Samsung Contacts Recovery: 2 Ways to Recover Contacts from Samsung

Method 01: For Users with No Backup - Recover Samsung Contacts by Scanning directly

Dr.Fone - Data Recovery (Android) is a toolkit app that will help you to recover your Samsung contacts in no time at all. It is the best option for us when we lost a valuable contact and have no backup for it at all.

Part 2: For Backup Users - Recover Samsung Contacts from a Google Account

Preconditions:

To use this method, you must have already backed up your contacts with your Google account. In case there is no backup, you are out of luck and this method won't work. If this is the case, you are much better off with the Dr.Fone option.

If you are sure that your Google account contains all of your contacts, you can follow the instructions below to recover your Samsung contacts:

Power on your Samsung device. From the Apps window, tap Settings.

On the Settings window, navigate to the Personalization section and then tap Accounts.

Tap Google on the opened Accounts window.

On the next window, turn off synchronization by unchecking the relevant checkboxes.

From the top-right corner of the window, tap the More button (represented by three vertically-aligned dots).

Tap Remove account from the displayed menu.

On the Remove account confirmation box, tap REMOVE ACCOUNT to confirm.

Back on the Accounts window, tap Add account.

On the Add Account window, from the displayed options, tap Google.

On the Add, your account window, tap inside the Enter your email field.

Type your email address and tap NEXT.

In the Password field on the next window, type your password and tap NEXT.

Tap ACCEPT on the bottom of the next window.

Wait while your information is being checked.

On the Google services window, check or uncheck the available checkbox as needed and tap NEXT.

On the Setup payment info window, choose your preferred payment option and tap CONTINUE.

Back on the Accounts window, tap Google.

On the Google window, tap your email address. (Notice that its current status is Syncing).

On the next window, wait as your contacts are synced and restored to your Samsung device.

Close the window when done, and if needed, restart your Samsung smartphone/tablet.

How are deleted contacts recovered?

While you might be worried that your contacts are gone forever, there are a few ways that they can be recovered.

If you have backed up your contacts to Google, a copy of your contacts can be found there. If you lose your data, this copy can be restored to your Samsung phone by removing and then re-adding your Google account.

If you have not backed up your contacts on Google, your contacts are only stored in the "˜contacts.db' files on your phone. Thankfully, when you use Wondershare Dr.Fone for Android, this program scans for the database file and then re-adds its entry back to your Android operating system. Recovering contacts from a Samsung enables you to view your contacts again.