Four Ways to Restore Deleted or Lost iPhone Contacts

You may lost iPhone contacts due to accidental deletion, factory reset, system crash, jailbreak failure, device damage, device loss and etc.However,you still hacve chance to restore lost contacts from iPhone,you need to connect and directly scan your iPhone device to recover files,next please learn the Way 2 about:directly restore lost contacts from iPhone.

Apple iPhone maintains a contact list which syncs with iTunes every time you plug it into your computer. An incomplete or unsuccessful sync, a hard reset or the purchase of a new iPhone may require you to restore your contacts. You have a few options for restoring your contacts on iPhone, including the Address Book or Outlook, an iTunes backup or an older phone with a compatible SIM card. The option that works best for you depends on why you are restoring your contact list.

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Way 1: Restore Your Contacts from Address Book or Outlook

Step 1: Plug your iPhone into your computer using the USB cord. Launch iTunes, if it does not start automatically.

Step 2: Click your iPhone from the list in the Devices column of the iTunes window. Click the "Contacts" tab from the main page.

Step 3: Check the box labeled "Synchronize Address Book Contacts" and click the circle labeled "All Contacts." If you are on a Windows machine, select "Sync Contacts With" and choose Outlook from the drop-down list. Click the OK button and allow iTunes to restore your contacts to your iPhone from your computer's contact manager.

Way 2: Recover Lost Contacts from iPhone directly

You can use a professional iPhone Data Recovery to restore lost contacts on your iPhone directly with iTunes/iCloud backup.

Step 1. Run the program and connect your iPhone to the computer
Step 2. Enter the device's scanning mode and scan it
Step 3. Preview and recover iPhone lost contacts directly

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You can preview all found data before recovery after the scanning. Choose "Contacts" to preview, then mark the ones you wanted and click "Recover" button to save them on your computer easily.

Way 3: Restore Your Contacts Using an iTunes Backup

Tisp: The iPhone Contacts Recovery can help you scan and extract iPhone backup data from iTunes,then restore iPhone contacts from iTunes backup.

Step 1: Plug your iPhone into either your Mac or Windows computer with your USB cord. Launch iTunes if it does not start automatically.

Step 2: Right-click your iPhone under the Devices list and click "Restore from Backup." On a Mac, press CTRL, select the iPhone and then click "Restore from Backup."

Step 3: Allow iTunes to restore your contacts based on the backup data. Because this option also syncs messages, photos and notes, it is a good option only if the backup is recent.

Way 4: Restore Contacts from a Matching SIM Card

Step 1: Power down your iPhone. Insert a SIM tool or paper clip into the hole in the SIM tray on your iPhone to eject the tray. Pull the tray out and remove your SIM card. Place your SIM card from your old phone into the tray and insert it back into your iPhone. Press the power button and allow your iPhone to boot. For more information about your model iPhone's SIM card, see the Apple Support link under Resources.

Step 2: Plug your iPhone into your computer using the USB cord and wait until it connects to iTunes. Click "Continue" to allow it to reformat and reactivate it.

Step 3: Tap the "Settings" icon on your iPhone. Tap "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" and tap "Import SIM Contacts." Your iPhone will import the contacts from your SIM card.

Step 4: Power down your iPhone and remove the SIM card with the tool. Replace it with your original SIM card.

Tips: You can also back up and restore your contacts from a backup on iCloud,please read this use guide about how to recover data from iCloud backup files.
You must to backup iPhone contacts to computer before restore iPhone to factory setting, system update, jailbreak your iPhone,in order to protect your important data never lost.