How to Delete Multiple Contacts on iPhone

How to Delete Several Contacts from iPhone with Contact Transfer

1. Download and install Contact Transfer on your PC and then launch the program.
2. Click "Add & Edit" in Contact Transfer, then select "iOS Device".
3. Connect your iPhone using your USB cable.
4. Select the contacts you want to delete:
   • To select multiple contacts, hold Ctrl on your keyboard while clicking the contacts.
   • To select all contacts in your list, click a single contact, and then use Ctrl+A on your keyboard.
5. Click "Delete Contact".

After deleting contacts, click "Refresh" in Contact Transfer to update the list. The contacts you removed will then disappear from the list.

Similarly, if you open the Contacts app on your iPhone, you'll see that the contacts have been deleted from there.

All contact edits, deletions, and transfers in Contact Transfer happen locally on your PC—no data is sent online.

Check out the Contact Transfer user guide for more on deleting contacts, creating new ones, and transferring contacts between devices!

How to Delete Multiple Contacts on iPhone

As mentioned, this is quite tricky on the iPhone, so it may take a few tries to get used to it.

1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone.
2. Using two fingers, tap and hold a contact you want to delete.
3. Drag your fingers up or down your list to select more contacts.
4. Release your fingers.
   • To add another contact or contacts to your selection, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Using one finger, long press a selected contact and tap "Delete Contacts".

The use of two fingers for selection is not common on iPhones, so most users do not know that this is how to delete multiple contacts.

This method can be quite temperamental and works only on iOS16 and higher. So, if you have trouble selecting multiple contacts on your iPhone, you can try Contact Transfer instead. This app makes it easy to delete, edit, and transfer contacts between iPhone, Android, and PC—all from your computer with just a few clicks.