It is good to clean up your smartphone from time to time, to part with unused numbers and unused files or to permanently remove the WhatsApp contact of your ex. Too many WhatsApp contacts in the address book, chat window and the list on the start screen create confusion. In any case, you usually only have a handful of people with whom you enjoy writing regularly. We’ll now show you exactly how this works for Android and iPhone.
Quick guide: delete WhatsApp contact from iPhone
- Open WhatsApp and tap on the contact you want to delete in the chat bar.
- Click on the name, then click on “edit” in the upper right corner and scroll down to the very bottom.
- Click on “Delete contact” at the bottom.
- Finally, you can delete the chat and chat history. To do this, go to the chat overview and swipe the conversation to the left, click on “more” and “delete chat”.
Quick guide: Delete WhatsApp contact from Android smartphone
- Open WhatsApp and select the contact you want to delete and tap their name on the chat screen.
- Click on the three dots (menu bar or menu key) and select “Show in address book”.
- There you click again on the three dots and click “Delete”.
- Now go to “New Chat” and update your contacts.
- If you want to permanently delete the chat, hold it down and click on the trash can in the bar at the top.
How do I permanently delete a WhatsApp contact?
With the instructions described, you can permanently delete a WhatsApp contact and file data. There are different ways for the system of an Android smartphone and the iPhone.
Why can’t I delete a WhatsApp contact?
Did you follow the instructions for your smartphone, but you still see the contact? It may be because the contact is then saved in your smartphone address book, i.e. the phone memory, and WhatsApp updates contacts regularly from the phone book. In this case, you should also delete the contact directly in your phone book and from the smartphone’s contact list so that it is no longer displayed after a synchronization.
What does a deleted contact still see on WhatsApp?
If you have deleted a contact on WhatsApp, they can no longer access your profile picture, your status and your stories. However, he can still write to you and access your chat. If you no longer want to receive messages from someone, you have to block them, which also works in the settings of the chat list.
Block WhatsApp Contact: Quick Guide for iPhone
You have deleted a contact on WhatsApp, but you don’t just want to remove it and ban it from your chat window, but rather block it? Then follow this step-by-step quick guide for the iPhone.
- Select the contact from the chat history list and tap the person’s name at the top.
- Now tap on “Block contact” in this menu.
- Now select “Block” and “Report and block spam”.
- If you want to unblock the contact again, select “Unblock contact”.
Block WhatsApp contact: quick guide for Android
- Select the person you want to block.
- Click on the contact options (three dots) and go to “Show contact”.
- Tap “Block” and then tap “Block” again.
- If you want to unblock the person again, tap on “Unblock”.
We hope that with our quick guide you have now been able to successfully remove all data files and useless contacts from WhatsApp and we wish you a lot of fun with your tidy WhatsApp list!
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Sources used: faq.whatsapp.com, heise.de
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