How to Recover Deleted Contacts on Android or iPhone
Contact list is one of the most valuable pieces of information on a smartphone. When we are accustomed to storing contacts such as family members, classmates, friends, customers, etc. in our mobile phones, we can view the mobile phone address book to contact them at any time. A coin has two sides. If you accidentally delete important contacts or lose all your contacts after a factory reset, it will cause you a lot of trouble. Actually, you can still recover lost contacts on your phone using different methods.
When it comes to how to recover deleted contacts, many people don't know what to do. Now let's see how to recover contacts from iPhone and Android phones from the following articles.
Part 1. How to Recover Contacts on Android
For Android users, there are two common ways to recover your deleted contacts. You can restore contacts from Gmail as long as your Android device is synced with a Google account. Another way is to use Android data recovery tool to retrieve deleted/lost contacts from Android phone memory or SIM card, this way is also suitable for recovering photos, videos, messages, etc.
Method 1. How to restore Google contacts from Gmail
With Gmail auto-adding every contact you communicate with, if you accidentally deleted a contact, you are able to restore your contacts by Gmail.
Step 1. Open and log in to your Gmail account in your browser.
Step 2. Click Gmail in the upper left corner and select Contacts from the drop-down menu.
Step 3. Click More in the drop-down list of the contact list.
Step 4. Select Recover Contacts to get back your contacts.
Method 2. How to recover contacts using Android Data Recovery
If you want to use a safer and more effective way to recover lost contacts, we recommend you to use Android Data Recovery software. This all-in-one third-party data recovery tool supports retrieving contacts from Android phone memory or SIM card, saving these contacts in Android as printable VCF, CSV or HTML files. In addition, it also supports recovery of deleted photos, videos, APP data, etc.
Android Data Recovery is compatible with almost all brands of smartphones, including HTC, Samsung, Motorola, Sony, LG, Huawei, etc. Download Android Data Recovery for free now and follow the steps below to recover your contacts on Android phone.
Step 1. Connect Android to computer
Connect Android device to computer by using USB cable.
Step 2. Open USB debugging mode
When you see a pop-up message to allow USB debugging on the Android phone/tablet, follow:
For Android 2.3 and former versions: Tap "Settings" > "Applications" > "Development" > "USB debugging".
For Android 3.0 - 4.1: Tap "Settings" > "Developer options" > "USB debugging".
For Android 4.2 and later versions: Go to "Settings"> "About phone". Select "Build number" for several times until the message of "You are under developer mode" shows. Then return to "Settings" > "Developer options" > "USB Debugging".
Step 3. Select Contact Scanning Device
When your Android is connected to Android Data Recovery, you can choose the file types you want to recover. This software supports recovery of contacts, messages, call logs, pictures, videos, audios, documents, etc. If you need to recover lost contacts, click on the contacts and then click on the "Next" button to start scanning the device.
Step 4. Recover Deleted Contacts
Wait patiently for the scan to complete. In the contacts in the list on the left, you can preview all the contacts in the scan result, including the existing contacts in the phone and the deleted contacts marked in red. Select the contacts you need and click Restore to save them on your computer.
Part 2. How to Restore contacts on iPhone
If you intend to restore deleted data from iPhone, you have 3 modes for recovering them with the help of iPhone Data Recovery app.
The common ways for people to restore iPhone contacts is using iTunes and iCloud. iPhone Data Recovery app is an excellent tool that allows you to preview, select and restore the data from iTunes and iCloud backup, without overwriting any data on your device. Another mode is to scan the deleted data directly in the iPhone, this method is suitable for users without backup. Now, let’s chack how to restore iPhone contacts from iCloud.
How to restore iPhone contacts from iCloud
Step 1. Select Recover from iCloud Backup File
After launching iPhone Data Recovery app on your computer, select Recover from iCloud Backup File mode. Sign in to your Apple ID and load the backup file which contains the data you need. Click "Download" button to download your iCloud backup file.
Step 2. Select iCloud backup and file type to Scan
Now, select file type you want to restore. To restore iPhone contacts, simple click Contacts and "Next" to scan your iCloud contacts backup.
Step 3. Restore deleted contacts
When the scanning process is over, you are able to preview the entire contacts backup, including deleted ones. Mark the contacts you want to recover and click Recover button to export them in your computer.
Note: If you want to extract iTunes backup, you can switch to "Recover from iTunes Backup" mode. If you don't make a backup for contacts, you can switch to "Recover from iOS Device" mode, it can scan iPhone storage to get contacts back directly.
