A friend changed numbers and I deleted the old number and added the new one. When I try to text him, the old number always shows up first. How can I get rid of it?

Click on his name in contacts, go to the top of the next page- hit edit, then scroll all the way down to delete it

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
A friend changed numbers and I deleted the old number and added the new one. When I try to text him, the old number always shows up first. How can I get rid of it?

or edit the old number with new.

Go to Messages and delete the Message thread with your friend. That probably still has the old number.

Does or did your friend have an iPhone, as well?

I've done those things and still have the same issue he is having.

reboot your phone after deleting both contacts.

Is there a little blue "i" next to the old number?

Do you have it backed up to the cloud.I have android on a work and personal phone and have had to go into google and delete ones depending how the contact was backed up.I would think Itunes does something similar.

Annnnd again: Does or did the individual whose number won't change for messaging have an iPhone?

Sorry, have not been ignoring you, just taking a long nap. One of the joys of bad weather and being locked down.

I believe he has an I phone and yes there is a blue "i" next to the old number.

I have deleted the old number from my phone and I have deleted any old texts in which he used the old number.

Thanks

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
Sorry, have not been ignoring you, just taking a long nap. One of the joys of bad weather and being locked down.

Being retired, I know about naps

No need to apologize. That was my fault. I mistook a follow-up from somebody else whose reply looked like it was from you.

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
I believe he has an I phone and yes there is a blue "i" next to the old number.

Just as I suspected! </maxwell smart>

The problem is probably iMessage. It is both a blessing and a curse. There is something he needs to do on his end to fix that. Have him search on "change phone number in iMessage."

Tell him to tap on the blue i and then select "Remove from Recents".

Where will he find the blue i on his phone?

Thanks all for the help.

As long as the number is no longer in Contacts, the little blue i should appear next to it. Tap it and select "Remove from Recents".



What's happening is the number is still loaded in the Recents file, and is associated with the name. You have to manually purge it.

Do you have other devices sharing your contact list? Be sure the old info is deleted from all of them.

Also, make sure you don't have 'Ron' with multiple contacts, ie, Ron, Ronald, Ronnie, RJ, etc

This worked!!!! I did this on my phone and removed his bad number. Thanks

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Originally posted by kkina:
Tell him to tap on the blue i and then select "Remove from Recents".

You are welcome! So glad my geekism can help others.