Where could the contacts from the phone have gone? How to restore all contacts on your phone if they are deleted
A full factory reset, or Hard Reset, returns your device back to factory settings. At the same time, all accumulated user data is deleted, including the address book. In this material, we will talk about how to restore contacts on Android after resetting the device.
The address book
Using notebooks in the digital age has become unfashionable. All contacts are stored in the smartphone's address book. Phone numbers, e-mail addresses and other necessary data are recorded in it. The more active the lifestyle a person leads, the more different contacts he accumulates. The loss of these records becomes an undesirable phenomenon.
Restoring contacts on Android, in the case where the user has taken care of their safety in advance, is not difficult. Even accidentally deleted numbers and addresses can be returned with a high degree of probability.
Recovering with Google
For owners Android devices, a reliable and common way to save contacts, is associated with the use of the services of the Good Corporation. To do this, you must have a Google account and enable the synchronization mechanism. A Google account, along with an email address in the gmail.com domain, is created the first time you access the application store. Thus, a user who has installed a program at least once from Google Play, has a valid account.
After resetting your device, you need to provide your account information and set up synchronization. The address book saved on Google servers will be restored to the smartphone in the same form as it was at the time of the last backup session.
If you would like to edit your saved contacts first, this can also be done using a valid account. You will need to go into your account settings using a computer and manually sort the data saved in the address book.
Backup copy
Another method that allows you to guarantee contact recovery is backup. Many users turn off communications with the Good Corporation cloud services to save battery power, preferring to periodically synchronize their device with their computer. There are several ways to create such a copy for subsequent restoration.
Manufacturer's utilities
Almost all mobile electronics manufacturers create their own software that allows you to back up data to a computer. Below is a list of proprietary software that performs these tasks:
- Samsung Keis or Smart Switch;
- Sony PC Companion;
- HTC Sync Manager.
Third party software
For creating backup copies contacts, you can use other programs specially designed for these purposes. They are initially released with support for devices from various manufacturers, and each update expands the compatibility base. Here is a list that includes the most popular programs:
- Helium App Sync and Backup;
- Titanium Backup;
- GCloud Backup.
After the device has been reset to its factory settings, connect it to the computer and restore contacts from the backup.
A similar operation can be performed via Google. Using your account, create a copy of your contacts by exporting it to your computer or sending it to the cloud in the required format.
Data recovery programs
The above methods are suitable for users who care about saving their address book in advance. Let's look at how to restore deleted contacts on Android, when user settings are reset and there are no backups. Even in such an advanced case, contacts, like other digital information, did not disappear without a trace. Recovery will take longer, but it is possible.
You will have to use special software designed for data recovery. One of the best representatives of such software in its class is the free 7-Data Recovery.
For the program to work, the device will need to be connected to the computer in USB debugging mode and start scanning. The digital data that was detected will be displayed in the form of a list. All you have to do is indicate what you need to restore and wait.
It is possible that some contacts will have to be edited manually after this operation. Cyrillic characters, in some cases, are not recognized correctly.
Another representative software, created specifically for such cases - Dr. Fone. The operating principle of this software is similar. Connection to a computer is made using a USB cable in debugging mode.
Data recovery performed in this way does not provide full guarantee success. The performance of programs depends on various factors. The impact may be:
- file system type;
- presence of errors in the partition table;
- the percentage of the media being filled with data at which formatting was carried out.
- the main format of stored files.
There are other factors that can affect the quality of the file system and the integrity of the recovered data. In any case, if you undertake recovery, it is better to return at least part of the information than to lose it completely.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are no hopeless situations. You can recover data even after execution Hard reset. To prevent contacts from getting lost and to avoid having to resort to radical methods, think about choosing a backup method in advance. Cloud storage not as scary as it seems at first glance. Data transfer with their help is carried out without loss. By using this method of storing contacts, you will be sure of their safety and will be able to perform any operations with your Android device.
Hi all!
Incorrect synchronization of contacts can be influenced by a huge number of factors. I'm collecting everything in this post. useful tips, which helped other users, I hope they will be useful. Thanks everyone for your input!
Advice from Julia:
I suffered for a year and a half, like everyone else, trying reinstallations, demolitions, etc. I lost client contacts.
The problem was solved when I noticed that the GO CONTACTS EX application had a bug. When saving a contact to Google, it is added to the duplicated system folder "My Contacts". I was able to see this through my native contacts application (I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2). Where did I turn account and I saw many “my contacts” groups, and there I found lost contacts!!!
I simply saved the found contacts to other system folders (for example, my colleagues), then uninstalled GO CONTACTS EX and reinstalled the account!
Advice from dimicher:
Today I finally overcame the reverse synchronization of contacts (that is, from Android to Gmail). I was lucky enough to be the owner of a Galaxy Ace from Samsung; it still works for me on version 2.2, so I think my experience will be useful to owners of other models on this Android.
3. Select a Google account as the location for saving new contacts (Contacts->Options->Settings->Save contacts->Google).
Advice from debosh:
If it doesn't sync, the contacts file is broken. "Clear data" of the Contacts application in "Manage applications" helps. There are three of them, you need to clean Google. After this, synchronization will work. Of course, all contacts that are not on the Google server will be lost forever, so it’s better to back them up first.
Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications -> look for Contacts (there are 3 of them, select the last ones, which are without the HTC Corporation note) -> click the Clear data button
Advice from Vitaly 333:
I have HTC hero android 2.1
the following helped,
1. exported PHONE CONTACTS to a memory card
2. in contacts I chose visibility of only Google contacts
3. chose to import contacts from the memory card to Google CONTACTS
4. started synchronizing the Google account on the phone.
Voila, my contacts on my computer are in my Google account. All contacts were synchronized WITH NORMAL NAMES.
Advice from Gleb:
It is necessary to reset the settings for the application - Contact storage.
Advice from Denys:
I struggled with this problem for a long time, but the answer turned out to be simple. The contact can be stored in three places - SIM, Phone, Google.
So, by default, contacts are saved to Phone. I just went to Contacts / Settings / Move contacts / Phone / Google.
After this, the contacts will be copied to Google when synchronizing.
Advice from ValKam:
I don’t have GO CONTACTS EX installed, but everyone’s favorite ExDialer is installed (and the paid version is PRO Key!) I simply deleted all the settings and deleted all the data of the program itself: Settings -> Applications -> ExDialer PRO Key -> Stop -> Erase data . AND THAT'S ALL!!! Synchronization started immediately! You didn’t even need to demolish the program itself! Like this. And everything will be in sync again :) Hurray! But I need a phone for work. I struggled for two hours, but the only thing that saved me was that I found your comment here. You just saved me!
I hope some of the tips are helpful!
operating room Android system, like any other, is not perfect. Therefore, users may experience various problems, including with saved numbers. In this guide, we will tell you how to delete contacts on Android, how to get rid of double contacts and fix other address book problems.
Removing a contact from your phone book is easy. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1. Launch the application Contacts(may also be called People depending on OS version)
Step 2. Touch and hold on the contact you want to delete until the context menu appears.
Step 3. Click the button Delete", and then confirm your selection.
How to delete contacts from a SIM card
To delete contacts from a SIM card, you must first configure their display. The sequence of actions is as follows:
Step 1. Launch the application Contacts.
Step 2. Click the button Menu» smartphone.
Step 3. The application settings will open, click the button Display».
Step 4. Check the box " Contacts SIM cards " to position " Included».
Step 5. Return to the application Contacts, find the SIM card contacts that appear in the list of numbers (they will be displayed with the appropriate mark), select and delete them at your discretion.
Batch deleting contacts
Selecting and deleting each contact from the Android phone book individually is a rather labor-intensive and boring task if there are several hundred numbers on the phone. Therefore, you can use the batch uninstall function:
Step 1. Launch the application Contacts.
Step 2. Click the button Menu» smartphone.
Step 3. Click the button Additionally».
Step 4. Click the button Batch deletion».
Step 5. You will be returned to the application Contacts, where you can check the boxes next to the numbers you need and delete them with one click.
Why do double contacts appear?
Installing different firmware on a smartphone and then synchronizing the data can lead to the appearance of double contacts on Android. As a result, the book of numbers can grow to indecent sizes, and the user will have to constantly wade through the jungle of identical contacts. This problem can be partially solved using the function of merging duplicates:
Step 1. Launch the application Contacts.
Step 2. Click the button Menu» smartphone.
Step 3. Click the button Additionally».
Step 4. Click the button Merging duplicates».
Step 5. The OS will offer to find duplicate contacts and merge them. Click the button Merge" to start this operation.
How to Delete Duplicate Contacts on Android
You can also remove duplicate contacts using the service tools Google or third party applications, for example, Duplicate Contacts. Let's consider both options.
Google Contacts
Step 1: Launch your browser and go to the address google.com/contacts.
Step 2. Enter your account information Google.
Step 3: Click the button Find similar contacts».
Step 4: Select duplicate contacts and delete them.
Duplicate Contacts
Step 1. Install and launch the application Duplicate Contacts.
Step 2. The program will scan your contact list and show if there are duplicate numbers on your smartphone.
Step 3: Select and remove duplicate contacts.
Conclusion
Any problem that arises with a smartphone can be easily solved if you know what to do. In this guide, we have shared how to delete contacts on Android; In addition, on our website you will find solutions to other issues related to the address book - how to copy contacts from Android to a computer, how to transfer contacts from Android to Android, how to recover deleted contacts on Android, and others.
