Top 5 Solutions to Retrieve Deleted Contacts on iPhone/Android

Nowadays, due to the that iPhone and Android devices are gradually occupied the most phone market, you might select iPhone or Android device for your cell phone. Sometimes, you may delete or lose contacts accidentally on your iPhone or Android. For example, losing all contacts while updating iOS system, losing all contacts when your Smartphone get stolen or you just delete them by mistake. Then, can you retrieve the lost or deleted contacts with ease? Of course you can. However, how to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone or Android? Here, The article introduces the best 5 methods for you to retrieve deleted contacts on your iPhone or Android device.

• Part 1. How to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone
• Part 2. How to retrieve deleted contacts on Android

Part 1: How to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone

Section 1: Find deleted contacts on iPhone with iTunes backup

The first application recommended to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone is iTunes backup. If you have ever backed up iPhone contacts with iTunes before losing all your contacts, you can choose the fully restore methods to retrieve lost contacts on iPhone. Follow the simple steps below. You can retrieve the deleted contacts on iPhone with ease.

Step 1. Download and launch iTunes

First of all, you need to download the iTunes on your computer from iOS store. Then, install and launch iTunes to begin the retrieving process.

Step 2. Connect iPhone to computer

Now, connect your iPhone with your computer via USB cable. Then the iTunes will detect your iPhone automatically.

Step 3. Select Restore from Backup

After the iTunes checked your iPhone and show the following interface, you need to right-click iPhone icon then select "Restore from backup".

Step 4. Retrieve deleted contacts

Choose the files you want to retrieve, and then click the "Restore" button to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone.

Section 2: Retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone through iCloud backup

iCloud is a very wonderful iOS recovery for users to retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone. With iCloud, you can backs up almost everything on your iPhone. Here we will show the easy steps to retrieve the lost contacts.

Step 1. Login iCloud account online

At first, the thing you need to do is access to iCloud with any browser and login in iCloud with password and Apple account.

Step 2. Choose Contacts option

When you enter the iCloud, you will see another interface. Seek and click the "Contacts" button to check whether the contacts are available.

Step 3. Sync iCloud contacts to iPhone

Check and turn on the Contacts option in "iCloud". And then tap "Keep on My iPhone" option, when your iPhone asks to sync the backed up iCloud contacts on your iPhone.

Step 4. Retrieve the lost contacts

And then you can turn on the "Merge" option. iPhone will retrieve the lost or deleted contacts from iCloud backup contacts now.

Section 3: Retrieve deleted contacts on iPhone with iPhone Data Recovery

What should you do if you still cannot retrieve the deleted contacts on iPhone? Is there any method to retrieve contacts from multiple methods? iPhone Data Recovery should be the most professional program to get back contacts from different channels.

1. Retrieve deleted contacts from iPhone directly

2. Retrieve lost contacts from iTunes backup

3. Retrieve deleted contacts from iCloud backup

What is more, you can retrieve photos, contacts, videos, contacts, messages, notes, call logs and more from iPhone, iPad, iPod, iTunes and iCloud. It is compatible with the latest iOS 11/12 and iPhone XS/XR/X/8/8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7.

Step 1. Download and launch the program

Download Apeaksoft iPhone Data Recovery from the official website. Then install and launch the tool on your computer to get back the lost contacts.

Step 2. Connect iPhone to computer

Now, connect your iPhone with computer with a USB cable. Select "Recover from iOS Device" mode to scan all files on iPhone automatically.

Step 3. Scan iPhone to retrieve deleted contacts

And then you can click on "Scan" button to scan your iPhone to retrieve the deleted contacts. You can also click "Pause" to stop the scanning.

Step 4. Preview and retrieve deleted contacts

After the scanning, you can find all the file types are listed on the interface. Select "Contacts" and click on "Recover". Then, choose a folder to save your restored files. Then the program can retrieve the deleted contacts. Here you may also want to get more iOS data recovery tools.

Part 2: How to retrieve deleted contacts on Android

Section 1: Retrieve deleted contacts on Android through Android Data Recovery

When you need to retrieve deleted contacts on Android, you can learn more details about how to retrieve the deleted contacts with Android Data Recovery. The program can help you to recover deleted or lost photos, videos, contacts, messages, call logs, apps and documents from your Android phones, tablets and SD cards. It is compatible with 5000+ Android portable devices.

Step 1. Connect Android device to computer

Install and launch Android Data Recovery on your computer. Then connect your Android device to your computer via a USB cable.

Step 2. Enable Android USB debugging

After your Android is connected to your computer, it will pop up a window about USB debugging then click "OK". Then you need to enable the USB debugging.

Step 3. Choose deleted contacts to recover

When your Android device manages to be connected, you should now select the file types. Here you want to retrieve deleted contacts on Android, so you need to only check the box followed by "Contacts". Then click the "Next" button.

Step 4. Retrieve deleted contacts on Android

Click the "Recover" button to start to retrieve your deleted contacts from your Android. Just wait a moment to get back the contacts from Android.

Section 2: Retrieve deleted contacts of Android with Gmail

If you have a Google account, then Gmail would be the best choice for you to retrieve deleted contacts on Android. This is also a feasible way to retrieve deleted contacts. Here are some brief steps you can follow.

Step 1. Log in Gmail from Android phone

Firstly, you have to log in to Gmail account with any browse on your computer, and then click on "Contacts" button.

Step 2. Access to Restore contacts

When you see the Gmail interface, click on the "More" menu, and then click "Restore contacts".

Step 3. Select a retrieving time frame

Next, select a time frame within the last 30 days or other option if you can estimate the time that the contacts are still available, and then click "Restore".

Step 4. Retrieve contacts on Android device

Now, you can retrieve the deleted contacts on your Gmail account, then you need to do is to sync all these contacts on your Android device with Google.