The need to restore contacts from phone book may occur after a virus attack, reset, memory formatting, rash actions of the user himself, or when purchasing a new device. Whatever the reason for the disappearance of the list of numbers, they can be returned intact and safe. For this purpose, there are both capabilities built into the phone OS and special programs.

All OS for mobile devices are equipped with their own specific procedure for returning data erased from the gadget’s memory. Therefore, let's look at how to restore contacts after resetting parameters or formatting devices running operating system:

• Android;
• Windows Phone;

Recovering phone book contents on Android

The Android company actively cooperates with Google and uses its cloud storage to store all important information located in the phone's memory. This allows you, if necessary, to quickly restore user data, be it SMS, notes, contact list, etc., if they are deleted for one reason or another.

For use cloud storage two conditions must be met:

1. You must be logged in to Google.
2. The option to synchronize data with Google must be active on your device.

To restore deleted contacts, for example, after resetting your phone, you need to:

You can also restore contacts using a computer:

1. In the browser, open the page contacts.google.com and log into your Google profile.
2. In the “More” tab, activate the “Restore contacts” line.
3. Indicate when it was created backup copy phone book and click “Restore”.

There is also special software that allows you to quickly copy your existing phone book to a computer or memory card, and then restore it if necessary. The most popular programs for Android are:

• Android Data Recovery;
• EaseUS Mobisaver;
• Super Backup Pro.

Recovering your contact list on Windows Phone

In Windows Phone OS, you can return all information lost after resetting the settings using Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage. For success this method To resuscitate, you need to have one or more “fingerprints” (backups) of the phone in the cloud. To create them you should:

How to restore contacts after buying a new device or resetting the settings on an old one? To do this, you need to activate your Microsoft account. The activation procedure starts automatically after turning on the gadget and Wi-Fi settings access.

After logging in account a search will begin for previously saved system backups, after which all available copies will be displayed in front of you. All you need to do is select the appropriate option and click Next.

Reanimating the phone book on iPhone

When considering how to recover a deleted phone number on an iPhone, it should be noted that this can be done in several ways, of which the most effective are.

Windows Phone contacts have many features and it will be difficult for a person who has previously used other operating systems to understand some aspects.

We will try to answer all the questions that may arise in this article.

Important! To find out which version is installed on your device, you need to go to Settings, then Device Information and Details. The system version will be written in the window that appears.

Question No. 1. Where can I find Windows Phone contacts?

They may look like those shown in parts a) and b) of the figure.

Question No. 2. How to transfer contacts to Windows Phone?

There are several options - take it from your accounts (Google, Facebook, Skype, etc.), from the cloud or from your old phone.

Let's start with the simplest thing - how to transfer records from your previous phone. This is done very simply:

• Step 1. On your old phone, you need to copy all numbers to the SIM card.
  For example, if your old phone has Android, you need to go to “Contacts”, press the “Menu” key, select “Import/export contacts”, then “Export to SIM card” (highlighted in the photo below by arrow No. 1), select them (arrow No. 2) and click “Finish” (arrow No. 3).

In other operating systems, the process is almost the same, only the names of the menu items may differ.

• Step 2. Insert the card into the new phone.
• Step 3. On a new phone with Windows Phone, you need to go to “Contacts” and click on the “Advanced” button (looks like an ellipsis, in the picture below it is highlighted with arrows), then “Settings”, and then click on “import contacts from SIM card”.

If the numbers are in the cloud, for example, Outlook.com or you want to transfer them from social networks, then you need to set up your account.

To do this, perform the following steps:

• Let's go to settings.
• Select the item “Mail + accounts”.
• Click “Add service” (this button is shown in Figure a).

Question No. 3. How to create a new contact?

To do this, you need to follow several steps.

• Action 1. Go to “Contacts” from the main menu.
• Action 2. Click on the “Add” button there, which is shown as a plus (highlighted in red in the photo below).

• Action 3. We choose which account we want to save the new contact to. A list of all connected accounts will be offered.
• Action 4. Enter the information and click the “Save” button (how it looks is shown in the figure).

After this, you can click on the icon for editing the created number in the phone book (it looks like it is shown in the figure) and edit it in the same window.

On Windows Phones, you can add two phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information.

To do this, in the window shown in the figure, you simply need to touch the corresponding field again.

Question No. 4. How to delete a contact?

To do this, click on a specific number and select the “Advanced” icon (in the figure above it is highlighted in green).

After this, there will be a delete icon at the bottom (shown in Figure No. 9).

Note! In all windowsWindowsPhone the deletion icon is the same. In the editing window it will be located next to other icons. She will not be alone there, as shown in the picture.

Question No. 5. How to sort contacts in this OS?

There is a filtering function for this.

It should be used in the following order:

1. Click on the “Advanced” button (the three dots are highlighted in Figure 1).
2. Select settings (Figure 2).
3. Click on “contact list filter” (3).
4. Choose necessary action. For example, if we want to leave only data from Skype, we need to check the box next to this inscription and click the “Done” button (highlighted in green in Figure 4).

All menu items are already familiar, so there should be no difficulties.

Question No. 6. How to find the desired contact in the list?

There is a search icon at the bottom for this. It looks as shown in the figure (highlighted in green).

By the way, such a menu is available in almost every work area in Windows Phone - in folders, settings, and so on.

Here the button that allows you to go back one step is highlighted in yellow.

The button that allows you to open the desktop and close the current window is highlighted in blue.

Clue! The contacts window has its own search icon, it looks exactly the same, but only in a circle. Both icons will search your contact list. But the one that stands next to the return and go to desktop button is more functional - it searches everywhere it can, so it’s better to use it.

Question No. 7. What's special about Windows Phone when it comes to contacts?

A lot of different features. For example, this is a program called “Children’s”.

This function allows you to create for the OS. It is designed for when a child wants to use the phone.

It will contain that part of the phone programs that the owner wants to see there, including “Contacts”.

The parent can configure whether the child will see a list of numbers and whether they will be able to edit them.

To activate this function, go to “Settings”, then “System”, “children’s” (Figure 1), then check the boxes next to those items that will be available in this mode (Figure 2) and click the already familiar “Finish” button "

The interface will look exactly the same, but all actions done in this mode, you can cancel.

Here the child can delete, edit and otherwise play with contacts.

Besides, in new version Windows Phone 8.1 has a different conversation window.

So in it you can see a photo of the interlocutor, pause the conversation, use Bluetooth and perform other actions.

A complete list of functions available during a call is shown in the figure.

A very convenient function is “Add to conversation”. It allows you to make group conversations or video calls.

Previous versions of this operating system did not have such functionality.

Windows Phone how to import contacts instructions

Windows Phone how to import contacts from a file. Import contacts to Windows Phone.

Windows Phone contacts have many features and it will be difficult for a person who has previously used other operating systems to understand some aspects.

We will try to answer all the questions that may arise in this article.

Question No. 1. Where can I find Windows Phone contacts?

They may look like those shown in parts a) and b) of the figure.

Question No. 2. How to transfer contacts to Windows Phone?

There are several options - take from your accounts ( Google, Facebook, Skype and so on), from the cloud or from an old phone.

Let's start with the simplest thing - how to transfer records from your previous phone. This is done very simply:

• Step 1. On your old phone, you need to copy all numbers to the SIM card.
  For example, if your old phone has Android, you need to go to “Contacts”, press the “Menu” key, select “Import/export contacts”, then “Export to SIM card” (highlighted in the photo below by arrow No. 1), select them (arrow No. 2) and click “Finish” (arrow No. 3).

In other operating systems, the process is almost the same, only the names of the menu items may differ.

• Step 2. Insert the card into the new phone.
• Step 3. On a new Windows Phone you need to go to “Contacts” and click the “Advanced” button (looks like an ellipsis, in the picture below it is highlighted with arrows), then “Settings”, and then click on “import contacts from SIM card”.

If the numbers are in the cloud, for example, Outlook.com, or you want to transfer them from social networks, then you need to set up your account.

To do this, perform the following steps:

Question No. 3. How to create a new contact?

To do this, you need to follow several steps.

• Action 1. Go to “Contacts” from the main menu.
• Action 2. Click on the “Add” button there, which is shown as a plus (highlighted in red in the photo below).

• Action 3. We choose which account we want to save the new contact to. A list of all connected accounts will be offered.
• Action 4. Enter the information and click the “Save” button (how it looks is shown in the figure).

After this, you can click on the icon for editing the created number in the phone book (it looks like it is shown in the figure) and edit it in the same window.

On Windows Phones, you can add two phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information.

To do this, in the window shown in the figure, you simply need to touch the corresponding field again.

Question No. 4. How to delete a contact?

To do this, click on a specific number and select the “Advanced” icon (in the figure above it is highlighted in green).

After this, there will be a delete icon at the bottom (shown in Figure No. 9).

Question No. 5. How to sort contacts in this OS?

There is a filtering function for this.

1. Click on the “Advanced” button (the three dots are highlighted in Figure 1).
2. Select settings (Figure 2).
3. Click on “contact list filter” (3).
4. Select the required action. For example, if we want to leave only data from Skype, we need to check the box next to this inscription and click the “Done” button (highlighted in green in Figure 4).

All menu items are already familiar, so there should be no difficulties.

Question No. 6. How to find the desired contact in the list?

There is a search icon at the bottom for this. It looks as shown in the figure (highlighted in green).

By the way, such a menu is available in almost every workspace in Windows Phone - in folders, settings, and so on.

Here the button that allows you to go back one step is highlighted in yellow.

The button that allows you to open the desktop and close the current window is highlighted in blue.

Question No. 7. What's special about Windows Phone when it comes to contacts?

Lots of different features. For example, this is a program called “Children’s”.

This function allows you to create for the OS. It is designed for when a child wants to use the phone.

It will contain that part of the phone programs that the owner wants to see there, including “Contacts”.

The parent can configure whether the child will see a list of numbers and whether they will be able to edit them.

To activate this function, go to “Settings”, then “System”, “children’s” (Figure 1), then check the boxes next to those items that will be available in this mode (Figure 2) and click the already familiar “Finish” button "

The interface will look exactly the same, but all actions taken in this mode can be undone.

Here the child can delete, edit and otherwise play with contacts.

Moreover, in the new Windows versions Phone 8.1 has a different conversation window.

So in it you can see a photo of the interlocutor, pause the conversation, use Bluetooth and perform other actions.

A complete list of functions available during a call is shown in the figure.

A very convenient function is “Add to conversation”. It allows you to make group conversations or video calls.

Previous versions of this operating system did not have such functionality.