delete a contact from WhatsApp
WhatsApp uses the phone’s phonebook to create contact lists . As a result, if you delete a contact from the WhatsApp list , that contact’s profile and number will be completely deleted from the phone .
To delete a contact, or just through WhatsApp to do it now or directly from the phone.
Note that the way to delete a contact from within WhatsApp is slightly different between Android and iPhone phones.
How to delete WhatsApp contacts in Android
Open WhatsApp . Go to the Contacts tab.
Find and select the contact you want to delete .
Tap the contact name at the top of the page , or tap the menu (three vertical dots icon) and select “View Contact”.
On the Contact Info page, go to Menu> View in address book.
Click the Edit icon.
Touch the three dot icon. Tap Delete, which looks like a trash can, and then select OK.
After touching OK, your contact will be deleted from WhatsApp and as a result, the phone .
How to delete WhatsApp contacts on iPhone
Open WhatsApp on your iPhone and go to Contacts.
Select any contact you want to delete and click Edit.
In the Edit section, scroll to the bottom of the page, find the Delete option, and select it to delete the contact you want from your WhatsApp account .
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