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iCloud contacts not fully syncing to iPhone

I have 1200 contact in my iCloud but only 650 are synced to my iphone.


What should I do?

3 replies

First, check Settings ->[your name] -> iCloud ->See All -> Contacts and make sure Contacts is turned on.

Then open the Contacts app → Lists and check whether you’re viewing All Contacts or only a specific account/list. Also check Settings -> Apps -> Contacts -> Contacts Accounts to make sure no other account is filtering the contacts.

If they still don’t appear, try turning iCloud Contacts off, choose Keep on My iPhone if prompted, restart the iPhone, then turn Contacts back on.

More info: Apple Support – Set up and use iCloud Contacts

Thanks for confirming. If the contacts are visible on iCloud.com but only 650 appear on the iPhone, it may be an iCloud sync issue rather than a settings issue.

Try signing out of iCloud on the iPhone and signing back in only after making sure the contacts are safely stored in iCloud. You can also check the contacts directly on iCloud.com to confirm all are still there.

Hi,


I have done everything explained here, but no change to the situation


Juha