Though, there are some workarounds you’re free to employ.
The methods to hide contacts on your iPhone depend on how private you want them to be.
Here are three approaches.
Use iCloud to Create Contact Groups
you could create contact groups on macOS or iCloud.
The steps are illustrated on iCloud.
Log intoiCloudwith your Apple ID/Apple Account and password.
choose the “plus” icon on the left sidebar and chooseNew Group.
Give the new Group a name.
you might now add names to this contact group in three ways.
SelectHide All Contactsat the foot of the screen.
Go back to the mainContactsscreen and you will see that all contacts are now hidden.
To reveal all contacts again, return to Groups.
SelectShow All Contactsto bring back your complete contact list or the specific Group only.
Tip:
Contact Groups can be of any size.
But iOS also supports Short Names or Nicknames from tweaks.
On theContactslist, grab the name you want to give a nickname to.
Scroll down and tapadd field.
This is added as an extra field on the contact’s information screen.
This name will flash on the screen when the person calls instead of their real name.
To get iOS to use it, go toSettings>Contacts>Short Nameand enablePrefer Nicknames.
But nicknames work with Spotlight Search and iMessage.
Turn Off Spotlight Search controls
Someone can bring up specific contacts with a Spotlight search.
Spotlight can display contacts even when the screen is locked unless you suspend the Spotlight Search parameters.
Go toSettings>Siri & Search.
SelectContactsby going down the list of apps.
Turn off each setting underWhile SearchingandSuggestions.
How Do I Find Hidden Contacts on My iPhone?
You may have hidden some contacts in a Group and forgotten about them.
To uncover them, return toGroups.
SelectShow All Contactsto bring back your compete contact list.
How Do You Hide a Contact on iMessage?
Again, there are no default methods to completely hide contacts on iMessage.
But these two methods can give you a sense of privacy.
But you’ve got the option to have partial privacy by hiding messaging alerts.
opt for specific contact who uses iMessage.
Tap on the Profile icon.
Toggle the switch forHide Alertsto On.
Use Message Filtering
you might also hide a contact by deleting their number from Contacts.
iOS then filters messages from unknown senders into a separate list.
It also turns off iMessage notifications from senders who arent in your contacts.
Then, use theUnknown Senderslist to view their messages.
Delete the specific contact.
Go toSettings>Messages>Message Filtering>Filter Unknown Senders.
switch on the toggle switch.
The above steps can protect your privacy from prying eyes, but a knowledgeable user can easily bypass them.
Combine the above methods withlock screen privacy configs for iOSto hide your contacts.
FAQ
iOS doesn’t have a fast way to remove multiple contacts at once.
you could, however,do so on a Mac.
Either open theContactsapp, or go toiCloudand selectContacts.
From the list, hit the contacts you want to delete while holdingCommand, and you could select multiples.
Then, pressDeleteon your keyboard to remove them all at once.
Alternatively, you might set up orrestore your new iPhone from a backupof the old one.
