Nowadays, people use their iPad as well as iPhone to keep in touch with their family and friends. They can have easily saved their contacts on both devices. But sometimes, due to various reasons, we want to delete some contacts from our iPad but not from our iPhone. Apple provides a seamless syncing experience, it can sync all the contacts you have saved on your iPhone to iPad. This is great when you want to get all the contacts from the iPhone to the iPad, but not so good when you want to delete a contact from only one device. In this blog, we will discuss how to delete contacts on iPad but not iPhone.
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The Challenge of Deleting Contacts on iPad But Not iPhone
One of the greatest challenges of deleting contacts on iPad but not iPhone is the seamless syncing that Apple provides between devices. When you delete a contact from your iPad, it will also be deleted from your iPhone if it is synced via iCloud. So, you need to know the correct way to delete it to ensure it’s only deleted from the iPad and not the iPhone.
Things You Need to Prepare
Before we move to different methods, there are a few things that you need to prepare to delete the contacts on your iPad but not your iPhone.
1. Firstly, make sure your iPad and iPhone are not connected to each other. Turn off the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi if you want to ensure it.
2. Secondly, create a backup of your iPad data to prevent data loss due to any accidental deletion of important data.
3. Thirdly, you need to ensure that iCloud Contacts are turned off on your iPad. It will prevent the automatic syncing of contacts between devices.
Method 1: Using iCloud.com
Introduction: In this method, we will be using the iCloud platform to remove the contacts from our iPad but not iPhone. You need to follow the below steps for the same.
1. Open your favorite browser and go to iCloud.com on your computer.
2. Login to your iCloud account using the Apple ID and password associated with your iPad.
3. After login, you will see many options, from that click on Contacts.
4. It will open the Contacts app, click on the contact which you wish to delete from your iPad only.
5. Once you have selected the contact, press the Delete key on your keyboard.
6. It will ask you for confirmation, Click on Delete to remove the contact from your iPad.
7. Now, you need to refresh the contacts app on your iPhone to check whether the contact is still there on it or not.
Method 2: Using Third-Party Tools
Introduction: There are many third-party applications available on the internet that claims to delete contacts on iPad but not iPhone. You need to be careful in choosing the right application. Here, we are discussing the steps of one such application.
1. Download iMyFone Umate Pro software on your computer and install it.
2. Connect your iPad to your computer using a USB cable.
3. Open the iMyFone Umate Pro software and click on the Erase Private Data option.
4. After choosing the Erase Private Data option, you will see many options from that select the Contacts option.
5. Click on the Scan button to scan all your iPad contacts.
6. After scanning is completed, select the contacts which you want to delete from your iPad but not iPhone.
7. Click on the Erase Now button to remove the selected contacts from your iPad.
Method 3: Using iCloud Backup
Introduction: In this method, we will be using the iCloud backup to delete contacts from the iPad but not from the iPhone.
1. Firstly, go to the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap on your name, then go to iCloud.
3. Turn off the Contacts toggle switch to disable contact syncing.
4. Now, go to Settings > General > Reset on your iPad.
5. Tap on Erase All Content and Settings and then tap on Erase iPad to erase all the data.
6. Setup the iPad again as a new device.
7. After completing the setup process, go to iCloud > Restore from iCloud Backup.
8. Choose the most recent backup that does not have the contacts you want to delete on your iPad.
Why Can’t I Delete Contacts on iPad But Not iPhone?
There are various reasons why you can’t delete contacts on iPad But Not iPhone. A few of them are:
1. iCloud Sync: If your contact syncing is turned on, then deleting a contact on one device will delete it from all devices linked to your iCloud account.
2. Linked Accounts: If you have linked your contacts with social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., then you will not be able to delete them from one device.
3. Deleted From Contact app on Other Device: If you have deleted a contact from the Contacts app on your iPhone, then it will be deleted from the iPad as well.
Q1. Can I delete contacts from my iPad without iCloud?
A1. Yes, you can delete contacts from your iPad without using iCloud by using third-party tools. There are many third-party applications available on the internet that allows you to delete contacts from your iPad selectively.
Q2. Can I delete all contacts from my iPad but not iPhone?
A2. Yes, you can delete all the contacts from your iPad but not from your iPhone. You can do that by turning off Contacts sync on your iPad and then restoring the iPhone from the backup.
Q3. Can I delete a contact from my iPad but keep it on my iPhone?
A3. Yes, you can delete a contact from your iPad but keep it on your iPhone by using the iCloud platform. You need to follow the above methods to delete a contact from your iPad but not from your iPhone.
Q4. Will deleting contacts from my iPad affect other data on it?
A4. No, deleting contacts from your iPad will not affect any other data on it. You need to be careful while deleting the contact not to delete any wrong data from the iPad.
Q5. How to backup iPad data to prevent data loss while deleting contacts?
A5. You can backup your iPad data by using the iCloud backup option available on your iPad. Go to the Settings app > Your Name > iCloud > iCloud Backup to create a new backup of your iPad data. Alternatively, you can use iTunes or third-party backup tools to backup your iPad data.
Conclusion
We hope this blog will help you in deleting contacts on your iPad only without affecting your iPhone. Deleting contacts from the iPad but not from the iPhone is a tricky process, and you need to be careful while doing it. The above three methods are reliable and safe to use. You can choose any one of them based on your preference. Remember to create a backup of your iPad data before deleting any data from it.