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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Nov 15, 2013 6:35 PM in response to Lungs

Lungs -


I am running ios 7.0.4 - I have tried to follow your directions, but I must be missing a step. My contacts suddenly disappeared from my phone, but they are still on the icloud website.


Here is the steps that I have done -

Go to settings/icloud - turned contacts to off (a screen pops up and says, contacts turned off)

Then, go to settings/itunes and LOG OUT of my icloud account.

Go back to settings/itunes and LOG INTO my icloud/apple id account

Go to settings/icloud - turn contact to on (a screen pops up and says, contacts turned on)


I've waited for several minutes, but my contacts are still MIA on my phone - Please help! Thanks!!!

Dec 26, 2013 8:13 AM in response to Clackers12345

Lungs - your wisdom is much appreciated!

BUT I'm afraid to delete icloud as it says my photostream photos will be deleted from my phone. I don't appear to have any saved on icloud.com that I can tell. my icloud backup IS ON to back up the camera roll, etc. but when I log in on the .com, viewing my photos isn't even an option / there is no icon.


I did log out of my account via settings/itunes app store, and log back in, but nothing. No option to "merge" has ever appeared. Am I missing something simple? Anyone help?


I'm on an iphone 4s, new this summer but this is the first fail I've had.
Also for what it's worth I have a "Backup assistant app" that theorhetically has my contacts too, but I don't know how to get to those, either.

Dec 26, 2013 9:54 AM in response to Lungs

Lungs - your wisdom is much appreciated! But can you help me?

BUT I'm afraid to delete icloud as it says my photostream photos will be deleted from my phone. I don't appear to have any saved on icloud.com that I can tell. my icloud backup IS ON to back up the camera roll, etc. but when I log in on the .com, viewing my photos isn't even an option / there is no icon.


I did log out of my account via settings/itunes app store, and log back in, but nothing. No option to "merge" has ever appeared. Am I missing something simple? Anyone help?


I'm on an iphone 4s, new this summer but this is the first fail I've had.
Also for what it's worth I have a "Backup assistant app" that theorhetically has my contacts too, but I don't know how to get to those, either.

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