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How do I restore contacts from icloud to my iphone?

Can anyone advise please?

Posted on Apr 24, 2012 6:09 AM

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Feb 17, 2016 11:58 PM in response to Clackers12345

Using iCloud, you can back up your iOS devices wirelessly and automatically without connecting them to a computer. But how torestore contacts from iCloud when we lose contacts on iPhone? Some users will firstly reset iPhone to factory settings and then choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" option in the "iOS Setup Assistant". However, it is not recommended because it will erase all the newly added data on your iPhone. As I know some recovery tool can restore contacts from iCloud without causing any data loss on your iPhone.

Oct 5, 2016 7:18 AM in response to Clackers12345

To all my homies who lost their contacts on their iPhone and are having a hard time retrieving it through iCloud.

The entire toggling the contacts on and off in the iPhone's iCloud menu didn't work for me.
So here is another solution.

THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE CONTACTS SAVED ON YOUR LAPTOP/iPad/other iPhone/other Phone : -

Download this app called Copy My Data from the App Store (it is available for Apple as well as Android gadgets).

Then, link both the devices to the same wi-fi network.

Following this, the settings on the app are pretty simple and you should be able to retrieve your data fairly simply, and this works for Calendars, Photos, Contacts and any similar data!!


Happy teching everyone!! 🙂
Peace

Nov 23, 2016 11:35 AM in response to Chrismcrocks03

You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. A new post would be much more visible. You can link to this one.


Go to iCloud.com using a computer and select Settings. When that page loads, look at the bottom left side under Advanced and see if you can restore from there.


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How do I restore contacts from icloud to my iphone?

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