Lost your iPhone contacts? And you have no idea how to get them back? And you can’t recognize the call recorder contact which you have. This guide mentions tips to recover lost contacts on Apple iPhone. It could be an iOS bug that causes contacts to be lost. iCloud Contact Group can be turned off in your iPhone settings. Sometimes random technical issues in system settings can cause lost iPhone contact errors. 

Best ways to fix lost iPhone contacts 

Here are various fixes you can do to recover missing iPhone contacts. Try these fixes one at a time. 

1. Restart iPhone 

Most minor problems can be solved by restarting the phone. You can try restarting your iPhone. 

1) Press the side button on the iPhone. (Press the volume up or down button on the power button if you have a higher iPhone model) 

2) Drag the slider when you see the "Power off shortcut". 

3) After waiting a few seconds, press the power button to turn on the iPhone. 

2. Sign out of Apple ID 

Here is a solution that claims to help many users recover lost contacts from iPhones. 

1) Open Settings tap Apple ID. 

2) Open the SignOut option and tap on it. 

3) Confirm the logout by entering the password. 

4) After waiting for a few seconds, sign in with your Apple ID. 

3. Enable contacts on iPhone 

To synchronize the device's contacts, enable the In My iPhone function in the Contacts menu. Device contact information is synced with the Apple ID you use to sign in to your iPhone. 

1) Open Settings app on iPhone Go to Contacts and tap on it. 

2) Tap Default Account Select option on my iPhone. 

4. Update iPhone 

You can fix iOS errors by updating the system build to a new version. To check for updates: 

1) Go to Settings General Software Update. 

2) The device will start searching for available updates. 

3) Tap the Download and Install button to start installing the new iOS version. 

When the installation is complete, check the Contacts app to see if the missing contacts are listed. 

5. Enable iCloud Contacts 

This troubleshooting involves disabling and re-enabling iCloud contacts sync. 

 1) Open Settings tap Apple ID go to iCloud and tap it. 

 2) Tap the switch next to Contacts. 

 3) A popup will appear asking "What do you want to do with the iCloud contacts you previously synced on your iPhone?" 

 4) Tap Save on my iPhone. 

 5) Restart iPhone. 

 6) Open Settings again tap on Apple ID go to iCloud and tap on it. 

 7) Go to Contacts and tap the switch next to it. 

 8) When the pop-up window appears, tap Connect.

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