Instructions in this article apply to iOS 13, iOS 12, iOS 11, and iOS 10.

A red circle icon with a minus sign appears next to each favorite in the list.

Tap the red icon next to the Favorite you want to delete.

Edit button, minus button and Delete button in Favorites on the iPhone

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Tap theDeletebutton that appears to the right of the contact to remove the favorite.

The newly updated Favorites list displays.

This only deletes the Favorite.

Pop-up 3D touch Favorites screen on iOS

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It does not delete the contact from youraddress book.

The contact information isn’t lost.

How to Rearrange iPhone Favorites

To change the order of favorites:

Tap thePhoneapp to launch it.

Tap and hold the three-line icon so that the favorite hovers above the rest of the list.

On an iPhone with 3D Touch, if you press too hard a shortcut menu appears.

Drag the contact to a different position in the Favorites list.

When your Favorites are arranged the way you want, tapDoneto save the new order.

Make incoming calls for your contacts showfull-screen photoswith just a few steps.

Hard press the Phone app icon to display a shortcut menu.

The 3D Touch shortcut for the Phone app displays your top three (or four) favorite contacts.

This way it’s easy to tap your most commonly used contact.