Steps to Recover iPhone Contacts from Facebook Messenger

There is an automatic synchronization function in the Facebook Messenger application. When using Facebook, you can sync your iPhone or email contacts to Facebook Messenger for further communication or as a backup. Of course, you can enable or disable this synchronization feature through settings to manage contacts in Facebook Messenger. Therefore, when you need it, you can use the previous synchronization to recover your deleted contact data from Facebook Messenger.

What if you do not sync Facebook with iPhone contacts? Fortunately, you can recover Messenger contacts with the help of third party data recovery tool- iPhone Data Recovery application to deal with this issue. This article will show 2 different ways to recover your old contact numbers from Facebook Messenger.

Part 1: Steps to Restore Contacts from Facebook Messenger to a Previous State

You can complete the restoration of Facebook Messenger contacts, as long as you have backed up your contacts from Google or other similar services before. This method is an effective way to recover deleted contacts from Facebook Messenger.

Step 1. Run the Facebook application. Find and click the "Menu" button. Uncheck "Sync Contacts" to turn off automatic synchronization of contacts.

Step 2. Go to your Gmail inbox and find the "Contacts" section.

Step 3. Select "More", and then select "Recover Contacts".

Step 4. Settings Regarding the point in time when Facebook Messenger contacts may be lost.

Step 5. Click "Restore" to get your Facebook contacts back on iPhone.

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Part 2: Steps to Recover Deleted Contacts from Facebook Messenger

How to recover data without Facebook Messenger backup? Is there any other way to recover lost data from iPhone? In this case, you can try to use the iPhone Data Recovery application to recover all Facebook Messenger data, including deleted contacts. Not only accidental deletion, but also other situations such as factory reset, system problems and many other data loss situations, you can try to restore contacts from the Facebook Messenger application.

You can recover deleted Facebook contacts, no matter if you are using iPhone 13/ 13 plus/12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/11/XS/8 Plus, etc. A good user experience and a smooth operation interface enable even beginners to recover iPhone Facebook Messenger data effortlessly.

Learn More Features of the iPhone Data Recovery App:

. Fully support all iPhone, iPad & iPod touch models, iPhone 13 included.

. Recover iPhone contacts from Facebook including the existing and existing ones.

. Preview the detailed information of contacts.

. Selectively recover deleted contacts from the iPhone directly, iTunes or iCloud backup.

. Not only supports recover contacts from Facebook, but also get contacts back from other apps such as Viber, WhatsApp, Line, WeChat, Messenger, etc.

Ensure data security, and will not overwrite or erase any other original data.

Now, let’s follow the details to check how to recover deleted Facebook contacts from iPhone step-by-step.

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Step 1. Download, install and launch the trial version of iPhone Data Recovery for free. Connect iPhone to the computer via a USB data cable. When the connected iOS device is detected, click "Trust" to trust the computer.

Step 2. Select the "Recover from iOS Device" mode and click "Scan" to scan Facebook contacts. Wait a moment to complete the data scanning process. From the interface, you can see all recoverable files displayed by category, including currently existing and deleted files.

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Step 3. Select "Contacts" from the left pane of the window. If you only want to view the deleted contacts, turn on "Only show deleted items" at the top. You are supported to preview the detailed information by double-click the contact. Select the contacts you need and click "Recover" to recover them from Facebook Messenger.

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NOTE: If you have used iTunes or iCloud to back up your contacts, you can run iPhone Data Recovery to selectively extract and restore Facebook contacts from backup file. Unlike traditional restricted data recovery methods, using the iPhone Data Recovery app to recover data from a backup does not need to worry about whether your original files will be overwritten.

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