"My wife plugged her Google account into my phone and I now have 100k contacts, many of them are duplicated, not sure how ... each person is showing on my phone like 10-20 times... I tried using Apps to "remove duplicated contacts" but none are working, at best they can remove 100 contacts ... I need them to remove maybe 70,000.... Is there an easy way of doing it, please?"
- From Reddit
Sometimes you will find duplicate contacts on your Android phone. When you sync the Google/Outlook/SIM card contacts to your Android phone or factory reset your device, it may save the same contacts multiple times in Android. Usually, this will not cause you much trouble. But when you are trying to send mass messages or make a multi-party call, it will be difficult for you to filter out different contacts. So, what should we do then?
Well, you can merge the duplicate contacts in the Android phone manually. However, how to remove duplicate contacts in Android intelligently if hundreds of contacts exist in your phone? Don't fret. You will find the best solution in this article.
Nowadays, many pre-installed Contacts apps on Android come with the merging feature. If your Android phone is relatively new, you can merge Android contacts via the default Contacts app.
How to delete duplicate contacts on an Android phone via the Contacts app?
Step 1. On your Android phone, open the Contacts app and click the "Menu" or "More" or the "three dots" icon at the upper-right corner.
Step 2. Select "Manage Contacts" > tap "Merge contacts" > click "All" > hit "Merge". It will automatically merge the duplicate contacts in the Android phone.
If you have ever enabled contacts syncing to your Google account, you may also have duplicate contacts in Gmail. In this case, you may wonder how to merge contacts in Google Contacts. Well, you can easily do it on a computer.
Here's how to merge contacts in Gmail.
Step 1. On your computer, visit contacts.google.com and sign in with the same Gmail account you use to sync contacts.
Step 2. Click "Merge & fix" on the left menu.
Step 3. You will see the duplicate listings, select the contacts you want to merge, and tap "Merge" or hit "Merge all". When the merging process is complete, you can freely use or manage your Gmail account contacts.
If you wish to find an easy-to-use app that allows you to precisely preview and delete duplicate contacts in your Android phone, you can give Coolmuster Android Assistant a try. Unlike other duplicate contact removers, it displays all the detailed information of contacts on the interface for you to preview and select, including the contact name, number, group, nationality, address, emails, etc.
Also, it lets you create, modify, import, and export the contacts on your Android device with ease.
Key features:
How to remove duplicate contacts from Android phones in batches?
01After downloading and installing the app on your computer, launch it.
02Use a USB cable to connect the Android to your PC. When the program recognizes your device, you will see the Android information on the interface.
03Click the "Contacts" tab from the left panel, and you will see all contacts listed on the screen. Preview the contact details and tick the contact duplicates. Next, tap the "Delete" button on the top menu to start removing them.
Want to see how it's done in action? Watch the video tutorial here:
No matter how long the contact list is, you can always figure out how to remove duplicate contacts in an Android phone with the above three simple methods. To safely and precisely delete the duplicate contacts, we recommend you try Coolmuster Android Assistant. With this powerful software, you can easily preview the contact details and ensure that you do not remove the wrong ones.
Of course, you can also choose the other two ways if you don't mind the slowness and network-consuming operation. Finally, you can contact us anytime you want by leaving a comment below or sending us an email at support@coolmuster.com.
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