
Then either hit the delete key on your keyboard, or click the settings button on the lower left and pick delete. Select the contacts you want to delete, holding down the Control button to select more than one at a time. Log into the iCloud website, then click on Contacts. The first method is through iCloud, assuming you sync your iOS device with Apple's cloud service in the first place.

But there's an easier way than going one by one through the contacts on your phone. In the current version of iOS, there's unfortunately no simple way to swipe and delete a bunch of contacts at once. Let's face it, you probably don't need your old Intro to Chemistry study buddy's cell number in your phone anymore.or the digits of that guy you did Jäger bombs with six months ago (Didn't you walk home with one shoe that night?).
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And while you may remember to clear your homescreen of the apps you haven't touched in six months, or archive those emails for inbox zero, there's one part of your digital life you may neglect to prune: your contacts list. No, not time for your annual physical, although that's probably a good idea too.
