3 Best Easy Ways to Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts on Android smartphone

Keep your contact list neat and organised using these 3 easy techniques.

Jul 9, 2022

Last Updated On: Jul 9, 2022

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Best 3 Easy Ways to Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts on Android smartphone

If you’ve been using your smartphone for a long period of time, chances are you’ve got several duplicate contacts on your phone. Duplicate contacts are created by importing contacts from different sources, improper syncing, or manually entering a contact more than once. Today, we bring you the 3 best easy ways to merge or remove duplicate contacts on an Android smartphone.

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Use your default Contacts app to merge duplicate contacts

Step 1: Go to Contacts on your phone.

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Step 2: Press the three dots on the top right corner of your screen and select ‘Manage Contacts’.

Press the three dots on the top right corner of your screen and select ‘Manage Contacts’.

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Step 3: Select ‘Merge Contacts’.

Select ‘Merge Contacts’.

Step 4: Select the duplicate contacts you want to merge either individually or all at once.

Step 5: Select ‘Merge’.

Select ‘Merge’.

Your duplicate contacts will be merged.

Use your default Contacts app to remove duplicate contacts

Step 1: Go to Contacts on your phone.

Step 2: Press the three dots on the top right corner of your screen and select ‘Manage Contacts’.

Press the three dots on the top right corner of your screen and select ‘Manage Contacts’.

Step 3: Select ‘Delete Duplicate Contacts’.

Select ‘Delete Duplicate Contacts’.

Step 4: Press ‘Delete’ at the bottom of your screen. The duplicate contacts will be deleted.

Press ‘Delete’ at the bottom of your screen. The duplicate contacts will be deleted.

Use Google Contacts to merge or remove duplicate contacts from your phone

Step 1: Install and open Google Contacts on your phone.

Step 2: Select ‘Fix and Manage’ at the bottom of your screen.

Select ‘Fix and Manage’ at the bottom of your screen.

Step 3: Select ‘Merge and Fix’.

Select ‘Merge and Fix’.

Step 4: Select ‘Merge Duplicates’.

Select ‘Merge Duplicates’.

Step 5: Select the duplicate contacts you want to merge or merge all at once.

Select the duplicate contacts you want to merge or merge all at once.

Bonus Tip:

You can use third-party apps from Google Play Store to merge any duplicate contacts on your phone. Apps like Cleaner – Merge Duplicate Contacts are specialised to merge duplicate contacts and remove unnecessary contacts from your phone.

So, this is how you Merge or Remove Duplicate Contacts on your Android smartphone. If there are other apps you find useful in managing your contacts, let us know in the comments section below.

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