Wednesday, November 14, 2018

iPhone Contacts Disappeared: How to Restore Contacts on iPhone XS/XR/X/8/7/6s


Many reasons may cause iPhone contacts disappeared or missing, such as, accidental deletion, iOS upgrade/jailbreak failure, factory reset, iPhone stuck in recovery mode, or even iPhone is broken or stolen. How to restore contacts on iPhone? Take it easy. You'll find easy solutions here in this blog to help you restore iPhone contacts with ease.

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Part 1: Recover Deleted Contacts on iPhone without Backup

If you are unlucky to mistakenly delete some contacts from your iPhone and have no backup available, fret not, you can rely on a professional iPhone data recovery tool to get your contacts back. FoneGeek iPhone Data Recovery is an easy-to-use and powerful tool that helps recover deleted or lost contacts from iPhone without any backup.

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Main Features of FoneGeek iPhone Contacts Recovery Software:

  • Recover deleted contacts from iPhone directly, or from iTunes and iCloud backup. 
  • Recover deleted contacts including phone numbers, names, job title, company, address and email, etc. 
  • Recover many more data like text messages, WhatsApp, Viber, notes, photos, videos, reminders, calendar, Safari bookmarks, etc. 
  • Support iPhone XS/XS Max/XR, iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, 7 Plus, SE, 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus, 5S, 5, iPad Pro, iPad Air 3/2, iPad mini 4/3/2 and the latest iOS 12. 
  • Preview all recoverable data in details and selectively recover the data you want only. 

3 Simple Steps to Recover Deleted Contacts from iPhone:

Note: Stop using your iPhone when you deleted contacts on it. Then download and install the FoneGeek iPhone Recovery software on your computer.
  • Step 1. Run the iPhone Contacts Recovery software on your computer and select "Recover from iOS Device" from the "Data Recovery" tool.
  • Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer, select "Contacts" and click "Start Scan" to let the program begin scanning and analyzing data on the device.
  • Step 3. When the scan is complete, preview the found contacts in details and mark those you want, then click "Recover" to save them to your computer or your iDevice.

Part 2: Restore iPhone Contacts from iTunes/iCloud Backup

If you've backed up your iPhone with iTunes or iCloud before you lost the contacts, you can easily restore iPhone contacts from the backup.

From iTunes Backup: 

  1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and run iTunes.
  2. Click on your device and tap on "Restore Backup…", then choose the backup file of your iPhone to restore.

When the restore is complete, your iPhone will restart and all the contacts in the backup is on your iPhone now. Note that all the old data on your iPhone will be erased and covered by the backup file.

From iCloud Backup: There are two ways for your restore contacts from iCloud backup

Option 1. Merge iCloud contacts on your iPhone: 

Go to Settings > iCloud. Log into your Apple ID and turn off "Contacts". Then turn it on and choose "Merge" on the popup message. Then you should see the deleted contacts back on your iPhone.


Option 2. Restore iCloud backup to your iPhone: 

First go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings > Erase iPhone to set your iPhone as a new device. When iPhone restart, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup".

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