Restore Contacts From Gmail

On this page, you will get to learn how to restore contacts from Gmail.Have you accidentally deleted the contacts from Gmail on your Android phone? If yes, don’t worry. You can recover them easily within a few minutes.The latest Android smartphones come with the Google Suite, which includes Gmail. If you use this suite and have synced your phone’s contacts with it, you can use the same to recover the deleted or lost contacts.Now, let’s see how to restore the contacts from Gmail in detail.

Restore Contacts From Gmail In 2022 - Complete Guide

If you’ve deleted a contact recently, you can recover it using the “Undo changes” option.

Using “undo Changes”

Open a web browser on your Android smartphone or computer.

Go to the Gmail account sign-in page.

After doing that, open the menu list.

Locate and click on the Contacts option.

Now, the Google Contacts screen will open.

Tap or click on the hamburger icon.

Locate the More option and click on the down arrow beside it.

Choose the Undo changes option under the More section.

Now, the Undo changes dialog box will open.

If you’re looking to restore contacts that you deleted 10 minutes ago from Gmail, click on the radio button beside the 10 min ago option followed by CONFIRM.

Similarly, choose the 1 hr ago, Yesterday, or 1 week ago option and click CONFIRM.

Click on the radio button beside the Custom option if you want to restore the contact that was deleted more than a week ago.

Type the details of the days, hours, and minutes in the given fields and tap or click on the CONFIRM command.

Now, the deleted contacts will be restored.

Using The Gmail/google Contacts App

*Note: The following instructions are suitable only for the latest Android versions.

You can also use the Gmail and Google Contacts app installed on your Android smartphone to restore the deleted contacts.
Before using this method, ensure that your smartphone’s OS, the Gmail, and the Google Contacts apps are up-to-date. Also, make sure that your smartphone is connected to a stable internet connection.
Open the Gmail app. Tap on the Hamburger icon. Scroll through the menu list and tap on the Contacts option. Now, the Google Contacts app will open.
Alternatively, locate and tap on the Google Contacts app icon on your smartphone screen to open it.
Tap on the Fix & manage option available in the lower-right corner of the app screen.

Touch the Bin tab.
Here you can find the contacts that have been deleted in the past 30 days. (The deleted contacts stored in Bin will be automatically deleted after 30 days).
Tap on the Kebab icon and choose Select or Select all to pick the contact you want to restore.
After doing that, tap on the Kebab icon again and choose the Recover option.
Now, the selected contact(s) will be recovered.

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