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Contact names disappeared

Contact name disappeared and I only have numbers.

iPhone SE

Posted on Aug 17, 2021 2:27 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2021 5:54 PM

Hi mana-boy,

Welcome to the Apple Community, where some of us do our best to help each other :)

Wondering if you use iCloud, and if your Contacts in iCloud have both names and numbers.


If so, you might want to:

Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using iCloud.com

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/icloud/mme6182cfc37/icloud


Wondering too, if your iPhone may be short on storage space.

If so, you might need to save some photos, videos, music etc, ro an external storage device (Hard drive, Zip drive)


How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201656


If you do not use iCloud:

These articles below may help you with your contacts


Use Contacts from the Phone app on iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph9b90d0aba/ios


Use other contact accounts on iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph14a87326/ios


Hope there is something just right for you amongst this info :)

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Question marked as Best reply

Aug 17, 2021 5:54 PM in response to mfana-boy

Hi mana-boy,

Welcome to the Apple Community, where some of us do our best to help each other :)

Wondering if you use iCloud, and if your Contacts in iCloud have both names and numbers.


If so, you might want to:

Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using iCloud.com

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/icloud/mme6182cfc37/icloud


Wondering too, if your iPhone may be short on storage space.

If so, you might need to save some photos, videos, music etc, ro an external storage device (Hard drive, Zip drive)


How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201656


If you do not use iCloud:

These articles below may help you with your contacts


Use Contacts from the Phone app on iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph9b90d0aba/ios


Use other contact accounts on iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph14a87326/ios


Hope there is something just right for you amongst this info :)

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