Retrieve Contacts without icloud

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Retrieve Contacts without icloud

Hi!

Today, I lost all of my contacts on my phone. I do not have my contacts backed up to iCloud. I think I lost them through the mail app on my phone. Under the iPhone settings, I went to "mail-->accounts, Gmail--> contacts, and I accidentally turned my contacts off. After that, I noticed that all my contacts on my phone were gone. I tried going on youtube for help, but none of the suggestions helped. Does anybody have any tips/advice that I can try? Thank you!

iPhone XS Max, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 8, 2022 7:05 PM

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askbarnabas

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Aug 8, 2022 8:55 PM in response to kaytlyn314

Unless you have a backup you made before you erased the contacts there is nothing you can do. I dont think something else happened. You clearly described what happened. I was just offering some addition options.

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askbarnabas

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Aug 8, 2022 7:26 PM in response to kaytlyn314

Did you recently remove an email account? add it back and the contacts should be there. Do you have a backup on your device you can restore from? I created this User Tip to help manage restore contacts - Contacts (I know you said without iCloud but once you get your contacts back (if you can) performing the steps in my User Tip will help you prevent the loss of them again.

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Chris0107

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Aug 8, 2022 7:09 PM in response to kaytlyn314

Did you try turning that Contacts switch in Mail > Accounts > Gmail back on?

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kaytlyn314 Author

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Aug 8, 2022 7:15 PM in response to Chris0107

Yes, I turned it back on, and nothing was there.

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kaytlyn314 Author

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Aug 8, 2022 7:44 PM in response to askbarnabas

Thank you for the help. I also tried that, but it didn't work. Do you. think that there was something else that happened? I also tried restarting my phone.

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Retrieve Contacts without icloud

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