in iOS 26 the function to delete a contact from phone book has disappeared. Is this a bug or am I just not seeing it?
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Original Title: How to delete saved contact
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26
I was having the same issue. When searching for a contact by name then opening the contact, and pressing edit, the option to delete was mysteriously absent.
I found a solution. Instead of using the search feature to find the contact, I scrolled down and found the contact alphabetically. Then when clicking the contact, then edit, the option to delete contact was back where expected at the bottom of the screen in red.
It seems like a bug that it is not there when searching for the contact. These days we are all overloaded with contacts to the point that most everyone searches instead of scrolling through long contact lists. I hope this gets fixed.
For now, I hope the workaround helps.
Hmm...I don't' have an "edit" on the top right. This seems to have disappeared with my iOS 26 update. None of the clickable fields (name, phone, share contact, or mark as unknown) allow me to delete the contact.
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That's a clever solution; however, not one that will work for me. I added this contact after installing iOS 26, and it's not in the list when I scroll. I can only find it by searching, and from my call history and text thread.
Thank you for the detailed instructions and photo! I confirmed that mine is set to "allow". Also, it's just this one contact, which I added after updating to iOS 26 (all of my other contacts were pre-iOS 26 and I can delete them).
I cannot delete a contact either. The only solution I have found is by clicking edit on the contact and deleting the name and all the info. Then I'm stuck on that contact until I reboot. Not a great way to go . This is a serious bug.
Can apple engineers put a simple swipe left in a contact to select a “Delete” red button under a contact name rather than selecting a contact Edit scroll down delete.
by then my croissant will be cold 😎
vinzchia wrote:
Can apple engineers put a simple swipe left in a contact to select a “Delete” red button under a contact name rather than selecting a contact Edit scroll down delete.
by then my croissant will be cold 😎
This is a user to user only forum. We can't speak for what Apple Engineers can or can't do here. What you're asking for isn't a current feature. If it's something you'd like Apple to consider, you can give them feedback here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
I would imagine Apple can do whatever Apple wants to do. But I suspect they want to avoid people accidentally deleting contacts and have made the deletion of contacts something which takes some effort and forethought.
I am unable to edit my contacts, too. There is no delete button and I am also stuck on my contact and I must reboot my phone to get out of my contact list. There are a host of other problems with this update.
I have the same issue on my iPhone 16 iOS 26.1.
I created a new contact through the Phone app using a phone number and now I have an annoying duplicate in my Contacts app that I cannot delete!
I tried creating a new contact for this business using the Contacts app with a different name but the corrupted duplicate simply mimics my new entry somehow! 😤
If I try deleting the corrupted duplicate, it just erases my new entry!
Definitely going to avoid creating new contacts using the Phone app from now on! 😕💯
FYI…proper cards in the Contact app can easily be deleted by holding your finger down on the name to activate options. Deleting is simple. The corrupted duplicate has no options available.
I too am having a problem. I can’t scroll down to the bottom where it says delete contact it’s gone. This iOS 26 is a nightmare. Oh my goodness I even lost my calendar when my system didn’t update.
Thanks AdeLoy. I was having trouble with the delete function too.
Thanks
How can I delete contacts on IOS26
Thank you!
Proper Contacts app card…
Corrupted Contacts app card…
How can I delete saved contacts in iPhone with iOS 26?
