Duplicate contacts on your iPhone a thing of the past thanks to this handy tip

Is there anything more annoying than duplicate contacts on your iPhone? Not really. Fortunately, you can do something about it with this handy tip. With the arrival of iOS 16, this has become a lot easier! WANT editor Sabine tells you how to proceed.

Do you have an iPhone that can no longer handle the new iOS 16? No problem, those double icons in your contact list no longer have to be an annoyance for you either. The solution can be found within our great friend iCloud. For that you have to open iCloud on your Mac or Windows PC, it won’t work on an iPhone.

iPhone: goodbye duplicate contacts

Since iOS 16 has appeared, it is possible to delete your duplicate contacts at the touch of a button. What a lovely addition (but one that should have come sooner, Apple). If you’re on your iPhone with iOS 16 you Contactsapp opens, the notification will automatically appear at the top X duplicates found.

Press Watch double and your duplicate contacts will appear in a row along with the number of duplicate data. You can see which duplicate data you have per contact, but you can also merge them all at once via the button Put everything together. These contacts are then combined into one contact person and you are immediately rid of your irritations!

No iOS 16?

Even without iPhone with iOS 16, there is a lifehack to get rid of your duplicate contacts. On your Mac or PC, go to iCloud.com, sign in with your Apple ID and then press in the menu Contacts. Then select one of the duplicate contacts you want to say goodbye to. Now hold the Control key and select all other duplicate contacts as well.

On the right side you will see all the contacts you have selected. Then tap the gear icon at the bottom left and press Remove. You must then confirm this choice. First check that you do not accidentally delete all contacts, but only the duplicate contacts.