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iPhone contacts

My iPhone 8 keeps deleting my contacts….but only the ones from the last 6 months. Why is it doing this?

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Jul 30, 2021 8:04 AM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2021 1:49 AM

Unlike some Android devices, 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 ...

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Jul 31, 2021 1:49 AM in response to Comax165

  1. Is this your corporate iPhone? Then please contact the system administrator of your corporate
  2. If it is your personal device, in that case, do you have any profile installed by your corporate/organisation/enterprise/School Management?
    1. Erase the profile added by you If you have installed a profile on your own --> Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone - Apple ...
    2. Or please contact the system administrator of the organisation who provided the profile to you


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