All my phone contacts have disappeared. Been trying to get them back without having to manually type all of them in. What can I do to get them back in my phone.

I have lost all my phone contacts. And trying to get them restored without having to manually put them in. So Frustrating. I have already watched how to videos. Nothing has helped.


iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 28, 2022 06:53 AM

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Posted on Nov 29, 2022 06:48 PM

Hello Dragonlove41,


We would like to see how we can help you with restoring your missing contacts. Did you update, change devices, or delete an email account when the contacts disappeared? Which iOS version are you currently running? Go to Settings > General > About for the version. Please go through the steps in both of these links, and get back to us with your results: Restore contacts stored in iCloud on iCloud.com - Apple Support


  1. "On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Data Recovery.
  2. Click Restore Contacts.
  3. Available versions are listed by the date and time they were archived.
  4. To the right of the version you want to restore, click Restore.
  5. There may be more versions than can be displayed. Scroll to see them all.
  6. Note: Wait until iCloud finishes restoring your contacts before you change them. During the restore process, any changes you make aren’t saved."


Check each of you email accounts, and to make sure no groups are hidden with the steps in this link: Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts on iPhone - Apple Support


"Use your iCloud contacts

Go to Settings  > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.

Use your Google contacts

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Google.
  2. Sign in to your account, then turn on Contacts.

Add contacts from another account

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Add Account
  2. Choose an account, sign in to it, then turn on Contacts.

Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Exchange.
  2. Sign in to your Exchange account, then turn on Contacts.

Set up an LDAP or CardDAV account to access business or school directories

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts > Add Account, then tap Other.
  2. Tap Add LDAP Account or Add CardDAV Account, then enter the account information.

Keep contacts up to date across devices

To keep your contact information up to date across all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID, you can use iCloud.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.

Alternatively, you can sync the information between iPhone and your Mac or Windows PC to keep the information up to date across iPhone and your computer. See Sync supported content.

If you use iCloud for Contacts, your contacts are kept up to date automatically, and no options appear for syncing them with your computer.

Import contacts from a SIM card (GSM)

Go to Settings  > Contacts > Import SIM Contacts.

Import contacts from a vCard

Tap a .vcf attachment in an email or message.

Add a contact from a directory

  1. Tap Groups, then tap the GAL, CardDAV, or LDAP directory you want to search.
  2. Tap Done, then enter your search.
  3. Tap the person’s name to save their info to your contacts.

Show or hide a group

Tap Groups, then select the groups you want to see.

This button appears only if you have more than one source of contacts."


Cheers!


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Nov 29, 2022 06:48 PM in response to Dragonlove41

Hello Dragonlove41,


We would like to see how we can help you with restoring your missing contacts. Did you update, change devices, or delete an email account when the contacts disappeared? Which iOS version are you currently running? Go to Settings > General > About for the version. Please go through the steps in both of these links, and get back to us with your results: Restore contacts stored in iCloud on iCloud.com - Apple Support


  1. "On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Data Recovery.
  2. Click Restore Contacts.
  3. Available versions are listed by the date and time they were archived.
  4. To the right of the version you want to restore, click Restore.
  5. There may be more versions than can be displayed. Scroll to see them all.
  6. Note: Wait until iCloud finishes restoring your contacts before you change them. During the restore process, any changes you make aren’t saved."


Check each of you email accounts, and to make sure no groups are hidden with the steps in this link: Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts on iPhone - Apple Support


"Use your iCloud contacts

Go to Settings  > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.

Use your Google contacts

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Google.
  2. Sign in to your account, then turn on Contacts.

Add contacts from another account

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Add Account
  2. Choose an account, sign in to it, then turn on Contacts.

Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts, then tap Exchange.
  2. Sign in to your Exchange account, then turn on Contacts.

Set up an LDAP or CardDAV account to access business or school directories

  1. Go to Settings  > Contacts > Accounts > Add Account, then tap Other.
  2. Tap Add LDAP Account or Add CardDAV Account, then enter the account information.

Keep contacts up to date across devices

To keep your contact information up to date across all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID, you can use iCloud.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.

Alternatively, you can sync the information between iPhone and your Mac or Windows PC to keep the information up to date across iPhone and your computer. See Sync supported content.

If you use iCloud for Contacts, your contacts are kept up to date automatically, and no options appear for syncing them with your computer.

Import contacts from a SIM card (GSM)

Go to Settings  > Contacts > Import SIM Contacts.

Import contacts from a vCard

Tap a .vcf attachment in an email or message.

Add a contact from a directory

  1. Tap Groups, then tap the GAL, CardDAV, or LDAP directory you want to search.
  2. Tap Done, then enter your search.
  3. Tap the person’s name to save their info to your contacts.

Show or hide a group

Tap Groups, then select the groups you want to see.

This button appears only if you have more than one source of contacts."


Cheers!


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