How to upload and manage your contacts
When you upload your contacts to your account, we can help you find people you may know on Twitter. Then you’ll be able to find and follow contacts who have allowed other people to find them by their email address or phone number. We may also use your imported address book contacts to personalize content, such as making suggestions or showing user accounts and Tweets for you and other people. Learn more about how we use your uploaded contacts to make account suggestions and about other ways of finding people to follow on Twitter.
You can control whether Twitter will use your address book to suggest your account to others by adjusting the privacy settings that let others find you by your email address or phone number.
To stop syncing address book contacts on Twitter for iOS or Android app
You can stop uploading your contacts to Twitter on an ongoing basis by adjusting the Sync address book contacts setting.
Using Twitter for iOS:
- In the top menu, tap your profile icon.
- Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Privacy and safety.
- Under Discoverability and contacts, tap Discoverability and contacts.
- Next to Sync address book contacts, drag the slider to turn off.
Using Twitter for Android:
- In the top menu, you will either see a navigation menu icon or your profile icon. Tap whichever icon you have.
- Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Privacy and safety.
- Under Discoverability and contacts, tap Discoverability and contacts.
- Next to Sync address book contacts, uncheck the box to turn off.
Note: When you turn off your Sync address book contacts setting on a given device, this will stop syncing contacts to Twitter from that device only. If you want to stop syncing your contacts from other devices, you will need to adjust your settings on those devices or remove all contacts from Twitter. Twitter will continue to store and use the contacts you’ve previously uploaded unless you remove all contacts.
To remove contacts on your Twitter for iOS or Android app
- In the top menu, tap your profile icon (iOS) or a navigation menu icon or your profile icon (Android).
- Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Privacy and safety.
- Under Discoverability and contacts, tap Discoverability and contacts.
- Tap Remove all contacts. You’ll need to confirm the removal of all contacts by tapping the prompt.
Note: This will remove any contacts you’ve previously uploaded and turn off your account’s Sync address book contacts setting on any devices from which you previously chose to sync contacts. Please be aware that this takes a little time and you may still notice some suggestions on Twitter (based on your contacts) in the meantime.
How to upload and remove contacts via twitter.com
To upload contacts:
- Look for the Who to follow box located on your Home timeline. You will also see suggestions for Who to follow on the Notifications tab and profile pages.
- Click Find friends. You may be asked to allow Twitter permission to access to your contacts.
- Select Search Contacts.
- Enter your email login credentials when prompted. (Please make sure your browser enables pop ups.)
- When asked if you agree to share your information with Twitter, click Agree or Allow access.
- People who are already on Twitter will be shown. Follow individuals by clicking Follow, or follow all contacts by clicking Follow all.
To view or remove contacts:
You can view or remove previously imported contacts from Twitter at any time. Please note your account recommendations may not be as relevant after removing this information.
- Go to your Privacy and safety settings.
- Under Privacy, look for Address book.
- Click Manage your contacts. All of your uploaded contacts will be displayed, in addition to where they were imported from, and if they are on Twitter.
- If you’d like to remove your contacts, click Remove all contacts. Once you confirm this request by clicking Remove, any contacts you’ve previously uploaded will be removed from Twitter and your account’s Sync Address Book Contacts setting will be turned off on any devices from which you previously chose to sync contacts. Please be aware that this takes a little time and you may still notice some suggestions on Twitter (based on your contacts) in the meantime.
To remove contacts via mobile.twitter.com:
- Tap your profile icon.
- Tap Settings and privacy, then tap Privacy and safety.
- Under Discoverability and contacts, tap Discoverability and contacts.
- Tap Remove contacts. You’ll need to confirm the removal of all contacts by tapping the prompt.