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amaule05 Author

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iPhone 4 Contacts Disappeared After Receiving Text Message

This morning when I woke up to a text message it showed the full name. Literally just about an hour later I received another message from the same person, but it only showed the phone number. When I went into the Contacts I saw it was completely empty. All of my favorites and recent calls are there but they're just the phone numbers, no names or anything else. How did this happen? I didn't change anything and I have no idea what to do.

iPhone 4, iOS 4

Posted on Nov 8, 2010 6:34 PM

243 replies

Aug 13, 2013 1:04 AM in response to amaule05

What if you lost contacts on iPhone? Follow this tutorial to get all your lost my iphone contacts back.

alitzoi

Level 1

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Sep 25, 2013 7:37 AM in response to LRud

Didn't work. 😟

Taej11

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Oct 24, 2013 5:59 AM in response to NAL11

I used this and it worked for me also. Thanks:)

Nov 20, 2013 10:56 AM in response to NAL11

Just saying thanks! Today all my contact disappeared. Just a normal day. All other info was still listed. Followed your steps and Volla!

Dec 18, 2013 12:56 PM in response to amaule05

I just found a contact and texted her and when she replied only her phone number showed up and all of her contact information has been erased from my phone AND my address book.....

Jan 7, 2014 10:23 PM in response to startlyne

Just rebooted phone using the two button method, then turned back on while holding the main button (two button method). Everything came back and, so far, is still there.

phoey321

Level 1

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Jan 22, 2014 3:19 PM in response to Shahinf55

The two button reboot helped me today. It took a second after I opened contacts, then they reappeared.

Lornip

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Feb 4, 2014 1:31 PM in response to Grace1972

This has worked for me too! Thank you

Feb 15, 2014 1:40 PM in response to TonyW61

thank you!

really helped!

jen11

Level 1

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Feb 16, 2014 7:50 PM in response to tmcmahon2

Tried that, but the i button doesn't show up for the contacts I need to add, but the name does even though when I search contacts they aren't there and no name when I look at the texts.