Contacts disappeared from your Android phone
Your contacts are hidden by a filter or not syncing properly, not actually deleted. Go to your Contacts app and check that your Google account is selected as the contact source. If contacts still don't show, turn sync on and off to refresh. Your contacts are safe.
Android stores contacts in multiple places — on your phone and in your Google account. If your phone is filtering contacts to show only one account and those contacts aren't there, they look disappeared. The fix is simple: make sure your Google account is selected to display and that sync is turned on.
- ✓Have your phone ready with the Contacts app available
- ✓Make sure you're signed into your Google account on your phone
- ✓Have your current Google password if you need to re-sign in
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Assuming contacts are deleted when they're really just hidden by a filter. Check the account filter before worrying
- Turning sync on and off repeatedly without waiting. Give it 30 seconds after turning sync back on
- Not realizing you're signed into multiple Google accounts. Contacts sync under the account they're stored in
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- If you've turned on sync and selected the right account but your contacts are still missing, give us a call and we'll help you check your Google Contacts online.
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