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Contacts gone?

  • 06-10-2015 8:10am
    #1
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    I know this must have been asked a million times before....
    My phone has been stolen, thankfully almost all my photos are backed up on Google. But is there any way I can restore my list of contacts? I'm not a tekkie, I guess I'm just hoping that if Google has my photos, maybe they have my contact list.....


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  • #2
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    They do indeed, all your contacts should have been backed up by default to Google - you can see for sure here.

    https://contacts.google.com

    I'd also recommend seeing if you can find your phone with the Android Device Manager - you can find / lok and wipe it from here too.

    https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager


  • #3
    pizzahead77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭pizzahead77


    advertsfox wrote: »
    They do indeed, all your contacts should have been backed up by default to Google - you can see for sure here.

    https://contacts.google.com

    I'd also recommend seeing if you can find your phone with the Android Device Manager - you can find / lok and wipe it from here too.

    https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager

    But Device Manager app has to be installed on the phone for this to work


  • #4
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    pizzahead77 wrote: »
    But Device Manager app has to be installed on the phone for this to work
    Of course - worth asking him to check regardless.


  • #5
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    Thanks SO much for the link, all my contacts are there, safe and sound!
    As for trying to find the phone....well, it's a long way from here to Marrakech, but thanks for the thought. :mad:


  • #6
    chillin117
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 736 ✭✭✭chillin117


    I found contacts I thought were gone too so thanks from me too !


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  • #7
    tony glenn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭tony glenn


    Darn it.....spoke too soon, many are missing....how come? does Google only back up SIM contacts, or what?


  • #8
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    tony glenn wrote: »
    Darn it.....spoke too soon, many are missing....how come? does Google only back up SIM contacts, or what?
    By default it saves new contacts made / added to the phone to Google but depending on the OS version and sync preferences, it won't save SIM contacts unless you export them to SD card / external storage and then import them back in and choose "Google".


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