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How do I recover my phone contacts that were deleted when phone updated

How do I recover my phone contacts when phone updated

Posted on Mar 5, 2023 9:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2023 9:21 AM

Start by checking if Contacts is enabled in iCloud, go to:

Settings → Apple ID → iCloud. Check if Contacts is enabled in the list.

Also, make sure you're connected to a network so your iPhone can download your contacts back from iCloud.

If you have mistakenly deleted one or more contacts, they can possibly be restored, see here:

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