Deleted contacts are contacts which have been removed from your contact list. They can not call or message you, and you won’t be able to see their information, such as their name or phone number unless they are added to your contact lists.
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After deleting a phone number for privacy or security reasons, you wish to recover it but do not know how. This article provides the best guidance on finding and recovering deleted contacts on an Android device. Do you want to find out how? Then keep reading!
How to Find and Recover Deleted Contacts On an Android Device
Below are the steps to find and recover deleted contacts on an Android device:
- Open the Contacts app on your Android phone
- Select the Google account that has the deleted contacts
- Move to the bottom and click on Fix and Manage
- Proceed to tap on Trash
- You will see a list of contacts. Tap on the contact(s) you wish to recover
- Tap on More
- Then, finally, click on Recover
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Note: You can only recover deleted contacts if you backed it up to your Google account. Therefore, any contact that is not backed up will be permanently deleted and can’t be recovered.
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