How to Recover Deleted Contacts from Android Phone Memory

In our lives, the loss of contacts happens from time to time. There are many reasons for the loss of contacts, such as accidental deletion, device rooting, restore factory settings, software crashes, virus attacks and so on. When your contacts get lost or deleted from Android, especially if you don't have a backup, you will find it extremely bad to lose the contact information of your relatives and friends. So, is there any way to get back the missing contacts from Android phone quickly?

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Deleted or Lost Contacts Are Still Existing and Recoverable

The answer is YES. Actually, when you delete contacts from Android, they don't really disappear,
and they still exist and can be recovered. Therefore, you'd better stop using your Android phone to avoid the lost data from being overwritten and becoming unrecoverable. Then take immediate and professional measures to recover deleted contacts from Android as soon as possible.

Now, let's check how to recover deleted contacts from Android via two efficient solutions.

Method 1. Recover Deleted Contacts from Android without Backup

If you accidentally deleted contacts from Android while there are no backups available, you can utilize a professional Android contacts recovery software, like Gihosoft Free Android Data Recovery, to recover deleted contacts from Android. With this program, you can easily recover contacts, SMS, call logs, photos, music, videos, WhatsApp messages, Viber chat history, etc.from almost all Android devices. As for how it works, you might refer to the simple guide given below.

Supported Devices: Samsung, Huawei, HTC, LG, Motorola, Oneplus, Google, Sony, Lenovo, etc.

Instructions for Recovering Deleted Contacts from Android:

1. Download and install the Gihosoft Android Data Recovery Software on your computer. After running it, check the files types you need to recover from Android, then tap "Next" to begin.
2. Next, enable USB debugging on your Android phone, then connect the Android phone to the computer via a USB cable. After connected, tap  "Start" to scan the lost contacts from Android.
3. When completed, you are able to preview the deleted contacts with details from the left panel. After previewing, tap "Recover" to restore the deleted contacts from the Android phone.

Tips: Please click "Allow" on your phone’s screen to authorize the program if a message appears on when you connect your Android phone to the computer.

Method 2. Recover Deleted Contacts from Android with Backup

If you have synced Android contacts with your Google account previously, then you can quickly restore deleted contacts from Android with Gmail when you happen to delete contacts from Android in error. The detailed steps are as follows:

1. Go the Google Contacts website in your browser, then sign in with your Gmail account.
2. Tap "More" from the menu on the left and select "Restore Contacts" from the drop-down menu.
3. Check the appropriate backup time for the deleted contacts and then click "Restore".

Tips: After the above three steps, you will get back deleted contacts from Android successfully.

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