Can I delete a contact from my child's icould/contacts from my device?

I'm needing to delete one person from my daughter's contacts so I can stop her from re-adding them using child settings without adding everyone else to allowed contacts in screentime (she has hundreds). Is there any way to do this?

iPhone 7

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 10:45 AM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2023 11:20 AM

Hello desireé83,


Thank you for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. You can manage your child's contacts by following these steps:


" • Manage a child’s contacts: If you’re using Family Sharing, you can view, edit, add, or delete your child’s

contacts. Tap Manage [child’s name] Contacts.


  • If your child already has contacts in iCloud, they receive a notification on their device asking them to approve the request to manage them. If they don’t have contacts, they don’t get a notification and you can immediately add contacts.


  • When you manage your child’s contacts, a new row appears beneath Manage [child’s name] Contacts to show how many contacts your child has. Tap the row to view and edit the contacts.


  • Allow contact editing: Tap Allow Contact Editing to turn off this option and prevent your child from editing their contacts.


  • Turning off contact editing and limiting communication at any time to Contacts Only is a good way to control who your child can communicate with and when they can be contacted."


This will allow the family organizer to manage and prevent a child from adding contacts. These steps are outlined here: Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone


Kind regards.


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Jan 14, 2023 11:20 AM in response to desireé83

Hello desireé83,


Thank you for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. You can manage your child's contacts by following these steps:


" • Manage a child’s contacts: If you’re using Family Sharing, you can view, edit, add, or delete your child’s

contacts. Tap Manage [child’s name] Contacts.


  • If your child already has contacts in iCloud, they receive a notification on their device asking them to approve the request to manage them. If they don’t have contacts, they don’t get a notification and you can immediately add contacts.


  • When you manage your child’s contacts, a new row appears beneath Manage [child’s name] Contacts to show how many contacts your child has. Tap the row to view and edit the contacts.


  • Allow contact editing: Tap Allow Contact Editing to turn off this option and prevent your child from editing their contacts.


  • Turning off contact editing and limiting communication at any time to Contacts Only is a good way to control who your child can communicate with and when they can be contacted."


This will allow the family organizer to manage and prevent a child from adding contacts. These steps are outlined here: Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone


Kind regards.


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