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Contacts being deleted automatically

(Topic created on: 05-21-2022 03:17 AM)
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74rownee
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days ago I saw that some contacs are deleted from my phone. I navigated to contacts recycle bin. I found bunch of contacts in trash which i never deleted. Again after 2 days i opened recycle bin and found some more contacts deleted. 

My contacts are getting deleted on their own. Is there a software bug or what? What should I do to stop this

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You can add new contacts to Samsung account and it will sync with samsung cloud, therefore it never get deleted automatically
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Save a backup in your email id also. Then your contacts will not be deleted fast ❤.
cs_member8
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Dear Samsung member,

Greetings from Samsung customer support.

Thank you for sharing your concern. We acknowledge your query and apologize for the same. And please follow the easy troubleshooting steps which might help to solve the issue.

We would like to inform you that please check if you have synced your data with your Gmail or Samsung account then you may retrieve your data. (Go to settings>>Accounts & backup>>Backup & restore>>Restore data)

Check the recyle-bin of your smartphone: Menu>>apps>>phone icon>>three vertical dots>>settings>>recycle-bin>>deleted contacts.

However, if data has been lost accidentally and you have not taken any backup then there is no way to retrieve your data. For the future we recommend you to take back up in the phone.

Install Smart Switch App from Samsung galaxy Store:
Data backup process via 'Smart Switch Mobile App'>Open Smart Switch App >Click on Memory Card Icon >Backup option >Choose the data for Backup >Backup.

Import contacts:
App's screen>>contactS>>More (three dots)>>manage contacts>>import/export contacts>>import>>SIM card>>Select contacts, for this example tap on all>>done>>google account>>"Import".
Your contacts will be saved to your google account and saved to your phone the next time google is synced.

In case the issue still occurs. Please register your concern in Samsung Members Application (Open Samsung Members Application > Get help > Send Feedback > Error report).

Thank you for writing to us.
Warm Regards,
Samsung Customer Support.

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michaeldm
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Same for me and many others on different threads.  S20+ auto deletes from contacts randomly.  Luckily you can manually recover via google when you spot it.   It's been stable for a while, then happened when I powered my phone off (normally on standby).  It's a samsung bug, as it shows the phone initiated the delete request.   You get the same cut/paste from Samsung in response each time.

Bug has been around since 2020 it appears but still unresolved. Doesn't happen with Apple or my old HTC, so maybe I'll get one of those next time.  

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