How to add, edit, or delete a contact

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You can add new contacts and share, edit, or delete your existing contacts in WhatsApp on your mobile device.
You can add new contacts and share, edit, or delete your existing contacts in WhatsApp on your mobile device.

Add a contact

You can add a contact with a new chat, save someone’s number from a chat, or add contacts from a group.
If you have contact permissions and WhatsApp contacts turned on, you can choose which contacts on WhatsApp sync to your phone.
To check your contact permissions, go to your phone’s Settings and tap Apps > WhatsApp > Permissions > Contacts.

Add a contact with a new chat

  1. Tap Chats >
    new chat
    > New contact.
  2. Enter contact details and tap Save.
    • To sync contact your phone's address book, tap Sync contact to phone.

Add a contact from an existing chat

  1. Tap Chats.
  2. Tap the chat with your contact.
    • You will see their phone number instead of their name.
  3. Tap
    more
    > Add to contacts > Create new contact.
  4. Enter their details and tap Save.
    • To sync contact your phone's address book, tap Sync contact to phone.

Add a contact from groups

  1. Open the group.
  2. Next to one of their messages, tap their profile photo.
  3. Tap Save.
  4. Enter their details and tap Save.
    • To sync contact your phone's address book, tap Sync contact to phone.

Edit a contact

  1. Tap the search bar and enter their name.
  2. Tap the contact.
  3. Tap
    more
    > View contact >
    more
    > Edit.
  4. Tap Save.
    • To sync contact your phone's address book, tap Sync contact to phone.
Note: WhatsApp users choose their own profile photo. If a contact didn't set a profile photo, you can’t add one for that contact.

Share a contact in chats

  1. Open the individual or group chat.
  2. Tap
    attach
    > Contact.
  3. Select the contact.
  4. Tap
    new chat arrow
    >
    send
    .
The recipient can add the contact to their address book or message them directly from the message.

Delete a contact

  1. Go to the Chats tab.
  2. Tap
    new chat
    .
  3. Tap the name of the contact you’d like to delete.
  4. Tap the contact’s name at the top.
  5. Tap
    more options
    > Edit >
    more options
    > Delete.
    • Note: If you’ve synced this contact to your phone by turning WhatsApp contacts on, it will be deleted from WhatsApp and from your phone’s address book.
    • Deleting a contact won't delete the chat history you have with them. You can learn how to delete a chat in this article.

Delete a blocked contact

  1. Open the chat with the contact in the chatlist.
  2. Tap
    more
    > Edit.
  3. Tap
    more
    > Delete contact.
Alternatively,
  1. Go to your WhatsApp Settings.
  2. Tap Privacy > Contacts > Blocked contacts.
  3. Tap their profile photo >
    more
  4. Tap
    more
    > Edit
  5. Tap
    more
    > Delete

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