How Do I Permanently Delete Contacts from My Android?
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Why do deleted contacts keep coming back?

If you have the phone ‘synced’ to a google account, then your contacts are being backed up there. So when you delete them on the phone, it is readding them from the synced data. You would have to delete the contacts in that account (or whatever online account saved to) as well to stop this.

How do I delete synced contacts from Google?

Contacts saved to your Google Account will sync with Google Contacts and all your Android devices.
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Delete contacts

  1. Go to Google Contacts.
  2. Select one of the following: A single contact: Check the box next to the contact name. …
  3. At the top, click More Delete. Delete.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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