Apple watch lost all contacts when it updated.

So now when somebody is calling me i can see only the number. How can i get the contacts back?

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Posted on Feb 2, 2021 9:47 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Posted on Feb 2, 2021 10:09 AM

On your phone, go to the Watch app. Genera>Reset>Reset Sync Data. That usually fixes the issue.

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IdrisSeabright

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Feb 2, 2021 10:09 AM in response to petteri81

On your phone, go to the Watch app. Genera>Reset>Reset Sync Data. That usually fixes the issue.

petteri81 Author

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Feb 2, 2021 10:10 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks👍🏼👌🏼

Feb 2, 2021 10:24 AM in response to petteri81

Glad it helped!

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