If your contacts are missing after switching to your new iPhone 14 Pro Max, it could be due to a few reasons. Here are some common troubleshooting steps to recover your contacts:
1. Check iCloud Settings:
- Ensure iCloud Contacts Are Enabled:
- On your iPhone 14, go to Settings > tap your name at the top > iCloud.
- Make sure that Contacts is toggled on. If it’s off, toggle it on, and your contacts should start syncing.
2. Restore from an iCloud Backup:
- If you had iCloud Backup enabled on your old iPhone, you can restore your contacts by performing an iCloud backup restore.
- Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings.
- Set up your iPhone again, and when prompted, choose to restore from an iCloud backup that was made from your iPhone 13 Pro Max.
3. Use iTunes or Finder Backup:
- If you had backed up your old iPhone to your computer using iTunes or Finder, you can restore the contacts from that backup.
- Connect your new iPhone to your computer.
- Open iTunes (or Finder on macOS Catalina and newer), select your device, and restore from the latest backup.
4. Check Third-Party Services:
- If you synced your contacts with another service like Google, Yahoo, or Outlook, ensure that these accounts are added to your new iPhone.
- Go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Add the relevant accounts and enable the Contacts option.
5. Check SIM Card:
- If you saved contacts to your SIM card, ensure that the SIM card is properly inserted in your new phone and that your contacts are imported.
- Go to Settings > Contacts > Import SIM Contacts.
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