Wanting to reorganize your Echo is a good thing, we always have more data there so being a little rigorous doesn't hurt. In any case, whether you want to sell your mobile phone or just get off to a good start, sorting your phonebook is not a very complicated operation, however you are not necessarily aware of how it happens.
In this article, we will explain to you how to remove all contacts from your Echo. We will first show you the situations in which it makes sense to do this, then, how to erase all the contacts from your mobile phone, first from the memory of the mobile phone, then those synchronized by your Google account.
In which situations can it be interesting to delete all the contacts from your Echo?
We start this guide by quickly seeing the advantages of removing all of the contacts from an Echo. In most cases, it is when you change your mobile phone that you need to clean it, in the event that you want to sell your Echo, pass it on to a loved one ... We advise you to delete all your data, whether you want to be sure to preserve your privacy, or just want to leave a clean mobile phone for its next owner The last scenario in which you may need to erase all the numbers stored on your Echo is in the event that you have just purchased a mobile phone in which there is still data from the previous owner.
How to delete all contacts from my Echo?
It's time to learn the different alternatives for delete all contacts from your Echo. As we told you briefly in the introduction, there can be several types of contacts saved on your phone. You can first have contacts that are stored either on your SIM card or in the memory of the mobile phone. And these are therefore contacts stored directly in physical on your Echo, or the second option is to have contacts that are synchronized via your Google account .
In the event that you wish to understand how to delete only one or more contacts from your Echo you can read our guide.
How to delete all the contacts from his Echo saved on the smartphone?
So we start our tutorial by learning the procedure for delete all of your Echo's contacts that are stored in your phone's memory. The procedure is quite simple and you will be able to empty the directory of your Echo very simply. Follow the few instructions below to accomplish it:
- Open the "Phone" application on your Echo
- Slide the screen to the left to get to the tab "Contacts"
- Click on the three small vertical dots at the top right
- Then click on "Remove"
- Check the button " All " to select all your contacts
- To validate the operation, press the button at the bottom of the screen " Remove "
How to delete all contacts from my Echo synchronized by Google?
Second possibility, it is possible to desynchronize all the contacts from your Google account to your Echo. These are actually contacts that you saved from your previous cell phones to your Android account. These sync automatically the moment you link your Google account to your Echo. To erase them all at once, follow the few instructions below:
- Go to the "Settings" of your Echo
- Go to the "Accounts and backup" menu
- Then in the "Accounts" tab, find the email address linked to your Google account and click on it
- Go to "Account Synchronization" and deselect "Contacts" to delete all of your Google contacts on your Echo
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become an Echo master, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Echo.