Delete contacts from SIM card - how it works
If you have too many contacts on your SIM card, you can delete them if necessary. We show you how to do this in this practical tip.
Delete SIM contacts - how it works on Android
To delete contacts from the SIM card on your Android smartphone, do the following:
- First switch to the phone book.
- Tap on the menu button there and select "Displayed contacts".
- Just select the SIM card and confirm it. You will now only see the SIM contacts in the phone book.
- Tap the menu button again, and then tap Delete.
- With a tap on "Select all"> "Delete" the contacts were deleted from the SIM card.
Delete SIM contacts on iOS - is that possible?
- iOS automatically saves the contacts on the device.
- Accordingly, there are only contacts provided by the network operator on the SIM card.
- Therefore, you cannot delete the contacts from the SIM card under iOS.
- Try inserting your SIM card into an Android phone and deleting the contacts in the way described above.
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This practical tip is based on Android 5.0.1 and iOS 9.3.2. You can also cut the SIM card yourself. We will show you this in the next practical tip.