Many times, when we pass the contacts from one mobile phone to another or from a SIM card we check how our agenda is full of duplicate contacts, which makes it difficult for us to search each time we want to make a call. Therefore, in our Android for Beginners today, we will show you how to eliminate duplicate contacts and have a better control of your agenda.
No more endless lists or having to go contact in person eliminating manually duplicated, really tedious task and surely many, unfortunately, we already know. There are people who are even too lazy to change their mobile phone because they have to move and organize their agenda again. However, there are applications to eliminate duplicate contacts with ease.
Duplicate contacts
This application is the simplest of all. You just have to install it and instantly locate your duplicate contacts, both your Google type accounts and WhatsApp messaging applications .
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accac
The application shows you a list of all those double contacts. You can see all the names of your agenda organized in alphabetical order for greater convenience. If you are satisfied, just press the 'Delete selected' button and they will be deleted instantly You can also make a manual selection Easy and fast
Merge +
Merge + can also help you to clean up your contact list and organize it in order to manage it much more effectively. It can also be downloaded for free from Google Play. When we download the application we will be offered two options: 'Find duplicates' and 'Download Contacts +'.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android.merger
Once we click on 'Find duplicates' , the application will begin to track our agenda. When it is finished, we will receive a notification with the duplicate contacts in our notification bar. By clicking on the notification, the application will be reopened to give us the option to merge those duplicate contacts. We can select which ones we want to merge and which ones we do not. Once selected, we only have to press the 'Merge' button located at the bottom of the screen. Before carrying out the operation we will send an alert message. That is all.
How can I avoid duplicate contacts from the PC?
To avoid this problem, a good option is to use Gmail from an internet browser on a computer. Enter your inbox and top left where you put Gmail press the drop-down and select contacts. Another option is to choose the contacts icon of Google applications from the squares on the top right or by putting this URL in the browser's address bar: https://contacts.google.com .
If you have duplicate contacts, a warning will appear at the top or you can also look for them in the menu on the left. Now you will be able to choose the contacts you want to combine one by one.
As a tip I recommend having all the contacts in the Gmail account. So you always have them synchronized on all devices. When you save a new contact make sure you have selected the Gmail account and you are not saving the contact on the phone.
I hope these tips will help you. Do you know an alternative way to eliminate duplicate contacts?