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all of my contact information disappeared. Can I get it back?

All of my contact information disappeared from my phone last month. Can I get it back?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 9:30 AM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on Mar 4, 2021 9:32 AM

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

If Contacts on iCloud, try this --> Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using ...

How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
What is your default Contacts Account?
Which email account you are using to store Contacts?

See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account

Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other

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