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Lost Contacts

How do I recover my contacts from a lost phone?

I tried to use the recover option on iCloud but nothing showed up.


Posted on Aug 15, 2019 9:16 PM

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Posted on Aug 15, 2019 9:27 PM

Contacts are not stored locally on an iPhone. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account (Watch the GIF)


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Aug 15, 2019 9:27 PM in response to Bosco-70

Contacts are not stored locally on an iPhone. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account (Watch the GIF)


Lost Contacts

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