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out of the blue without upgrading the ios or anything, I am missing almost all my contacts. the phone was synced to icloud, but when i tried to get the contacts from icloud on my laptop, the contacts are missing as well. how can i get my contacts back? thank you
iPhone 7, iOS 12
Contacts can be a little tricky, let me explain.
Contacts are normally saved to an account not to a device.
I know you view them from a device but unless you specifically turned them on to save to device they are saved in an account, iCloud, Gmail, Outlook . . . Even social media apps.
Make sure you are signed into all of your accounts
Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If they are still not syncing
If your iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders won’t sync
Make sure all of the accounts have contacts turned on
Hope that helps
Contacts can be a little tricky, let me explain.
Contacts are normally saved to an account not to a device.
I know you view them from a device but unless you specifically turned them on to save to device they are saved in an account, iCloud, Gmail, Outlook . . . Even social media apps.
Make sure you are signed into all of your accounts
Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If they are still not syncing
If your iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders won’t sync
Make sure all of the accounts have contacts turned on
Hope that helps
Missing contacts
