Whenever you update your iPhone iOS to the newest one, there is a possibility that your iOS data such as your text messages, contacts, WhatsApp messages, and call history will get lost. When this happens, there is no need to fret as the contacts can be retrieved by using the iPhone data recovery tools. One of these tools is the iOS 10 data recovery, which is very compatible with the iPhone 7 Plus and the iPhone 7.
Main features of the iOS 10 data recovery
Here are the key features of the iOS 10 data recovery;
• It backs up and restores data from iPhone, iPod, and iPad.
• The Mac and Window versions are also available.
• It has three methods of retrieving data which is; to recover from iTunes backup, recover from iCloud backup and recovery from the device itself.
• It is entirely compatible with the newest iOS devices and also the iOS 8, 9, 9.3 and 10.
• It can recover contacts, photos, music, text messages, call history and also data from social media apps like Instagram, WhatsApp messages, and Viber messages.
Three Different ways to retrieve your lost iPhone contacts
There are four different ways you can retrieve your lost contact list after an update to iOS 10.3. They are, recover from iCloud backup, recover from an iOS device and recover from iTunes backup. Here are the steps to the different ways of retrieving lost contacts; First download and install iOS 10 data recovery.
1. Retrieve your lost iPhone contacts from iOS device
If you lost iPhone contacts without any iTunes or iCloud backup, you can recover from iOS device mode. Connect your iPhone to a computer and run an iOS 10 recovery program.
• Click on the ‘recover from iOS device’ mode.
• After your iPhone is detected, then click ‘Scan' to look for the lost data • After the scan, you would see your contacts. Then select the file you want to recover (contacts). Click on ‘recover' to save it to your phone or computer.
2. Retrieve from iTunes backup
If you lost iPhone contacts without any iTunes or iCloud backup, you can recover from iOS device mode. Connect your iPhone to a computer and run an iOS 10 recovery program.
• After connecting a computer to your iPhone, click ‘recover from iTunes backup.'
• Pick the iTunes backup you want then click ‘Scan' to look for the lost data
• After the scan, preview the contacts items and pick the ones you want to recover by clicking ‘recover' to save it to your phone or computer.
3. Retrieve your lost iPhone contacts from iCloud backup
Before updating to any new iOS, make sure you backup all the data on your iPhone completely. Then connect your iPhone to a computer and run an iOS 10 recovery program. Here are the steps to retrieving your lost contacts from the iCloud backup;
• First, you have to sign into your iCloud account, to do this; click on the ‘recover from iCloud backup’ on the main page of the program. After which you would be prompted to sign into your iCloud account.
• Click on the iCloud backup you want to retrieve and click ‘Scan' to look for the lost data
• After the scan, preview the contacts items and pick the ones you want to recover by clicking ‘recover' to save it to your phone or computer.