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Update contacts
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Go to Google Contacts.
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Point to a contact's name.
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On the right, click Edit
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Edit the information.
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Click Save.
Tip: You can't change details that automatically come from:
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Your contact's Google profile
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Your contact’s work, school, or organization
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Google Maps, if your contact is a business
Merge duplicate contacts
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Go to Google Contacts.
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At the top left, click Menu
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If you don’t find a "Merge duplicates" option, you don’t have any contacts that you can merge. If you find contacts that you can merge:
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To accept one or more duplicate contact suggestions, click Merge.
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To accept all duplicate contact suggestions, click Merge all.
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Optional: If you want to choose which contacts to merge:
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Go to Google Contacts.
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To select the contacts you want to merge, hover over each profile picture or monogram. Then, check the box.
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At the top right, click
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Delete a contact
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Go to Google Contacts.
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Select one of the following:
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A single contact: Check the box next to the contact name.
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Multiple contacts: Check the boxes next to all the contacts you want to delete.
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All contacts: Check the box next to any contact. At the top left, click the Down arrow
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At the top right, click More
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Your contacts are moved to Trash, where they'll stay for 30 days before they’re deleted permanently
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Tip: To delete a contact permanently, go to "Trash," select the contact, then click Delete forever.