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Xiaomi: Delete a Contact from Calls and Messages

Contacts opened from Calls or Messages on a Xiaomi phone are the same entries stored in the Contacts app, so removing one wipes it out everywhere at once. Syncing with your Google Account does not stop the local delete from going through, and once it is confirmed there is no built-in way to bring the entry back.

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Delete a Contact auf Xiaomi

A contact reached from Calls or Messages on a Xiaomi phone is not a separate copy. It is the same entry stored in the Contacts app, so deleting it there removes the number from calls, messages, and the contact list in one step.

What happens when you delete a contact

MIUI treats this as a permanent local action. Even if the contact was originally synced from your Google Account, the phone still lets you remove it, and the deletion cannot be undone from the device afterward. If you might need the number again, save it in your Google Contacts app before removing it here.

Steps to delete a contact

Open Tap on Contacts and go to Choose a Contact to select the entry you want to remove. Inside the contact, use Open the Menu to reveal the available actions, then select Tap on Delete. A confirmation prompt appears, and you confirm with Tap on Delete again to complete the removal.

Once confirmed, the contact disappears from Calls, Messages, and the Contacts app at the same time.

Frequently asked questions

The delete action described here removes the contact locally on the phone, even when that same entry is stored in your Google Account. Because the change cannot be reversed from the device, back the number up in your Google Contacts app first if you are unsure.

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Android 11 · MIUI

Xiaomi A1Xiaomi Black Shark 2 ProXiaomi Mi 10 5GXiaomi Mi 10 LiteXiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 8Xiaomi Mi 8 ProXiaomi Mi 9Xiaomi Mi 9 LiteXiaomi Mi 9 ProXiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 9 SEXiaomi Mi 9TXiaomi Mi 9T ProXiaomi Mi Max 2Xiaomi Mi MIX 3Xiaomi Mi Note 10Xiaomi Mi Note 10 LiteXiaomi Mi Note 10 ProXiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Pad 3Xiaomi Mi PlayXiaomi Mi5s PlusXiaomi Poco F2 ProXiaomi Redmi 1SXiaomi Redmi 3SXiaomi Redmi 4 PrimeXiaomi Redmi 4 ProXiaomi Redmi 4aXiaomi Redmi 4XXiaomi Redmi 5AXiaomi Redmi 6AXiaomi Redmi 8Xiaomi Redmi 8AXiaomi Redmi 9Xiaomi Redmi 9AXiaomi Redmi K20 Pro PremiumXiaomi Redmi K30Xiaomi Redmi K30 ProXiaomi Redmi K30 Pro ZoomXiaomi Redmi Note 8Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 8TXiaomi Redmi Note 9Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro MaxXiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Y3

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