Why Are My Contacts Doubled on My Android?
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Sometimes your phone creates two or more than two copies of a single contact. This mostly happens when you factory reset a device and sync contacts or change SIM and accidentally sync all contacts.

How do I get rid of duplicate contacts on my Android phone?

Merge duplicates

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Contacts app .
  2. At the top left, tap Menu Suggestions.
  3. Tap Clean up duplicates. If you don’t see this, you don’t have any contacts that can be merged. …
  4. Optional: If you’d rather choose which contacts to merge: Open your device’s Contacts app .

Why do my contacts show up twice?

It’s likely that your contacts list is connected to your iCloud or Google account, depending on the platform you’re using. By logging into your account, either iCloud or Google Contacts, you can delete duplicate contacts here in bulk. Google Contacts has a ‘find duplicates’ option built in so you can quickly clean up.

Chloe Bennett

Chloe Bennett

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