How to hide contacts on iPhone

We show you different alternatives to hide contacts through some native apps and settings on the iPhone

With the huge amount of contacts we store daily You may be wondering if it is possible to hide contacts that we cannot use or that are not that important.. Let us tell you that there is no way to hide contacts directly on iPhone but There are indirect ways to do this which we will show you below.. Note that on Android, it is also not possible to hide individual contacts. This is not a flaw in iOS as Apple’s mobile operating system.

Hide contacts from Siri and search

If you are one of the users who use Siri daily, one way to hide contacts is to use Contact Suggestions. You will be able to continue using Siri without worrying about certain contacts.

1. Open Settings, go to Siri and search
2. In this section, scroll down and click Contacts

1. Turn off all switches on this page
2. Return to Siri and search, choose Phone
3. Turn off all switches of this section

The next time you use Siri, she will no longer have access to your contacts and therefore they will not appear in a hypothetical search. The problem is that if you are used to requesting calls through Siri, you will no longer be able to make them.

Send it to your files as a contact file

The normal thing is to delete contact information or contacts that you do not want to have in the Contacts or Phone app. If you need it in another section, you can choose the Files app as the final destination. Here it is hidden indirectly and here is how to do it:

1. Open the Contacts app and click on their contact card
2. Scroll down and choose the option Share contact
3. Click on Save to files

1. Select where you want to save this contact’s record and confirm Save
2. Go back to the Contacts app and click on the last part Delete contact
3. Confirm the operation

The information will be moved to another location and the contact will be “hidden” although if you want to interact with said contact, you will have to manually add the phone number to send a message or make a call.

Use any Notes app

The normal thing is use the native application provided on the iPhone by opening a new note hosting the contact(s) that you want to hide. You can add additional security by adding a password. Remember that before the era of cell phones, we had an address and contact book in which we wrote by hand.

Segment the list of hidden contacts across a list

A more convenient way to hide contacts is to use a list. Normally the iPhone manages a single contacts section but it is possible to add lists from different sources, for example from Google or Microsoft messaging. Very useful if you want to hide many contacts.

1. Open the Contacts app and tap Lists from the upper left corner
2. In the lists click on Add list
3. Select the corresponding account to create the list (can be from iCloud or another source)

1. Add a name for this list and click Done
2. Click on the new list
3. Add matching contacts
4. When you have finished selecting, tap Done.

These contacts are now part of this list and they will therefore not be displayed in the list by default iCloud, which is the one we normally see (if this list is configured as main and only). You can also move them to another source. Instead of choosing iCloud, you can link it to Google and then remove them from iCloud list.

Find a third-party app that meets your needs

The least advisable thing is to look for third-party apps that do the work for you. The negative point is precisely that they will ask for access to the data on your iPhone and contact details. If you trust an application you can access it, otherwise it is better to use one of the previous methods or ask for a recommendation through Internet forums or, as is almost always resolved, by searching on Google.

Go back in time and write it down in a notebook or card

As we mentioned earlier, back when landlines were prevalent in our homes, there was always a phone book or address book with contact numbers on one side. The most natural thing would be to write down the coordinates in a notebook, diary or map.. Only you will know where to save this information if you do so.

On the contrary, if you want to highlight contacts above all, we show you here how to add them to favorites.