Samsung Contacts Disappeared! Here's How to Recover Contacts on Samsung Galaxy

"How to recover contacts that have disappeared from my Samsung Galaxy?"

If you're struggling with disappearing contacts on your Samsung Galaxy, don't worry, this article will provide you with a detailed solution. Let's take a look at the possible causes and solutions.

PART 1 Common Reasons for Disappeared Samsung Galaxy Contacts

- Inadvertently deleted a contact.

- After the mobile phone software update, sometimes some bugs appear, resulting in the loss of contact information.

- After restoring the phone to factory Settings, the information in the address book will be cleared.

- The phone is infected with a virus or is attacked by malicious software, which may also cause the loss of contact information.

- Sometimes, problems with third-party applications or the system itself can cause this.v

- Hardware problems with the phone, such as a cracked screen or water, may also affect the storage of contact information.

Although you may not be able to find a Samsung Galaxy contact for different reasons. However, the good news is that in most cases, these lost contacts can be recovered. Here are some possible solutions.

First, you can check your phone's Contacts app Settings to see if all of your contacts are displayed correctly.

Second, if your contacts were previously backed up to Gmail or another cloud service, then you can try to restore them from there.

Also, Samsung phones often come with their own cloud backup feature, and you can try to restore from there as well.

Lastly, if your contact information is stored on an SD card, you can also try to recover it from the SD card.

PART 2 Several Effective Solutions for Recovering Samsung Galaxy's Disappeared Contacts

Option 1 Retrieve Samsung Galaxy Contacts Using Data Recovery Software

Want to find lost contacts on your Samsung phone? Android Data Recovery, a powerful data recovery tool, may be able to help you. It can scan deep into your Samsung phone's internal storage to retrieve contact information that has been accidentally lost, including phone numbers, names, emails, addresses, and more. Not only that, but it can also help you retrieve a variety of different types of data, including call logs, messages (including WhatsApp messages), photos, videos, and more.

Here are the steps on how to use Android Data Recovery to easily recover lost contacts on your Samsung phone without a backup.

Step 1 Install and start the software

Install and start Android Data Recovery on your PC. Then, select the Android Data Recovery mode.

Step 2 Connect the mobile phone and enable USB debugging

Connect your Samsung Galaxy phone to your computer using a USB cable. Follow the prompts to enable USB debug mode and allow the computer to access the phone data.

Step 3 Select a data type and scan for the data

Select the type of data you want to recover in the software, such as Contacts. If you want to completely retrieve all your lost contacts, you may need to get root privileges first. Click the Rooting Tools button and follow the prompts. Then click Next to start scanning.

Step 4 Preview and restore contacts

When the scan is complete, you will see a list of all the contacts you have found. You can quickly find lost contacts through the filter function, and then double-click to see the details. Select the contact that you want to restore and click the Restore button.

After the recovery is completed, you can find these contact information in the specified folder and then transfer it back to your Samsung Galaxy phone according to your needs.

Option 2 Restore Samsung Galaxy Contacts from Gmail Backup

If you want to retrieve a missing Samsung contact from your Google address book, just follow these steps.

Step 1 On the Gmail screen, tap the Settings icon and find the Contacts or Contacts section. Step 2 If your contact changes have been recorded, you can use the Undo Changes function, select the corresponding recovery period, and click Undo to recover the lost contact.

For users who back up their Samsung contacts via Gmail, they can quickly recover from the backup files. Simply follow these steps.

Step 1 Visit contacts.google.com and sign into your Gmail account.

Step 2 Tap More or expand the menu and select Export.

Step 3 Select the contacts you want to export. Or use the default Settings for all contacts everywhere.

Step 4 Select Google CSV as the exported file format and click Export. Then follow the prompts to select a storage location and click Save.

Step 5 After the file is downloaded, transfer it to your Samsung Galaxy phone. All you need to do is open the Contacts app, import the CSV file, and all your missing contacts will reappear in your contacts list.

Option 3 Recover Samsung Galaxy Contacts from Samsung Cloud

Samsung offers an online backup service, which you can use to save your contacts, call logs, messages, and more. If you have synced your contacts to Samsung Cloud for backup, the recovery process is very simple.

To recover your Samsung contacts from Samsung Cloud, you just need to complete the following steps.

Step 1 On the Samsung mobile phone, choose Settings > Accounts and Backup.

Step 2 Select Samsung Cloud or Backup and Recovery (the specific name may vary depending on the phone model).

Step 3 Click Recover Data and select the Contact (Save on mobile) option. Click the Restore button to begin the recovery process.

Tip: For those who use Samsung Cloud for backup, it's also very easy to transfer contacts from a lost Samsung phone to a new Samsung device. On a new Samsung phone, go to Settings > Accounts and Backup > Samsung Cloud and sign in to the Samsung Cloud account that contains the backup of your lost contacts. Then, follow the steps above to select and restore contacts.

Option 4 Recover Samsung Galaxy Contacts from SD Card

If you're used to backing up your contacts to an SD card, you can recover those missing contacts from an SD card with very simple steps. Specifically, you just need to complete the following steps to recover your lost contacts from your Samsung Galaxy phone.

Step 1 Ensure that the SD card is securely inserted into your Samsung phone.

Step 2 Open the Contacts app from the home screen of your Samsung phone, tap the menu icon (and select the Manage Contacts or Settings option.

Step 3 Click Import/Export Contacts, select the Import from SD Card option, then preview and select the contact file you want to import (usually in.vCF or vCard format).

Step 4 Select the contact file that you want to import and click OK or Import to start the import process. Later, you will see all the selected contact files successfully imported from the SD card to your Samsung Galaxy phone.

Summary

Once you find that your contacts have disappeared from your Samsung phone, you can restore them using the methods described in this article. For example, restart the Samsung Galaxy phone, clear the cached data in the Contacts app, and reinstall or update the Contacts app. In addition, we strongly recommend that you back up your contacts regularly, especially using a reliable backup tool, as a best practice to ensure data security.