How can I recover lost contacts on my iPhone 13 Pro?

If you lost your contacts after resetting your iPhone 13 Pro, there are several ways to recover them depending on whether you had a backup.

Method 1: Restore Contacts from iCloud

If your contacts were synced with iCloud, you can quickly restore them:

• Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud.
• Toggle Contacts OFF and select Keep on My iPhone.
• Toggle Contacts ON again and tap Merge.
• Wait a few minutes and check if your contacts reappear.

Method 2: Restore Contacts from an iCloud Backup

If you had iCloud Backup enabled before the reset, you can restore your contacts:

• Visit iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID.
• Click Account Settings > Advanced > Restore Contacts.
• Select a backup date and click Restore.

Note: This will replace your current contacts with the backup.

Method 3: Restore from iTunes/Finder Backup

If you backed up your iPhone to a computer using iTunes (Windows/macOS Mojave or earlier) or Finder (macOS Catalina or later), follow these steps:

• Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes/Finder.
• Select your device and click Restore Backup.
• Choose the most recent backup and wait for the process to complete.

Warning: This will overwrite your current data with the backup.

if either of these methods can't help, check out this without backup guide, they have additional methods and a full guide tutorial: 2025 How to Retrieve Deleted Contacts on iPhone without Backup