If you have a phone with a read-only memory, deleting contact data can be a quick and easy way to free up space on your phone. To delete a read-only contact, follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app and tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select “Delete account.”
- Type in the contact’s name and password and press OK.
- The contact will be deleted from your phone and will no longer be able to be contacted.
Select All Related Contacts from the dropdown menu. selecting a single contact opens its linked contacts and allows you to select other names or numbers for that contact. After selecting additional names or phone numbers, tap on Unlink in the upper right corner of the screen. Select Delete Contact from the dropdown menu after tapping Unlink. Conf
If you want to delete the read-only contact, you must either delete the primary contact (not the linked one) or uninstall the software. You may try merging your contacts in order to get rid of them because they appear as duplicates.
Open the contact by tapping it and then touching it. Select > Edit to access this menu option. Check the boxes for Additional information and Social activity if they aren’t already checked.
Simply said, a read-only contact is one that was imported to your phone by an app. That implies you didn’t manually add this person yourself. For example, they might have been added by WhatsApp or Skype or Messenger, or other communications programs.
Open the Hangouts app on your Android phone or tablet. Tap Add at the bottom right. Choose New Conversation from the drop-down menu. Find the person you want to hide. After holding their name, tap Hide Contact.
