Seeking to reorganize your Samsung Galaxy S8 is a good idea, we always store more files there so being a little rigorous is a good thing. Either way, whether you want to sell your phone or just want to get started again, sorting through your phonebook isn't a very complicated task, but you might not be aware of how it works.
Today, we are going to detail you how to delete all contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8. We will first reveal to you the situations in which it is advisable to perform it, then, how to erase all the contacts from your phone, first on the phone memory, then those synchronized by your google account.
In which situations can it be interesting to delete all contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8?
We start this tutorial by quickly seeing the advantages of deleting all contacts from a Samsung Galaxy S8. In most cases it is when you change your phone that you will have to clean it, if you ever want to sell your Samsung Galaxy S8, pass it on to a friend of yours ... We advise you to delete all your data, either to be sure to preserve your privacy, or quite simply to leave a clean phone for its next owner The last scenario in which you may need to erase all the numbers saved on your Samsung Galaxy S8 is if you ever just got a phone in which there are still files from the previous owner.
How to delete all contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8?
It's time to learn the different techniques for delete all contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8. As we told you briefly in the introduction, there can be various types of contacts saved on your smartphone. You can first have contacts that are saved either on your SIM card or in the phone memory. And these are in fact contacts saved directly in physical on your Samsung Galaxy S8, or the second option is to have contacts that are synchronized through your Google account .
In the event that you want to understand how to delete only one or more contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8 feel free to take a look at our guide.
How to delete all contacts from his Samsung Galaxy S8 saved on the smartphone?
We start our tutorial by discovering the technique for delete all contacts from your Samsung Galaxy S8 which are saved on your smartphone's memory. The technique is quite simple and you will have the possibility to empty the phone book of your Samsung Galaxy S8 very simply. Apply the few guidelines below to accomplish it:
- Open the "Phone" application of your Samsung Galaxy S8
- 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 of your contacts
- To confirm the process press the button at the bottom of the screen " Remove "
How to erase all contacts from his Samsung Galaxy S8 synchronized by Google?
Second possibility, it is possible to desynchronize all the contacts from your Google account to your Samsung Galaxy S8. These are actually contacts that you saved from your previous cell phones to your Android account. These synchronize automatically the moment you link your Google account to your Samsung Galaxy S8. To erase them all at once, apply the few instructions below:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy S8
- 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 Samsung Galaxy S8
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