Lost contacts on phone

[PXW]

If you like Samsung phones Sarah, have a look at the Galaxy A10, big screen for those of us with less than optimun eyesight, takes 2 SIMS or 1 Sim and 1 micro SD card, we got ours a year or so back from O2 for about £100 and really like them. Only thing I'm not so happy with is that all the WhatsApp stuff is on the 32Gb phone memory rather than the micro SD card - which so far only has the camera photos. However, that's a WhatsApp thing not a Samsung thing! Love the way with Android you can plug the phone into the PC and not only see everything but also do things, so much better than the iPhone 4/4S's that we had before! You'll not see us going back to iPhones!!

Not sure about comparing a 2010 iPhone 4 with a 2019 Galaxy A10! My more recent iPhones allow me to see any contacts emails photos browsing tabs etc etc on my computer without even plugging it in . But tbf that’s only because we are an apple environment here so it all links up.

 

[Londonscottish]

Quick update...

The local gadget shop was able to retrieve all my contacts and my pictures, so I'm a happy bunny.
I'm overdue an upgrade anyways, as my phone was pretty old, so when I get that I will make sure all the data is backed up. Thanks for all your help

I try to use Google Contacts for all my family's Android phones but still need to be careful;

I had a Galaxy S6 and now have an S10 and when I save a new contact it will sometimes ask me which app to use - there's one with a blue icon which is Google contacts (I think) and and and orange one which, I think, is Samsung.

If you're not paying attention the manufacturer sneaks in and starts storing stuff somewhere else.......Really annoying.

Overall, though, Google Contacts works really well. They move from phone to phone and I can get them on various laptops & my tablet.