👥 How to Delete Multiple iCloud Contacts (2025 – iPhone & Browser Methods)

So, your iCloud Contacts list has become a digital graveyard of forgotten coworkers, realtors you ghosted, and that one weird guy from your Bachelor in Paradise group chat?

Deleting them one by one is a nightmare — but bulk deleting them? Totally doable.

Here’s how to do it fast on both iPhone and desktop, without losing your mind.

💡 Quick Summary: Two Ways to Delete iCloud Contacts in Bulk

📱 Method 1: Bulk Delete Contacts from iPhone with the Two-Finger Drag Trick

Sadly, Apple still refuses to add a “Select All” button in the Contacts app. BUT there’s a magic gesture that works like a dream:
👉 The Two-Finger Drag Trick

We first covered this move in our guide on how to bulk delete iCloud Mail — and it works here too.

🧽 How it works:

1. Open the Contacts app
2. Tap “All iCloud” to view synced contacts
3. Tap & hold with two fingers on any contact
4. Drag down without lifting — it selects every contact you scroll over
5. Once multiple are selected, tap & hold with one finger on any contact to show the options menu, then you can delete the contacts selected

⚠️ There’s no undo. Apple doesn’t play when it comes to deletions.

💻 Method 2: Use iCloud.com to Delete Contacts in Bulk Like a Pro

For precision bulk deletion (aka the “CTRL-Zone”), go desktop.

Here’s how to get it done in 2025 from any browser:

Step-by-step:

1. Go to: https://www.icloud.com/contacts/
2. Log in with your Apple ID
3. Use Command (⌘) on Mac or Control (Ctrl) on Windows to select contacts one by one
4. OR: Click the first contact, hold Shift, and click the last one to select a whole block
5. Hit the Delete key or click Delete Contacts

You can select all contacts in a list.
💥 Poof. Clean slate.

🧨 Bonus Method: Use a Smart Delete List (a.k.a. The “ToBeClean” Trick)

Don’t want to play finger-Twister or keyboard-piano with your contacts? Here’s a sneaky-smart workaround:

Step-by-step:

1. Open Contacts App or Head to https://www.icloud.com/contacts/
2. Hit the + button to add A New List
3. Name it something like ToBeClean (or “Exes + Realtors” if you’re being honest)
4. Drag all the contacts you want to delete into that list
5. Hover that list and Click More (•••) > Delete List

💣 BOOM. That entire group — and its members — will be permanently wiped from your iCloud.

Why This Works:

• It avoids needing to shift-click 200 times
• You can review your “ToBeDeleted” crew before pulling the plug
• You feel powerful. Like Thanos, but with better UX

🧼 Pro Tips for Not Regretting Anything

• Export your contacts before you go nuclear:
  In iCloud Contacts, click the Share icon > Export vCard

• Deleted contacts go straight to the digital void — no trash bin
• Changes sync to all your Apple devices in seconds
• If you're syncing contacts to Gmail, Outlook, or other services, delete them there too

🧾 TL;DR – Delete Multiple iCloud Contacts Fast