How do I retrieve contact details from a damaged S3 phone?

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how to retrieve contact details from damaged s3 phone

my samsung galaxy s3 phone got front panel and touch pad dameged .now i want to retrieve contact data from the phone please guide me

 

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Re: how to retrieve contact details from damaged s3 phone

Hello. If they are Google Contacts they will be saved on your account viewed on a pc and transferable to another Android device. If they or some were Samsung Contacts they are also saved to the cloud and restorable to another Samsung device with your Samsung account if you set one up.
If they are Device Contacts you can sync them to a pc via usb using Samsung Kies for Windows or Mac. If you intend to transfer everything to a new Samsung device the newer Samsung Smart Switch program can do that for you.
You would only be able to sync or backup to a pc if you don't have a secure lock screen set up, but only use swipe lock or none.


If you don't have a secure lock screen normally, that is if you have swipe or none set to unlock, you can