Phone Contacts disappeared

Hello zenande228,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! I understand that contacts from WhatsApp are no longer appearing on your iPhone 7. I would be happy to help provide steps to take next for this issue.

Let's start by going to Settings > WhatsApp, then ensure that you've allowed WhatsApp to access your contacts. After that, go to Settings > Privacy > Contacts. Confirm WhatsApp is enabled in this location as well:

Change app access to private data on iPhone - Apple Support

If you aren't seeing WhatsApp listed in these locations in order to enable Contacts, here are some additional steps to take next:

WhatsApp FAQ - Problems seeing contacts

Cheers!

Hi zenande228,

You're welcome and glad to hear your contacts are back again. Please reach out if you need help in the future.

Take care.