A hard reset, or Hard Reset, returns your device back to factory settings. At the same time, all accumulated user data, including the address book, is deleted. In this article, we will talk about how to restore contacts on Android after resetting the device.

The address book

Using notebooks, in the era of digital technology, has become out of fashion. All contacts are stored in the address book of the smartphone. Phone numbers, e-mail addresses and other necessary data are recorded in it. The more active the lifestyle that a person leads, the more he accumulates various contacts. The loss of these records becomes undesirable.

Restoring contacts on Android, in the case when the user has taken care of their safety in advance, is not difficult. Even accidentally deleted numbers and addresses can be returned with a high degree of probability.

Recovery with Google

For owners of Android devices, a reliable and common way to save contacts is associated with the use of the services of the Good Corporation. To do this, you must have a Google account and enable the synchronization mechanism. A Google account, along with an email address in the gmail.com domain, is created the first time you access the app store. Thus, a user who has installed the program at least once from Google Play has a valid account.

After resetting the settings on the device, you must provide account information and set up synchronization. The address book saved on Google servers will be restored to the smartphone in the form in which it was at the time of the last backup session.

If you would like to pre-edit saved contacts, this can also be done using a valid account. You will need to go to the account settings using a computer and manually sort the data stored in the address book.

Backup copy

Another method that allows you to guarantee the restoration of contacts is backup. Many users turn off connection with Dobro's cloud services to save battery power, preferring to periodically synchronize their device with a computer. There are several ways to create such a copy for subsequent recovery.

Manufacturer Utilities

Almost all manufacturers of mobile electronics create their own software that allows you to back up data to a computer. Below is a list of proprietary software that performs these tasks:

• Samsung Keys or Smart Switch;
• Sony PC Companion;
• HTC Sync Manager.

Third party software

To create backup copies of contacts, you can use other programs specially designed for this purpose. They are initially released with support for devices from various manufacturers, and each update expands the compatibility base. Here is a list that includes the most popular programs:

• Helium App Sync and Backup;
• Titanium Backup;
• gcloud backup.

After the factory settings of the device are returned, we connect it to the computer and restore the contacts from the backup.

A similar operation can be performed through Google. Using your account, create a copy of contacts by exporting it to a computer or sending it to the cloud in the required format.

Data recovery programs

The above methods are suitable for users who care about saving the address book in advance. Let's look at how to recover deleted contacts on Android when user settings are reset and there are no backups. Even in such a neglected case, contacts, like other digital information, did not disappear without a trace. Recovery will take longer, but it is possible.

You will have to use special software designed for data recovery. One of the best representatives of such software in its class is the free 7-Data Recovery.

For the program to work, the device will need to be connected to the computer in USB debugging mode and start scanning. The digital data that could be found will be displayed as a list. You will only have to specify the necessary for recovery and wait.

It is possible that some of the contacts, after this operation, will have to be edited manually. Cyrillic characters, in some cases, are recognized incorrectly.

Another representative of software created specifically for such cases is Dr. Fone. The principle of operation of this software is similar. Connecting to a computer is done using a USB cable in debug mode.

Data recovery performed in this way does not give a complete guarantee of success. Program performance depends on various factors. The impact may be:

• file system type;
• presence of errors in the partition table;
• the percentage of the media filled with data at which formatting was performed.
• the main format of the stored files.

There are other factors that can affect the quality of work with the file system and the integrity of the recovered data. In any case, if you have taken up the restoration, it is better to return at least part of the information than to completely lose it.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are no hopeless situations. You can recover data even after performing a Hard reset. So that contacts do not disappear, and you do not have to resort to radical methods, think about choosing a backup method in advance. Cloud storage is not as scary as it seems at first glance. Data transfer with their help is performed without loss. Using this method of storing contacts, you will be sure of their safety and will be able to perform any operations with your Android device.