How to delete a contact

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iOS
WhatsApp recognizes which of your contacts are using WhatsApp by accessing your phone's address book. You can delete a contact from your phone's address book, but you can't delete a contact within WhatsApp.
To delete a contact from your address book:
  1. Go to the Chats tab and tap
    new chat
    .
  2. Tap the contact’s name to open your shared chat.
  3. Tap their name again.
  4. Tap
    more options
    > Edit.
  5. Tap
    more options
    > Delete.
  6. Refresh your WhatsApp contacts:
    • Tap
      new chat
      >
      more options
      > Refresh.
Note:
  • Users aren't notified when you delete them from your address book.
  • If you delete a contact from your address book, your WhatsApp chat history will not be deleted. Learn how to delete a chat.

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