getting my contacts on new phone
countryred1
Newbie

My last phone less that 2 yrs old died during a recent system update and will not turn back on. I had to buy a new phone and now i cant get my contact list transfered. It apparently is not on google or in a cloud. I know that I transfered info onto my computer at some point but not sure how to access it.

any suggestions? please help! 

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vzw_customer_support
Customer Service Rep

I'm sorry to learn that your phone won't turn back on after a system update, countryred1. This is very rare and in some cases, it can be resolved. What is the phone model?

 

I understand that you need to transfer the content of that phone to your new phone, but you did not back up your phone's content to the Google Cloud (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2819582?hl=en) or the Verizon Cloud (https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/verizon-cloud-faqs/).

 

You mention that you transferred information to your computer, do you have access to that information? What file type did you use to save that information?

 

AntonioC_VZW

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mama23dogs
Legend

Since you posted in Samsung, might you have made and backed up to your Samsung account?  

โ€˜Adding your Samsung, goodie or syncing with your Verizon cloud should sync your information back on the phone.  

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bearone21
Legend

lesson to be learned, contacts on gmail are there forever + on all devices if "sync" is selected.