Smartphone owners prefer to store contacts on a plastic carrier, that is, a SIM card, because phones are less durable and change often. However, this option is not the most reliable way: the card can be damaged or lost along with the gadget. However, all the contacts that were on the SIM card can be restored, and in different ways. Depending on the level of damage and other factors, there are several different ways to fix this problem.

So, let's try to figure out how to restore contacts on a SIM card, what you need for this, and what tools are best suited.

Mobile operator office

This is the official and most reliable way to get back the lost information. If for some reason your contacts on the SIM card have disappeared (lost phone, breakdown, etc.), then your mobile provider is obliged to help you restore information.

Naturally, you need to understand that the operator will communicate with you on such issues only if you are the legal owner of the number, otherwise, any attempts on your part will simply run into a bureaucratic wall. That is, having a passport in hand, call details will become available to you.

To do this, you need to contact any branch of your mobile provider and write a corresponding application. After that, the operator will provide you with a printout of all incoming and outgoing calls for a certain period of time. It would also be useful to clarify that call details, as a rule, are not provided immediately, but after several hours or days (depending on the subscriber policy of each individual telecom operator). For example, MTS can provide such information through a personal account, which is very convenient. But in the case of Tele2, you can’t do without visiting the office, so it’s better to clarify such points in the provider’s help desk. Keep this in mind before restoring contacts on the SIM card.

Google

If your device is running on the Android platform, then you are probably synchronized with your Google account. In this case, the question of how to restore deleted contacts on a SIM card is solved very quickly and simply.

We go into the Google account on your phone, where you need to restore the erased data, and follow these steps:

• open the "Contacts" section;
• click on "Additional actions";
• select the line "Restore contacts".

Next, you will need to specify the approximate period of time when the data was backed up, after which all your contact information will be in the same place. Pay special attention to this point before restoring a backup.

A similar procedure can be performed on a computer. To do this, just log in to the special Google Contacts application, and, following the instructions of the interactive assistant, return everything to normal. Also keep this in mind before restoring a backup from your Google account.

Data Recovery Utilities

If you prefer to store all the information in the phone itself and rarely use a SIM card, then for such cases there are special utilities that work with the gadget's memory. Contact recovery programs read all your information and save it in different places, including in the cloud (on the network). Let's designate the most intelligent applications of such a plan, where the user can recover lost data, both from the internal drive and from the SIM card, and without much effort.

Tenorshare Data Recovery

The utility does an excellent job of finding lost data on smartphones and tablets running the Android operating system. With this application, you can not only recover lost contacts from your phone's address book, but also recover deleted SMS messages, music, as well as photo and video content.

For the full-fledged operation of the utility, it must be available on a personal computer and your mobile gadget. After synchronization, the application saves all your data on the PC, and in case of loss of information, you can return it at any time. Moreover, the program works not only with the internal memory of the phone and SD cards, but also with all the data on the SIM card, so absolutely all sides of your mobile device fall under scanning. Keep this in mind before restoring contacts on the SIM card.

Utility features

In addition, the application is a comprehensive diagnostic tool for your gadget, which is clearly not an extra step for the ever-clogged Android platform. The utility scans all information for bad sectors and duplicates all important data in a separate place (usually on an SD card), and with an accuracy of 1 bit. This is a kind of restore point, similar to the Windows operating system.

Easeus MobiSaver

A utility originally from the Middle Kingdom can help you recover almost any information lost on your Android device, including your address book. The principle of the program with contacts is similar to the previous application. That is, we install the software on a personal computer and phone, then we synchronize the data and, if necessary, restore it.

In addition, the utility supports import and export of the address book in VCF, CSV and HTML formats, which is very convenient if you decide to import information obtained from other sources, such as Google, Yandex.Disk or other online accounts. Keep this in mind before restoring contacts on the SIM card.

The application can also bring back to life other lost data: music, movies, SMS messages, archives and other documents that are stored both in the internal memory of the device and on the connected SD card.

Moreover, the program has an intuitive interface and relatively fast operation, so you do not need any special knowledge and skills to use it.

Recover contacts on iPhone

As for the "apple" brotherhood, the only optimal option for restoring contacts from both the SIM card and the smartphone itself will be the iCloud cloud service. iCloud is extremely easy to use, and also does not require any specific knowledge.

To restore the address book, just open the service settings and select the "Contacts" menu item, where, following the instructions of the assistant, perform the recovery procedure. In subparagraphs, you can do both import and export of contacts for some of your needs. The menu branches are simple and clear, so it is impossible to get lost there.

There is another option to restore the address book using the iTunes service, but some skill is needed there, and it is very easy for a beginner to get lost in the numerous pages, settings and service branches, so iTunes is more suitable for experienced users who clearly know what they are looking for, and what they get in the end.