Tip of the Day: How to Remove Contacts from the App Switcher

By Sarah Kingsbury Updated 02/24/2015
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In iOS 8 you can now quickly access your contacts via the App Switcher by double clicking the Home Button. If you don't want to look at a list of your favorite and most recent contacts every time you use the App Switcher, or if you don't want anyone else to easily see who you call or text most often, you can disable the feature in settings.

Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and scroll down to Contacts. Tap on Show in App Switcher and toggle Phone Favorites and Recents off. Your contacts will no longer appear in the App Switcher window.

  

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How-To
Contacts
Settings
iOS

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Sarah Kingsbury

As the Editorial Director at iPhone Life, Sarah Kingsbury manages the online editorial team and oversees all website content. She is a long-time Apple enthusiast who never goes anywhere without her Apple Watch and owns way too many HomePods. Since joining iPhone Life in 2013, Sarah has done everything from writing hundreds of how-to articles to founding the Daily Tip newsletter. She even co-hosted the early episodes of the iPhone Life Podcast. When not at work, Sarah can be found hiking in the mountains and canyons around Las Vegas, where she lives with her partner and dogs.