How to remove contacts from Vatsap: instructions

So, you decided to put things in order in your messenger and delete contacts from Vatsap, correspondence, or some separate messages. But to decide is one thing, but to make is completely different. And some have certain problems with this matter.

From our article you will learn how to remove contacts from Vatsap and make it as painless as possible for both the mobile gadget and the user himself. Let's go through the main stages of this procedure, and also consider the reverse action - restoring contacts if something suddenly went wrong. As experimental, we take the two most popular OS - iOS and Android.

How to remove contacts from WhatsApp on iOS?

Before starting the procedure, you should close running background applications, especially if among them there are utilities responsible for calls, short messages and the phone book. Such programs may interfere with the removal of contacts from Vatsap by imposing their prohibitions.

Removal Procedure:

1. Open the messenger by tapping on its icon.
2. In the program itself, go to the "Contacts" menu item.
3. Find the subscriber you need in the list.
4. At the top of the interface, click on the "Change" button.
5. In the window that appears, at the bottom, the "Delete Contact" button will appear.
6. In the next window, a warning appears that the contact and all existing correspondence will be deleted.
7. Click “OK” and wait for the procedure to complete.

If it’s not enough for you to remove a contact from Vatsap and you want to become “invisible” for this user, you should go to the chat section and deactivate the “Online Status” mode.

Android platform

It is also necessary to disable all background applications that are somehow connected with calls, short messages and the phone book. Some users mistakenly believe that in order to delete contacts from the messenger, you must obtain administrator rights. In "Vatsap" this is not necessary and does not affect this procedure.

Delete contacts:

1. Launch the application and make sure that you are logged in to your account.
2. In the upper right part of the interface, select "Contacts".
3. From the list presented, tap on the subscriber whom you want to delete.
4. In the window that appears, click on the contact profile at the top again.
5. In the drop-down menu, select "Open in the phone book."
6. Then enable the context menu and select the “Delete” line in the list.
7. Accept the warning by pressing the OK button.

If you don’t want your subscribers to see your presence on the network, you can enable the “Airplane” function in the settings or restrict the Vatsap’s Internet access in the menu.

How to recover deleted contacts in Vatsap?

All of the above steps delete information only from your mobile gadget. But all data can be restored from backup. The latter are stored on the messenger servers. The application makes a full backup once a day. So you have 24 hours after deletion to restore information.

To reanimate contacts and correspondence, it is enough to remove the messenger through the application manager and reinstall it. During installation, the program will ask the question: “Do you want to restore information from a previously created copy?”. By agreeing, you will reanimate all deleted data.