How to Delete Duplicate Contacts on Android

For the longest time, I have been annoyed by the state of my contacts on Android. Between college and work, friends and work, my boss and my suppliers and customers, I had over 800 contacts that were almost impossible to manage. Then I decided to set aside a few hours one day and go through them all. Now that my contact list is as pristine as possible, I still find myself with the odd duplicate every now and then. Is there a thread that I can follow to have my duplicated contacts deleted?

Although you can easily sync contacts to Google account on Android, you can't get duplicate contact deleted automatically on Android. Maybe a better contact manager may help you – Android Contact Transfer, which gives you chance to merge duplicate contacts according the email, phone number or name. First of all, click and download it below.

Android Contact Transfer – merge duplicate contacts smartly

Follow the step-by-step below, you can easily delete all duplicated contacts in Android. You can also add, delete, import or export contacts between Android phone and PC.

Step 1 Connect the Android phone to computer
Use a USB cable to connect your Android phone to computer, then launch Android Contact Transfer. The application should detect your phone's model in seconds.
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Step 2 Scan duplicate contacts in Android
Click the Contacts tab on the left column, you'll see all your contacts in your phone displayed on the main window. Click the De-duplicate on the menu bar. The software will begin to scan all the contacts on your Android phone.

Step 3 Merge and delete the duplicate contacts
When it's completed scanning, the duplicate ones will be listed in the pop-up window. Tick the contacts that you want to merge and choose a merge type. And click Merge Selected. Double check before merging and deleting, be aware not to mis-delete the contacts you want.
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That's it. You can now easily merge and delete the duplicate contacts in Android with Android Contact Transfer. Besides contact management, you can also copy music between Android and computer with it. Just click and download it below!