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In this article, we will talk about how to delete read only contacts on Android. Many android users, especially Tecno, Infinix, and itel users, sometimes face challenges deleting their saved contacts. Some users delete their contact all right but later realize it still appears in their contact list others too can not delete it all; they are prompted with an error that reads, “This contact is read-only. It cannot be deleted, but you can hide it.”. The prompt gives an alternate way to hide, but in our case, we want to get rid of it; we do not need it again. The reason why you can not delete a contact from your phone is because of many reasons; one is because it is linked to an application on your phone, another cause is it has been synchronized to google contacts, or the contact was added through a third third-party on your phone.
How to Delete Read-Only Contacts from Your Android Phone – Online MethodFollow the steps to delete read-only contacts from your android phone using Google’s online contact platform. To do this, you need to be connected to the internet.
How to delete read only contacts from your Android using an offline method.The first method is that using an internet connection is very effective; however, not everyone will get access to the internet and at times have to do that offline. This guide will show you how to delete this number by linking any third-party application connected to the contact.
Now you have successfully deleted the undeletable read only contact from your android device by using any of our two methods. You can also try both together if one doesn’t work. How do I permanently delete read only contacts?How To Delete Read-Only Contacts On Android 9 “Pie” and Android 8 “Oreo”. Open the Contacts app on your device.. Choose the read-only contact you wish to delete from your phone.. Open the menu.. Tap on View Linked contacts.. Tap on Unlink and then confirm your decision by a tap on Unlink.. Tap on the contacts you wish to delete.. Why can't I delete read only contacts?These contacts are automatically created by such apps and they may or may not show up in your contacts list. If you want to delete the read only contact, you have to either delete the main contact (not the linked one) or you have to uninstall the app.
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