Contact name disappears and phone numbers remain?

My wife's iPhone 14 Pro Max has an intermittent issue where the contact names disappear, but the phone numbers remain.


Restarting the phone is not helping.


Does anyone else have troubleshooting solutions that worked? I would rather not have to reinstall the iOS from scratch and re-sync everything...

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Jan 19, 2023 02:52 PM

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Jan 19, 2023 04:13 PM in response to DR_OUTATIME

Try this whether your contacts are in iCloud or in your chosen email account 

(You might want to back up the phone first)


If your contacts are phone only and not hosted in any cloud then you have no remedy, STOP NOW


Close Contacts app then


If your Contacts in iCloud: 

Settings, Your name, iCloud, Turn off contacts 


If your Contacts in another email account: 

Settings, Contacts, Accounts 

Find the account with Contacts turned on. Turn contacts off   

When asked if you want to keep a copy, NO! choose “delete from my iphone ” 


Open Contacts app and it should be empty. 


Power the phone off and back on. 


Then 


If your Contacts in iCloud: 

Settings, Your name, iCloud, show all,  Contacts. Turn it On 


If your Contacts in another email account: 

Settings, Contacts, Accounts 

Find the account with the Contacts again. Turn contacts On 


  Open Contacts app and it should be re-populated. 


  Then try the contacts or messages again see f the names returned. 

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