How to recover deleted Telegram contacts

recover deleted Telegram contacts

It has probably happened to you many times that you have deleted your Telegram contacts by mistake or lost them completely due to changing SIM cards and not synchronizing. Fortunately, there are direct methods to recover deleted Telegram contacts, which we have discussed in this article. So if your mobile is Android or even iPhone, it will not be difficult to get your Telegram contacts back with the methods we have recommended in this article.

Recovering Deleted Telegram Contacts on iPhone

If your mobile is an iPhone and you want to know how to recover deleted contacts; it must be said that the most basic thing you need to do is to re-sync the contact list. In the following, we have taught you how to recover deleted contacts using iTunes and iCloud.

Note. Using methods to recover deleted Telegram contacts, which include iTunes, iCloud and even Google Contacts (recovery method on Android), is only guaranteed if you have synchronized your Telegram contacts with your phone contacts. If the contacts are saved directly on Telegram, you cannot recover them with this method.

⚠️If you have deleted a chat in Telegram by mistake and do not know whether it is possible to recover it or not, click on the article (Recovering deleted Telegram messages).

Re-syncing contacts

The contacts you have saved on Telegram are stored in the Telegram cloud. If you have not checked the sync check box after installing the second Telegram but your SIM card is the same as the previous one, by turning on this option, the contact list will be reloaded from the Telegram server. To do this, follow the instructions and images below:

1. In Telegram settings, click on the "privacy and security" option.

Re-syncing contacts
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap "data setting".

Re-syncing contacts
3. Turn on the "Sync Contacts" button.

Re-syncing contacts

Restore Deleted Telegram Contacts with iCloud Backup

Use this method only if you are sure that you have accidentally deleted people from your mobile phone contact and you want to restore deleted people in the contact list in addition to Telegram contacts. (Do not use this method if you have not previously synchronized your Telegram contacts with your contact app)

Go to your iPhone settings and tap on your Apple ID picture.

Restore Deleted Telegram Contacts with iCloud Backup
Select "icloud" from the available options.

Restore Deleted Telegram Contacts with iCloud Backup
Tap "icloud backup".

Restore Deleted Telegram Contacts with iCloud Backup
Tap on the "backup now" option.

Restore Deleted Telegram Contacts with iCloud Backup
Recovering Deleted Contacts with iTunes

If the contacts are stored directly in Telegram or the backup was taken after deleting the contacts and not before, recovering deleted Telegram contacts with iTunes is not possible. To do this, connect your iPhone to your computer with a cable, download  iTunes app and follow the steps below:

After connecting your iPhone to your laptop with a cable, iTunes will give you a notification, click "continue".

Recovering Deleted Contacts with iTunes

At the same time, you will receive a notification on your iPhone and you must tap "trust" and then enter your iPhone password.

Recovering Deleted Contacts with iTunes
In the iTunes app, tap the mobile icon.

Recovering Deleted Contacts with iTunes
In the menu that opens, tap the "back up now" option.

Recovering Deleted Contacts with iTunes

Recover Deleted Telegram Contacts on Android

Although Android phones can also use the synchronization feature to restore deleted Telegram contacts, and we will discuss it; but an exciting feature that is only found on Android phones is getting accessed to the Telegram debugging menu. stay tuned to explore the methods of recovering Telegram contacts for Android.

Restore deleted contacts through Telegram settings

To be able to restore deleted Telegram contacts through the settings of this messenger, you must enter the contact synchronization section. Of course, in order for Telegram to be able to sync contacts again, it is better to clear the list of synchronized contacts once and turn on its button again. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. In Telegram settings, click on the "privacy and security" option.

Restore deleted contacts through Telegram settings
2. Scroll down and tap on "deleted sync contact".

Restore deleted contacts through Telegram settings
3. Confirm the "delete" process again.

Restore deleted contacts through Telegram settings
4. Turn on the "sync contact" button again from the same section.

Restore deleted contacts through Telegram settings

Accessing the Telegram Debug Menu

One way to re-import contacts to Telegram and reset the sync process, which is only available to Android users, is to use the debugging menu. To do this:

From the Telegram settings section, scroll down to the bottom of the screen until you see the text highlighted in red in the image below, and long-press on it.

 Accessing the Telegram Debug Menu

In the window that opens, click "import contacts". (By selecting this option, all contacts you have deleted from your Telegram will be added back to your Telegram contacts)

 Accessing the Telegram Debug Menu
Then click on "Reload Contacts" (if a contact is in your phone book but not displayed in Telegram, selecting this option will add it to the Telegram contact list)

 Accessing the Telegram Debug Menu

📍Read about (reinstalling deleted Telegram) in another article on Annie Control's blog.

Recover Deleted Contacts with Google Contacts

You can only recover deleted Telegram contacts with this method if you have synchronized the contacts on your Android phone with your Google account. To do this, follow the instructions below:

Go to your Android phone's settings and tap on the "account and backup" option.

Recover Deleted Contacts with Google Contacts

Tap on the "manage account" option.

Recover Deleted Contacts with Google Contacts
Tap on the Google account with which you have synchronized your phonebook contacts.

Recover Deleted Contacts with Google Contacts
On the page that opens, tap on "sync contact".

Recover Deleted Contacts with Google Contacts

Note. Special contact recovery apps for Android and iPhone are only for restoring deleted phone contacts and cannot restore Telegram contacts. There is no third-party app that can be used to recover deleted Telegram contacts. So do not trust any link or app so that you do not become a victim of Telegram hacking!

In addition, Telegram messenger is different from other messengers in terms of security. That is, you can restore WhatsApp contacts by installing recovery apps. But this does not apply to Telegram.

If you receive an error during the recovery process, mention your problem in the comments section so that experts can answer you.

 

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