Apple Contacts app has received several noteworthy features in recent iOS releases.

Another equally important but slightly lesser-known feature is the ability to delete multiple contacts at once on iPhone.

Yeah, you read that right!

Delete multiple contacts at once in iOS 16

You will need to master a nifty but concealed gesture to reveal this hack.

1.On your iPhone running, launch theContactsapp.

Or, open thePhone appon your iPhone-> Contactstab at the bottom.

2.Now, head over to the cluster of contacts you want to wipe out.

3.Then,using your two fingers,touch and hold onto a contactin the list.

4.Once a contact has been selected/highlighted,gently drag your finger up/downto select all the nearby contacts.

5.After you have highlighted all the adjacent contacts, release your fingers.

6.Tap onDelete X contactsin the popup menu.

7.Do not forget to tap onDelete Contactsto confirm the action.

And thats about it!