some of my contacts are missing after i switched phones. how do i retrieve?

after switching phone from iphone 8 to iphone 6 i noticed that some of my contacts and photos/videos are missing. How do i get them back on the iphone6

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 8:13 PM

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Mar 9, 2021 8:18 PM in response to godfrey289

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 ...


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. 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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