Delete WhatsApp contact that is not in the agenda

The process to delete a contact on WhatsApp is easy to do, but it may take you don’t know the steps you should apply on your phone.

Therefore, in this article we will explain how to delete a contact that is not on WhatsApp or that you have added to your contact book.

On Android

This is the procedure you have to follow to delete a WhatsApp contact on Android:

1. Enter WhatsApp and press the icon “New chat”.
2. Search and click on the contact that you want to delete.
3. Click on their name at the top of the chat.
4. Press the three vertical dots from the upper right corner.
5. Choose “View in contact book”.
6. Depending on the model and version of Android, this step may vary. In this case, press the three vertical dots.
7. Choose “Delete”.
8. Enter WhatsApp again, press the new chat icon again and press the three dots in the upper right corner.
9. Choose “Update”. You will see that the contact will no longer be on the list.

Note: If you have a number added to your phonebook, but the contact is not reflected in WhatsApp and you want to delete it, you can use this same procedure.

On iPhone

The steps to follow to delete a WhatsApp contact on iOS are as follows:

1. Open WhatsApp and go to “Chats”.
2. Press “New chat” and search for the contact you want to delete.
3. Tap the contact name on top.
4. Choose “Edit”. Swipe the screen and choose “Delete contact”.

Delete the chat of the non-added contact

The numbers that they write to you on WhatsApp are not stored in your contacts unless you add them. Therefore, this is the process you must follow to delete the chat of the contact that you have not added to WhatsApp:

1. Open WhatsApp and look for the number in the chat.
2. Long press chat. Press the delete icon.
3. Press “Eliminate”.

In conclusion, it is easy to delete a contact from the WhatsApp agenda. If you do not have it added to your contacts, you must follow the process indicated and then delete the chat from your history.