Windows Phone: delete contacts - how it works
This guide explains how to delete contacts from your address book on Windows Phone.
Delete contacts from Windows Phone
Regardless of whether it is saved on the SIM card or locally on the smartphone: With Windows Phone, you can delete contacts regardless of the storage location in the same way.
- Open your address book. You can find it in the list of all applications under "Contacts".
- Now find a contact you want to remove. Tap and hold the appropriate contact for about a second.
- Now a context menu appears in which you can remove the contact from your address book by clicking "Delete".
Note on deleting contacts on Windows Phone
Please note that contacts may come from an account and then also disappear from their contact list (see picture). This is the case, for example, if you have synchronized your Gmail account with Windows Phone.
