How to Stop Syncing iPhone Contacts to iCloud

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This wikiHow will teach you to stop syncing contacts to iCloud, which means you will only see contacts that are stored locally on your phone.

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    • Enter your Apple ID and password.
    • Tap Sign in .
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    Contacts will no longer be synced to iCloud. Any iCloud contacts not already stored on this iPhone will be removed.
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      Disable the Contacts slider in the iCloud section of the Settings menu.

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