Deleting WhatsApp contacts that are not on the agenda is something more frequent than it seems. This occurs because, while using the application, the numbers that are often used only once are recorded, keeping only the mobile number. What over time becomes an almost infinite telephone directory. Therefore, you need to debug and keep only the important people , like friends and family.
Deleting WhatsApp contacts that are not on the agenda is something more frequent than it seems. This occurs because, while using the application, the numbers that are often used only once are recorded, keeping only the mobile number. What over time becomes an almost infinite telephone directory. Therefore, you need to debug and keep only the important people , like friends and family.
Fortunately, there are fairly simple methods to do this, for which it is enough to access the contact list from the WhatsApp application . These alternatives will allow you to delete both registered contacts and those not in the address book . Best of all, its application takes no more than a couple of minutes and applies to all devices compatible with the messaging app.
Delete unregistered contacts
To delete contacts that are not registered or that appear only with the phone number in the WhatsApp address book, you must follow these steps:
- Log in to WhatsApp.
- Search the contact list of the app for the contact you want to delete and start a new conversation with him or her.
- Click on the three dots icon located in the upper right corner.
- Select ” View Contact “.
- Click the three dots icon again .
- Now select ” View in address book “.
- Click on ” Menu “.
- Select ” Delete Contact ” and confirm your decision if necessary.
- Update your WhatsApp address book by clicking on the icon with the three dots and selecting the corresponding option.
It is so simple to delete any unknown contact or one that is not correctly registered on WhatsApp. Please note that the options or titles within the device menu may change depending on your mobile (it does not apply to WhatsApp, as the app options are the same on any mobile device ).
Delete registered contacts
In case you want to delete a contact registered in your WhatsApp address book , you will need to follow the instructions below:
- Open WhatsApp on your phone.
- Start a new chat or open an existing one with the person you want to permanently delete from your WhatsApp contact list.
- Click on the ” More ” icon (the three vertical dots in the upper right corner).
- Select ” View Contact “.
- Once in the person’s profile, click on the three vertical dots .
- Now select ” View in address book “.
- Click on ” Menu “.
- Note : This option may appear under the three dots icon.
- Select ” Delete Contact ” and confirm your decision if necessary
Finally, go back to WhatsApp and update the address book to verify that the number in question has disappeared. To do this you can click on the three vertical dots icon and select the corresponding option.
Reasons why unknown contacts appear on WhatsApp
The reasons why unknown contacts appear or that you have never registered on your mobile phone may be different, but the most common are the following:
- Accounts synced on device : If someone else has registered a different account on your device and activated the “Sync contacts” option, it is very likely that their entire WhatsApp calendar is mixed with yours. This is something you can easily fix by turning off this sync or deleting the email registered in the “Accounts” section of the phone.
- Second-hand equipment : When buying second-hand phones that have not been reset to factory settings, you may find some unknown contacts on WhatsApp. You just have to reset the device or manually delete the calendar to fix it.
- Badly registered contacts : if for some reason you have not completed the registration of a contact on the phone correctly, it will only appear with the mobile number in the WhatsApp calendar. You simply have to modify it to fix the problem.
