What are read-only contacts and how can I delete them?

Read-only contacts are contacts that are saved by third-party applications such as WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, etc. These contacts are typically saved temporarily on the device’s storage and appear in your liên hệ list.

Unfortunately, you can not delete these read-only contacts directly, but you can still remove them from your liên hệ list by disabling the sync option in the third-party application or by uninstalling the application itself.

In this article, we will show you how vĩ đại unlink and delete the read-only contacts from your Android phone easily. Follow the methods mentioned below.

1. Unlink the Contact

To delete a read-only liên hệ, you have vĩ đại unlink it first. As long as the liên hệ is linked, it will remain saved on your Contacts. Follow the steps below vĩ đại unlink read-only contacts.

1. Click on the Contacts ứng dụng on your mobile phone.
2. Find the read-only liên hệ that you want vĩ đại delete.
3. Now, click on the 3 dots icon (the More option).

   

4. Then tap on View linked contacts from the drop-down thực đơn.

   

5. Once here, tap on the Unlink option.

   

6. Now that you have unlinked the liên hệ, tap on the tìm kiếm bar and tìm kiếm for the same liên hệ.
7. Finally, tap on the Delete option vĩ đại remove the liên hệ.

If this method didn’t work for you, try the other methods mentioned below.

2. Use Google’s Liên hệ App

You can also delete read-only contacts using the Google Liên hệ ứng dụng. This ứng dụng comes pre-installed on many Android phones. In case you don’t have it installed already, go vĩ đại Play Store and install it. Once it’s installed, you can sign in and sync all your contacts with the ứng dụng. Afterward, deleting read-only liên hệ will be easily possible for you.

1. Go vĩ đại Play Store and installGoogle Contacts.
   

   

2. Sign in with your Google trương mục.
3. In the list of contacts, find the read-only contact you want vĩ đại delete.
4. Now tap the tree dots (More option) in the right corner.

   

5. Then select Delete from the drop-down thực đơn.

   

6. Confirm your action by tapping Move vĩ đại Bin in the pop-up message.

   

7. Now press the ‘Fix và Manage’ section located at the bottom of the Google Contacts ứng dụng.

   

8. Select the option Bin.

   

   Chose the Bin option vĩ đại delete the contact   
9. Press on the liên hệ you just deleted then press Delete Forever.

   

10. Sync your mobile phone contacts and the read-only contacts will be removed from the list.

3. Uninstall the App

As we know, read-only contacts are saved on your phonebook by third-party apps lượt thích WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype, etc. Therefore, deleting the ứng dụng that the read-only liên hệ is linked vĩ đại itself can clean up that read-only liên hệ. In case you no longer need the ứng dụng, you can delete it forever. However, if you use this ứng dụng regularly, you can re-install it, and read-only contacts will no longer be there.