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Due to the use of multiple SIM cards, failures in backup and synchronization with instant messengers or social networks, duplicate contacts often appear in the phone book that have the same name, number or email. Duplicates take up space, add confusion, and make life difficult.
Fortunately, they're easy to get rid of by removing or merging duplicates. This can be done in different ways. Here are the most popular ones.
How to remove duplicate contacts on Android manually
If there are not very many repetitions, then this will be the easiest. Before that, it is advisable to review the records and make sure that the numbers in them really match.
Go to the Contacts app or dialer and open a duplicate. Click Edit Contact.
Select “Delete” and press the same button again to confirm.
How to delete contacts -duplicates on Android in standard phonebook
The Contacts application, which is part of the OS, will help out when there are a lot of duplicates. It can remove them automatically and save you time.
To clean up, open the standard phone book, go to the menu and select Merge and Fix.
Tap “Merge Contacts” and then press “Merge” to eliminate individual duplicates or “Merge All” to get rid of all at once.
How to remove duplicate contacts on Android using Google Contacts
You can do the same with the web version of Google Contacts from a browser. If you have a computer at hand, it will be even more convenient. If not, it is better to use the previous method.
Follow this link and click “Merge and Fix” in the sidebar.
Next, click “Merge” next to the required duplicates or click “Merge All” to process all existing ones.
How to remove duplicate contacts on Android from the phone book in the manufacturer shell
If you have a smartphone not with pure Android, but with a manufacturer's add-on, then in addition to the standard phone book, the kit will most likely include a branded dialer with the function of removing duplicates.
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Launch the Phone app, switch to the Contacts tab, and open Settings.
Find the item “Combine duplicates” and go to it. Then click “Merge”, select the suggested options from the list and confirm the action.
How to delete duplicate contacts on Android through a special application
The most functional in this plan are apps to remove duplicates. One of the most popular is the free Cleaner, which offers tons of features, including automatic processing, backups, and more.
Install the application from the link below and run it. Go to the “Merge” tab and click the button in the center.
Next, tap “Merge” and confirm the action.
Wait while Cleaner makes a backup copy and processes all found duplicates. Review the results and click Finish. png” alt=”How to remove duplicate contacts on Android” />
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This material was first published in March 2013. In January 2022, we updated the text.
