Deleted Contacts Appearing in iMessage

[Squilly]

I seriously doubt I'm the only one experiencing this. When I delete a contact and search the name of that contact in iMessage, their name and phone number still shows up. Glitch or just software fault?

 

[jutte64]

nope you're not the only one. there was another post about this on here. Don't know if there is a solution yet or not.

 

[KdParker]

Are your contacts being stored in the cloud?

 

[KoolStar]

If you force kill messages app and then reopen the app do the names still show up?

 

[Menel]

Messages app stock piles a sort of auto complete index.

So you can even text someone, or a service, and without adding the contact, it will remember that again in the future.

I don't know of a way to wipe that index.

Or at least from my experience, that's what it seems like is happening.

 

[Squilly]

Are your contacts being stored in the cloud?

I don't think so. The cloud has been updated after the contact was deleted.

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If you force kill messages app and then reopen the app do the names still show up?

Just tested it. Yes, still shows up.

 

[Breezygirl]

I found the deleted contacts that were coming up were deleted off my main contact list but still on one of the contact groups I did not have checked. Once I deleted the contacts off all the groups they no longer pop-up on iMessage or search.

 

[xhArRiSoNxD]

I seriously doubt I'm the only one experiencing this. When I delete a contact and search the name of that contact in iMessage, their name and phone number still shows up. Glitch or just software fault?

It happens to me too.

 

[kage207]

I don't have this problem~
Has your Contacts app been updated on your Mac? Have you opened it so it can check for updates with the Cloud?

 

[dhlizard]

Messages app stock piles a sort of auto complete index.

So you can even text someone, or a service, and without adding the contact, it will remember that again in the future.

I don't know of a way to wipe that index.

Or at least from my experience, that's what it seems like is happening.

This ^^

I have email/iMessage autofill pop up for entries that have never been in my contact list.

I don't find it a big deal and it comes in handy occasionally.

 

[Squilly]

Actually came in handy for me yesterday. Still... They should fix it.

 

[Yujenisis]

This is a great suggestion for http://www.apple.com/feedback, you should be able to remove previous recipient info just as you can in Mail.