Next we will teach you how to recover the contacts of the mobile, a series of tricks so you can recover deleted or deleted contacts from your phone's phonebook iPhone or Android quickly and without too many complications. And with current mobile phones and their integration with other online services or on the cloud, we can reach store hundreds and hundreds of contacts; and as they are saved, you may be able to delete or delete some without realizing it. But don't worry, in most cases it is not an irreversible process, since there are different methods through which to recover. mobile contacts eliminated. Do not miss the best tricks to recover contacts from your mobile, whether iOS (iPhone) or Android.
How to recover deleted contacts from your mobile
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How to recover contacts on iOS (iPhone)
If you have a terminal iOS, that is, a iPhone, you have two basic options to recover your contacts, either through the mobile backup or without it.
Recover contacts with backup
In the event that you have a backup copy of your mobile data in iCloud and the synchronized contacts With it, it will be very easy to recover contacts. To do this, access the page from your computer or mobile browser. iCloud official website and enter your credentials (username and password) to log in. Now click on Settings. Now scroll to Advanced and choose the option Restore contacts; Lastly, choose which contacts you want to restore.
Recover contacts without backup
If you do not have a backup in iCloud it will be much more complicated, although not impossible. In this case you will have to trust third party apps to attempt contact recovery; and the best known and recommended is Dr. Fone, a paid application (70 euros per year) that will allow you to recover that important contact that you have deleted. While it usually works quite well, it is not foolproof either.
How to recover contacts on Android
If you have an Android mobile, the contacts will be associated with your Google account active on your device, so you will have to use Google options to recover deleted contacts.
Recover contacts from Google Drive
Google Drive It is a vital tool for backing up your Android mobile and also for recovering deleted contacts. So, if you have configured the automatic backups In Google Drive, recovering deleted contacts is very easy. To do this, you just have to download the Google Drive app (if you don't already have it installed), log in with your Google account, choose the data you want to restore (in this case the contacts) and click on Start backup. Of course, the system will rewrite the information, which will delete the last contacts added after the last backup.
Recover contacts from Gmail
To do this, access the page from your computer or mobile browser. official website of Gmail and enter your credentials (username and password) to log in. Once inside, click on the dots icon in square shape (at the top right of the screen) to open a drop-down menu and press the option Contacts. Inside, click on the option Downgrade to previous version located at the bottom of the screen. Once inside the previous panel, click on Reset contacts among the options on the left; A window will open in which you can select the time period you want to reset. Finally, if you do not know if you have the option to automatically synchronize mobile contacts activated, you will have to access it from Settings – Accounts – Google to choose your account and activate the option to ensure that the data on your mobile has been restored.
Recover contacts from SIM
If you have changed SIM card and one or more contacts have been lost (something more common than it seems), if you want to recover that contact it is essential that you still have the previous card. If so, enter it again in the new mobile. Now open your mobile contacts and go to Settings to select the Import option. A window will open for you to choose where to import the contact from; choose the correct option and press Accept.
In the event that you want to transfer a contact from an old terminal to the new SIM, you will have to follow the previous steps but exporting the contact from the phone to the SIM card. When the export is finished, you will only have to insert the SIM into the new mobile to recover that contact that you had lost.
In the event that you changed the SIM because the previous one was damaged, you will have to go to a customer care Center from your operator to try to recover the data that may be contained inside. If data recovery is not possible through a technician from your operator, you will not be able to recover these contacts.
Recover contacts with the Contacts app
Google has its own contacts app called Contacts with which to create backup copies of your mobile contacts and save them in the cloud, so that it is possible to synchronize them between different devices with the same account or restore them if they have been lost. To do this, open the Contacts app and click on it three horizontal lines icon located in the upper left corner. Now click on Settings and go to Manage contacts – Restore. Your Google account information will appear; choose the account from which you want to restore contacts and press Accept.
Recover contacts with the Dr. Fone app
As in the previous case, you can resort to the Dr. Fone app to try to recover lost or deleted contacts, as well as other files (photos, videos, documents), messages or call history, among others. As we say, it is a paid program; with the software already installed, connect the mobile to the computer with a USB cable with the option USB debugging activated on mobile.
- When accessing the program click on Recovery.
- Three options will appear: Recover data from phone, Recover from SIM card and Recover from broken phone.
- Choose the option you need according to your situation.
- Follow the steps indicated by the program to start recovering the deleted contact or contacts.
