To recover deleted phone numbers (contacts) on your iPhone, you can either restore from a recent iCloud backup or, if you've recently deleted them, check the "Recently Deleted" folder in the Contacts app.
Here's a breakdown of the methods:
1. Restoring from iCloud Backup:
- If you have iCloud backups enabled: You can restore your iPhone from a backup made before the contacts were deleted.
- Go to iCloud.com: In a web browser, log in to your iCloud account.
- Select Data Recovery: Click on the App Launcher button, then under "More" choose "Data Recovery".
- Select Restore Contacts: From the data recovery page, select "Restore Contacts".
- Select the date before you deleted the content: Scroll down to the bottom of the window, then select Data Recovery, then select Restore next to the date before you deleted the content
2. Checking the "Recently Deleted" Folder:
- Open the Contacts app: On your iPhone, open the Contacts app.
- Go to Groups: Tap on "Groups" and select "Recently Deleted".
- Recover Contacts: Select the contacts you want to recover and tap "Recover".
3. Other Considerations:
- Deleted Contacts are Permanently Deleted:
- If you delete a contact from your email account, it's permanently deleted from all devices signed into that email account.
- Deleted Call History:
- To recover a deleted call history, restore your iPhone from a backup you made before the data was deleted.
- Deleted Messages:
- You can restore messages you deleted for up to 30 days. Go to the Messages app, tap Edit, then tap Show Recently Deleted.