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Restore Google contacts - here's how

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How to Recover Google Contacts
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Quick start guide: smartphone
Quick start guide: Desktop

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Deleted contacts from your Google account can be easily restored as they are synced through your account..

How many times have you cursed yourself for accidentally deleting an important contact? You will find all of your Gmail contacts in the Google Contacts application and all of your contacts will also be backed up to the linked Google account. Whatever the reason for deleting a contact, don't panic as you can get back all deleted contacts.

How to Recover Google Contacts

Once you've synced Google Contacts with your Google Account, all of your contacts will be stored in the cloud. Restoring will only work if you have already synchronized and saved your contacts before deleting them.

• Smartphone app
• Desktop

Smartphone app

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Open the Google Contacts app on your smartphone. From there, tap the burger menu in the top left .

2nd step:

Then select the " Settings " item on the menu .

3rd step:

Under " Manage contacts " tap on " Undo changes ".

4th step:

You can now choose any time within the last 30 days to restore deleted contacts. If you tap on " Confirm ", your contact list will be reset to the selected time.

5th step:

Confirm the dialog with " OK ". The contact list should then be reset.

Desktop

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open the Google Contacts webpage in your browser and, if necessary, sign in with your Google account. Then click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select " Undo changes ".

2nd step:

You can then select a time within the last 30 days to which your contact list should be reset. Then click " Undo ".

3rd step:

Your contact list was then reset.

Quick start guide: smartphone

1. Open the Google Contacts app on your smartphone and tap the three-line menu in the top left .
2. Then open " Settings ".
3. Then tap undo changes at the bottom .
4. You can now choose any time within the last 30 days . Your contact list will then be reset to this point in time.
5. Select “ Confirm, ” then tap “ OK ”. The contact list is then reset.

Quick start guide: Desktop

1. Open the website for Google Contacts ( https://contacts.google.com/?hl=de ). If necessary, log in there with your Google account.
2. Then click on the gear icon in the upper right to open the settings and then select " Undo changes ".
3. You can then select a desired point in time within the last 30 days to which your contact list should be reset.
4. Click " Undo " and your contact list will be reset.

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