You can remove any contact from your Status contact list. In Status, you need to add people as contacts to start a conversation. After you remove a Status contact, neither you nor your contact can send new messages to each other.
## What to expect
- Removing a contact from Status removes the identity verification associated with that contact but not their reputation (trusted or untrusted).
- After you remove a contact, your direct messages with them remain. To delete these messages, [delete the chat](../messaging-and-web3-browser/delete-a-chat-with-someone.md).
- A user not on your contact list can still see your profile and send you a contact request. To prevent this, you can [block the user](../block-someone-in-status.md).
Status doesn't access or use your phone's contact list. When you remove a contact from Status who is also on your phone's contact list, that person stays on your list.
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## Remove a contact
=== "Mobile"
1. From the tab bar, tap :mobile-messages: **Messages**.
1. Tap **Contacts**.
1. In your contact list, search for the contact you want to remove.
1. Tap :mobile-more-options: **More options** next to the contact.
1. Select :mobile-remove-user: **Remove from contacts**.
=== "Desktop"
1. From the navigation sidebar, click :desktop-chat: **Messages**.
1. In your contacts sidebar, click the contact you want to remove.
1. At the top of the content area, click :desktop-more-options: **More options** and select **View profile**.
1. In the profile dialog, click **More options** and select **Remove contact**.
