December 02, 2019, 09:01 PM
chongosuerteLost a bunch of contacts...makes no sense...advice from those smarter than me?
iPhone 8+
I’ve lost untold dozens of contacts. Some from the last year, some from two years ago, and some from ten years ago. But I kept some from last week, last year, and years ago. Makes no sense.
Order of events:
Changed my gmail password in September or so. Didn’t bother to update it on my phone because I never use it. I realized later (as in an hour ago) that my contacts are shown as synced to that account.
Sometime about three weeks ago: Did the most recent iPhone system update. Kept getting prompts after to log into my gmail but ignored them Bc I didn’t care about that account. All contacts intact.
Last night: Finally put my new password into gmail. Immediately lost probably over a hundred contacts from various points since I’ve had a phone. My entire family’s numbers etc are gone, for instance.
I thought my phone was set to sync contacts to the iCloud nightly. When I try to open my iCloud it says nothing is there.
Any suggestions from the computer literate on the forum?
December 02, 2019, 09:51 PM
PykerHappened to me. 1st fix worked in my case.
Contacts vanished after updateSeptember 22, 2023, 04:55 AM
SiuuuWithout iCloud backup can be a bit challenging, see if this can help you out:
https://www.fonedog.com/ios-da...-without-icloud.htmlSeptember 22, 2023, 06:03 AM
calugoI was concerned about losing all my contacts so I went the old fashioned route and grabbed a pen and paper and wrote them down. Archaic but it works and if anything fails I don't lose my contacts.