But you may not like this new functionality, and would prefer that the App Switcher screen were only used for switching between or closing apps. Fortunately this is a configurable setting, and you can elect to disable your recent contacts from appearing in this location.
Remove Recent Contacts from the App Switcher on an iPhone 6
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, running the iOS 8.4 operating system. These same steps will help you to remove your recent contacts from the App Switcher menu on any iPhone model that is running iOS 8 or higher.
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