I deleted an old Gmail from my iPhone and contacts disappeared

I deleted a Gmail that’s been inactive for almost a year and I’ve been logged out from that contact. After deleting it, I noticed that all contacts from the past 5 years are gone.

I have sync set up for my iCloud, but when I logged in, all those contacts are not there.

how can I get the contacts back?

thanks!

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iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 19, 2024 5:13 PM

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Dec 19, 2024 5:28 PM in response to Lindseymarvel

Go to Google Contacts and check whether your contacts are there. If they are, use the answer in this discussion to copy your Google Contacts to iCloud: How to transfer Gmail contacts to iCloud … - Apple Community.

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