restore contacts

[Deleted member 3124237]

I noticed on "contact restore" it says "device backup no contacts backed up to this device". When I go to the backup window, I see that contacts only updates when I sync the contacts. Am I missing something! BTW - Android 10

 

[mustang7757]

Most likely they backed up in your Gmail account.

I noticed on "contact restore" it says "device backup no contacts backed up to this device". When I go to the backup window, I see that contacts only updates when I sync the contacts. Am I missing something! BTW - Android 10

 

[Deleted member 3124237]

no - contacts are not listed in the backup in the Gmail account

 

[B. Diddy]

Contacts backup for Google Contacts would be essentially the sync to Google Contacts in the cloud. I don't think they go to the backup file that gets saved to your Google Drive -- that may be for phones that allow contacts to be saved to the Phone account (which typically doesn't sync anywhere, hence this backup option). Pixel phones don't have a Phone account, but most other phones do.

If you go to contacts.google.com on your computer browser, do you see your contacts there?

 

[mustang7757]

no - contacts are not listed in the backup in the Gmail account

What's listed as your back up in contacts?

 

[mustang7757]

Contacts backup for Google Contacts would be essentially the sync to Google Contacts in the cloud. I don't think they go to the backup file that gets saved to your Google Drive -- that may be for phones that allow contacts to be saved to the Phone account (which typically doesn't sync anywhere, hence this backup option). Pixel phones don't have a Phone account, but most other phones do.

If you go to contacts.google.com on your computer browser, do you see your contacts there?

Thanks didn't know OP responded .

 

[Deleted member 3124237]

Contacts backup for Google Contacts would be essentially the sync to Google Contacts in the cloud. I don't think they go to the backup file that gets saved to your Google Drive -- that may be for phones that allow contacts to be saved to the Phone account (which typically doesn't sync anywhere, hence this backup option). Pixel phones don't have a Phone account, but most other phones do.

If you go to contacts.google.com on your computer browser, do you see your contacts there?

Thanks