How do I remove duplicate contacts 1 Whatsapp and 1 phone number?

[Smayr]

Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

In my contacts I have the same person listed twice, example:

John Smith
John Smith

The first one will be John and his cell phone number

The second one is John's whatsapp contact with no information attached

How do I remove or merge the entries together so that there is only one John Smith in my phone?!

 

[narecum]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

Hello. I have the same problem... i just bought an samsung s6 edge.. if i write to "John Smith" on whatsapp and then if i go to "Contacts", i have two Jhon Smith... one which is his number and then, the dublicate one which is the whatsapp contact ...
How do i merge these together? and then when i click on "John Smith" to see his number and whatsapp together?
Thx a lot and sorry for bad english.

 

[ironass]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

Contacts > Menu (3 dots) > Settings > Contacts > Contacts to display

or

Contacts > Menu (3 dots) > Manage similar contacts

 

[narecum]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

At "Contacts to display" i already have selected "All Contacts" but nothing happens... i still have duplicate names at contacts that are using whatsapp

I didn't find "Manage similar contacts"... Maybe this option is only at Samsung S5? ... im using S6 edge

 

[Tritonemusic]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

Maybe this option is only at Samsung S5? ... im using S6 edge

Why not post in the S6 Edge forum? This is the S5 forum.

 

[ironass]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

At "Contacts to display" i already have selected "All Contacts" but nothing happens... i still have duplicate names at contacts that are using whatsapp

It is precisely because you are selecting, "ALL CONTACTS", that it is displaying all of your contacts, including Whatsapp!!!

Try selecting, say, gmail saved contacts or select Custom Contacts to show which ones you want displayed.

 

[narecum]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

Thx a lot. I chose "Device" and it works.. thx again

 

[YossiN]

the answer of "filter" only gmail contacts is still only half solution:
when I go to search and give "smith" it still shows both contacts
so still having the same problem

other ideas?
is there external app the knows to "merge" the records?

thanks

 

[anilvemula2007]

Re: Duplicate contacts 1 whatsapp and 1 phone number

Hi all

Iam using Note 2. Even iam facing the same problem of muntiple lists for every contact... like contacts and whats app and telegram and so on..

Pls any one help.
Tnx...

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[YossiN]

I found, in the market contacts app that "know" to merge the duplicates into one. Maybe this will help:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...etails?id=com.simpler.contacts&token=e_Mp9Ryh