How to completely remove contact with Xiaomi Redmi 10: all ways + problem solving

Removing contacts on Xiaomi Redmi 10 smartphones only seems to be a simple task – in practice, users are faced with the nuances of synchronization, duplicates after importing from the company. SIM-Maps or problems when deleting through a Google account.This article covers all relevant methods, from basic deleting through the Contacts app to cleaning through the MIUI Cloud and ADB (We'll also look at why remote contacts sometimes come back and how to avoid them.

Feature Redmi 10 (Models 2021, 2022, Redmi 10 Prime and Redmi) 10C) — Hybrid contact storage system where data can be duplicated between the on-line memory, Google account and SIM-If you just click "Delete" in the phone book, the contact can stay in one of these stores and the Later will reappear after synchronization. So it's important to understand which source is "primary" to your contact - this determines the method of deletion.

In this instruction you will find:

• 📱 Standard ways to delete through the application Contacts and Settings.
• ☁️ How to delete contacts synced with Google or Mi Account.
• 📶 Clearing contacts with SIM-maps (including nuances with dual-SIM models).
• 🔧 Problem Solving: Why Contacts Return, How to Delete Several at Once, What to Do When Synchronization Errors Are Unseen.

1. Delete contact through the standard “Contacts” application

The most obvious way is to use the built-in Contacts app (an icon with a person’s silhouette on a green background), which is suitable for contacts stored locally on the device or linked to a Google account, but does not always work for users. SIM-map.

Instructions:

1. Open the Contacts app (if it isn’t on the home screen, search through App Search).
2. Find the right contact through the search bar or scroll through the list.
3. Tap the contact to open his card.
4. Press three points (⋮) in the upper right corner and select Remove.
5. Confirm the action in the pop-up window.

If the Remove button is inactive or not, it means that the contact is synced with Google or Mi Account, in which case you need to delete it through the appropriate account (see the following sections).

Contact is not tied to important services (bank, work)

Backup made (export to VCF)

Synchronization with the cloud is checked

Only the necessary contact is removed (no duplicates)-->

2. Delete contacts through Google account

If your contacts are synced with Google (as seen by the G icon next to the name in the Contacts app), deleting them via your phone may not work — they will recover the next time you sync them, and to delete them forever, you need to go to Google Contacts.

Ways:

• 🌐 Browser: Go to contacts.google.com. Sign in with the same account you have on your phone. Find a contact, tick next to you, and click on the basket icon (🗑️).

Through the “Contacts” app on the phone

1. Open contact. → ⋮ → View on the account.
2. The system will redirect you to Google Contacts, where you can delete the entry.

⚠️ Attention: Deleted Google Contacts records go to the cart and are stored there for 30 days. To clear them completely, go to the Recycle Bin on the site and click Clear the Recycle Bin.

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If a contact is duplicated on Google and locally, delete it first through Google Contacts, then through the app on your phone.

3. Clearance of contacts with SIM-map

Contacts to SIM-The cards are removed separately from those stored in the phone’s memory or the cloud. SIM (dual-SIM, where contacts can be distributed between cards.

How to delete:

1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Press three lines (☰) in the upper left corner and select Contact Management → Imports/Exports.
3. Go to the SIM 1 or SIM 2 tab (depending on where the contact is saved).
4. Find the contact you want, hold your finger on it, and select Delete.

⚠️ Attention: Contacts to SIM-The card has a limit on the length of the name and number (for example, the name is not more than 15 characters). SIM, Some of the data may be cut off.

4. Mass removal of contacts

If you need to delete multiple contacts at once (for example, after importing duplicates), doing it one at a time is inconvenient. MIUI has tools for group removal, but they work differently depending on the storage source.

For local contacts:

1. Open Contacts. → ☰ → Contact management.
2. Select Local Contacts (or Phone Contacts).
3. Press. ⋮ → Delete a few.
4. Tick the necessary contacts and click Delete.

For Google Contacts:

• Use the web version of Google Contacts:
• Check the contacts with ticks → Delete (basket icon).
• To remove all contacts: ☰ → Choose all. → Delete.

5. Delete via Mi Cloud (for Mi Account users)

If you use Mi Account for sync, contacts can be stored in Mi Cloud, and deleting them is similar to working with Google Contacts, but with nuances:

Instructions:

1. Open i.mi.com and log in.
2. Go to the Contacts section.
3. Select the contacts to delete and click Delete.
4. Confirm the action.

Important: Once removed from Mi Cloud, contacts will disappear from all devices associated with this account. If you use both Google and Mi Account, make sure that contacts are not duplicated between services.

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Before mass deletion via Mi Cloud, turn off automatic sync in Settings → Accounts → Mi Account → Contact Sync to avoid conflicts.

6 Problem Solving: Contacts are returned after deletion

A common complaint from Redmi 10 users is that remote contacts reappear.

• 🔄 Auto Synchronization with Google or Mi Account.
• 📱 Duplicates in different storages (for example, contact is available in Google and on the Internet). SIM).
• 🔧 Cache errors in the Contacts app.

How to fix it:

1. Turn off sync: For Google: Settings → Accounts → Google → Contact Sync (turn off the slider). For Mi Account: similar in Mi Account settings.
2. Clear the cache: Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management → Contacts → Storage → Clear the cache.

Check the duplicates:

• Google Contacts has a tool called Find and Combine Duplicates.