3 Ways to Delete Call History on iPhone

Your iPhone keeps a log of every incoming, outgoing and missed call. That's very helpful as it maintains a record and enables you to easily check all your call logs, related time, and duration. However, sometimes you may want to clear unwanted calls or protect your privacy before selling the phone.

Therefore, in this article, we offer three ways to delete call history on iPhone, including clear one call at a time or all at once.

Delete Call History

Part 1. How to Clear a Single Call on iPhone

If your iPhone is running iOS 13 or a later version, you are allowed to access all call logs and manage them. Here at the first part, we like to show you the common way to view all your call history on iPhone. Then you can choose to clear some of them according to your need.

Step 1.
All call history will be saved under the Recents list in Phone app. When you want to delete call history, you should unlock your iPhone and open Phone app. Then tap on the Recents.
Step 2.
Here you can view a list of recent calls. To clear a single call, you can swipe left on it to reveal the Delete button. Then you can simply tap Delete to delete this call.
Delete Single Call History

To remove individual calls, you can also tap Edit in the top right corner. Tap the Delete icon ahead of the call, and then tap Delete to confirm your operation.

Remove individual Calls

Part 2. How to Delete All Call History on iPhone

If you want to directly remove all your call history from iPhone, you should also go to the Phone app. You can follow the steps below to do it.

Step 1.
Go to Phone app on iPhone and choose Recents.
Step 2.
Tap Edit on the top right and then tap Clear on the top left. Choose Clear All Recents to delete all call history.
Delete All Call History iPhone

Note: Though you delete all the call history in this way, the deleted call history can be recovered with some third-party software.

Part 3. Permanently Delete Call History on iPhone (No Traces)

With the methods above, you can easily delete call history on your iPhone. However, no matter how you delete the call logs from iPhone, there are still traces of data left. Some recovery software can recover them even afterwards. So, when you want to permanently erase them, you should turn to the professional solution. Considering that, here we introduce you to the powerful iPhone Cleaner to delete call history on iPhone.

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Step 1.
Click on the download button above and follow the instructions to freely install and run iPhone Cleaner on your computer. After that, connect your iPhone to it.
Step 2.
When your iPhone is recognized by this tool, you can click on the Erase All Data option.
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Step 3.
You are given three safety levels, Low level, Middle level and High level. You can select one erasing level according to your need, and then click Start button to delete call history and other data on iPhone.
Erase Level
Step 4.
Input 0000 and then click Erase to start the removing process.
Erase All Data

Part 4. FAQs of How to Delete Call History

How to stop iCloud backing up my call history?

Apple will save up to 4 months of a user's call history whenever they are using iCloud. You can go to Settings app, choose iCloud and then turn off the iCloud backup feature.

Can you delete call history on Android?

To delete call history on an Android phone, you should also go to the Phone app. Tap 3-dots icon or More at the top-right corner of the screen and then tap Delete to remove the call.

Does iPhone delete call history automatically?

Yes. iPhone may remove older call history automatically when the call log reaches its storage limit. The exact number of calls retained can vary by iOS version and usage.

Can it be recovered after deletion?

Usually, deleted call history cannot be recovered directly from the iPhone. However, if you have a backup from before the deletion, restoring that backup may bring the call history back. Or, you can try professional iPhone Data Recovery, like Aiseesoft FoneLab.

Will deleting call logs free up storage space?

Yes, but usually only a very small amount. Call logs contain minimal data, so deleting them generally won't free up a noticeable room to your iPhone's storage.

Conclusion

Erasing call history on an iPhone is quite easy, whether you have to delete a particular call or all the recent calls at once. However, if you require to completely wipe out some important call logs and other sensitive information for your security purposes, it would not be enough to just delete them from the Phone app. Select the one which suits you best and always remember to back up your information before deleting it.

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