"There are reports of iPhone contacts names suddenly missing -- showing only numbers, no names (except for Facebook contacts). Anyone have a fix?" --- From Apple Forum
Just as the problem above, lots of iOS users left the comment complaining that iPhone contact names go missing without any reasons after upgrading to iOS 14/iOS 14.4. You can imagine how annoying it is for the missing contacts names bugs. We have devoted ourselves to helping users who encountered the problem of iPhone not showing contact names and came up with several tips to bring back those missing contact names.
You must have learned that most small glitches could be fixed by restarting the iPhone. If you are annoyed by the missing names of iPhone contacts, the first thing you can try is to restart the device.
As a virtual assistant, Siri can do much more than what you can imagine. The contact names could also be recognized by Siri. Try with this less-common tip before going ahead.
It is also quite likely that refresh the contact database will sometimes fix the problem of iPhone contacts missing names problem.
Step 1. Open up your iPhone's Contact app, choose the contact that the name disappears.
Step 2. The information for this contact will be showed in detail, including email, address, mobile number, etc. Click Edit on the top right corner to make a minor change of the contact database.
Check the following steps to change contact settings:
Step 1. Open the Contact App. On the top of the contacts page, click on "Groups" and select "All on My iPhone".
Step 2. Now, you can check whether the contacts name have come back. If not, try the solution below.
The contacts name may not appear when you turned on the "Hide All Contacts" option.
If you accidentally enabled this option, you should go to Contacts > Groups to enable the option of All on My iPhone.
Open iPhone Settings and go to Contacts > Short Name to turn it off and then turn it on. You can also turn it off to check whether it works or not.
iPhone contacts will be synced with Google account if the Contacts backup is enabled on iCloud. It is always neglected by most users. Look into the steps given below to check whether you can find the contact names from the Google Account.
Step 1. Find the option of Contacts from iPhone Settings.
Step 2. Go to Accounts > Gmail to select your Google account. You can check whether the Contacts is toggled ON or not. If not, toggle it on to get your contacts back.
The contact names also disappear due to the sync issue of contacts between iPhone and iCloud account.
Step 1. Open Settings and click on Accounts & Passwords. On this screen, you'll be prompted to select your default email.
Step 2. If the "Contacts" option is on, just toggle it off and restart your iPhone.
Step 3. When the iPhone is turned on, repeat the steps above to go the screen of Accounts & Passwords, select the Email and toggle "Contacts" on.
We have gone through the user reviews from different Apple forums and found that most users left the comment of signing out of iCloud account and sign in again could get this contact name issue fixed. This may also be workable for some of you.
The contact name missing bug may also be caused by the network connection error. Thus resetting network connection may well be a good way to successfully solve the problem. And it will take only about 2-3 minutes. To reset your network settings, just follow the simple steps:
Step 1. Go to Settings on iPhone, scroll down to tap General.
Step 2. Find Reset tab and select Reset Network Settings. Once you select the option, the cellular settings, Wi-Fi networks and passwords, VPN and APN settings will be erased and reset.
If you found the contacts disappeared without self-awareness, FoneGeek iPhone Data Recovery is recommended (iOS 14 supported) to recover iPhone missing contacts. In addition to contacts, it can also be used to recover other frequently used app data for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, like messages, photos, videos, voice memo, WhatsApp messages, viber, Kik, Notes, safari history, voicemail, etc.
By Edwin J. Parke
Posted on May 05, 2018, 14:32:51
As a professional writer who is interested in technology, Edwin J. Parke has helped thousands of users by offering various tips to solve their problems.
Edwin J. Parke
Last updated: Tuesday on Feb 02, 2021, 15:23:31
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