How to Edit Contacts on WhatsApp

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Last Updated: June 6, 2025 Tested

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• On Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to edit the contacts that WhatsApp Messenger shares with your device's default address book.

Steps

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

On iPhone or iPad

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   1
   Open the WhatsApp app. If you're not automatically logged in, follow instructions to register your phone number.
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   Tap Chats. It's the "chat bubbles" icon at the bottom of the screen.
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3. 
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   Tap the "new chat" button. It's the square icon with a pencil in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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   Tap the name of the contact you wish to edit.

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   Tap the contact's name. It's at the top of the screen.
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   Tap Edit. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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   Make changes. Make all the edits that you wish to for this contact.
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   Tap Done. It's a blue link in the upper right of the screen. This contact is now changed for WhatsApp and all other apps that use Contacts on your iOS device.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

On Android

1. 
   1
   Open the WhatsApp app. If you're not automatically logged in, follow instructions to register your phone number.
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   Tap CHATS. It's near the top of the screen.
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   Tap the "new chat" button. It's the round, green "chat bubble" icon in the lower-right corner of the screen.
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   Tap the name of the contact you wish to edit.
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   Tap ⋮. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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   Tap View contact. It's near the top of the menu.
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   Tap ⋮. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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   Tap Edit.
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   Make changes. Make all the edits that you wish to for this contact.
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    Tap ✓. It's a white link in the upper left of the screen. This contact is now changed for WhatsApp and all other apps that use Address Book on your Android device.
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