To delete read-only contacts on your Android device, open the Contacts app and tap the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. Then tap “Settings.” Under “General,” tap “Contacts” and under “Contact Options,” tap “Read Only.” Tap the check box next to each contact you want to make read-only and then tap “Delete.
On your iPhone, go to Settings -> General -> Contacts -> and tap on the contact you want to delete. On the bottom of the screen, tap on Delete Contact.
On your iPhone, open the Contacts app. Tap on the person you want to delete and then tap on the three lines in the top left corner of their contact card. Tap on “Delete.
There might be a good reason why you can’t delete a contact on an iPhone that is read-only. Perhaps the person you want to delete is in a group chat or message thread with others, and deleting their contact would disrupt the conversation.
On your Android phone, open the Contacts app. Tap the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. (If you have a 2-line phone, there will be a Menu button and an Edit button on the right side of the screen.) Tap Edit. On the Contact Details screen, tap Change Status. Tap Read Only.
WhatsApp allows you to delete a read-only contact by following these steps:Open WhatsApp and tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the app.Under Contacts, tap on the read-only contact you want to delete.Tap on the three dots in the top right corner of the contact and select Delete from the menu that appears.
To view hidden contacts in read-only mode, follow these steps:Open the Contacts app.Tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen.Select “View Contact Details.”Under “Contact Visibility,” select “Hidden.
To delete a read-only contact on an iPhone, open the Contacts app and select the contact. Tap the three lines in the bottom left corner of the screen and then tap Delete.
To unlink contacts on your iPhone, open the Contacts app and tap the person you want to unlink. Next, tap the three lines in the top-right corner of their contact card and select Remove from My Phone.
If you have an iPhone, your contacts may say “read-only” because you have not updated your contacts in a while. You can update your contacts on your iPhone by going to Settings > Phone > Contacts and then tap “Update.
