your iPhone, iCloud will show the refreshed contact list without any duplicate entries.
4. Is there any Scopforof Using Third-Party Apps to Merge Duplicate Contacts on iPhone?
Yes, there are plenty of apps available that are officially not from Apple and they offer to merge or remove duplicate contacts on iPhone. I suggest not trusting such apps as they ask for many banking or personal details, and some even urge you to buy them. As we saw, Apple already offers many features that help you to emerge or remove duplicate contacts on your iPhone. Stick to them only.
Wrapping Up
These are the various easy ways to merge or remove duplicate contacts on iPhone. The clutter created by multiple contacts of the same person consumes cloud storage during syncing and uses device storage. It is wise to blend them all into a single contact or chuck them out if you do not need those contacts.
