Have you encountered a data loss after an update to iOS 10.3? An iPhone user from Apple community have experienced such a predicament recently:
I have synced my iPhone 6s with a USB cable to a windows PC iTunes system and updated to latest iOS 10.3, upon auto restore the data and calendar details were all correct but the WeChat contacts were missing! The backup is also invisible but must exist as the post software update was completed - is there any way to restore lost WeChat contacts please. Any assistance would be really appreciated. Thanks!!!
Under normal conditions, no perfect way to find only lost WeChat contacts after iPhone update to iOS 10.3 except turning to iFonebox for help. As a professional and trustworthy iOS data recovery software, it is intently designed to recover as many sixteen kinds of missing data in various scenarios, like accidental deletion, screen damage or iPhone lost.
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Compared to traditional recovery mode, you have to restore your device from a backup which could lead to loss of new data on your device, such a frustrating experience! However, with iFonebox, you’ll be allowed to retrieve only missing WeChat contacts after iPhone update to iOS 10.3, even if you’ve never created any backup before. This is because iFonebox is excellent in detecting missing data right through your device and extracting them for you effectively without having to do so much.
There’re total three recommendable recovery modes for you to recover lost WeChat contacts after install iOS 10.3. Let’s back to this case, it seems a great possibility that an iCloud backup is available for him or her. However, there’s also an uncertainty because the content of backup is invisible to us. Fortunately, iFonebox offers you a way to preview all the data in a backup and restore them selectively.
iFonebox is fully compatible with Win and Mac, iTunes and iOS 6 or higher system, you’re able to install the program from official website or here, just make sure to download the right version for your computer.
How to find lost WeChat contacts after update to iOS 10.3 from iPhone directly.
Step one: Run iFonebox
Connect your iPhone with the computer via included USB cable, launch iFonebox, you’ll be asked to Trust your computer if this is your first time to use this program. Then you’ll see a bold Start, click it and move to step to stage.
Step Two: Analyze the data
You need to click WeChat Contacts icon to start scanning, and it will show you a rotating circle, please wait in this step.
Step Three: Preview and Search
After the scan completes, you’ll find your missing WeChat Contacts, you can also choose recover them to PC if you want.
How to retrieve missing WeChat contacts after update to iOS 10.3 through iCloud backup?
Step 1: Run iFonebox and Sign in with your Apple ID
Turn on the iFonebox after completing the download, then just click the Recover from iCloud Backup at the upper-right corner of the interface. You’ll be asked to sign in with your Apple ID account and password correctly.
There’re some points you need notice
- Please ensure to disconnect your device with your computer under this mode, in case the iCloud file be updated or modified.
- Please make sure that your Apple ID is in a normal state, and if you turn on the Apple ID two steps authentication, turn it off and try again.
Go to Two-step verification for Apple ID.
Step 2: Download data from iCloud backup.
After you have selected one iCloud backup to download, iFonebox will start the downloading process. Also, you can select only WeChat Contacts to download to save more time.
Step 3: Scan the data that you want to recover
Click on WeChat Contacts item to start scanning automatically. You’ll be required to wait patiently while the circle is rotating continually and quickly.
Step 4: Check and recover your missing data
It’s time to get your missing WeChat Contacts on iPhone back, all you need is select the information you want and click the Recover to PC, then the task is accomplished.
