How to Recover Contacts after Factory Reset Google Pixel

There will be thousands of reports about poor battery life, WiFi connectivity issues, slow performance, broken apps, etc, if that person does a complete factory reset then all of those issues are resolved. This is why you see so many people suggest a factory reset.

“Hi, days ago, I perform factory reset on my Google Pixel XL, and all important business contacts are gone. How can I restore lost contacts from Google Pixel after factory reset?” – Ben.

If your Google Pixel phone is slowing down or you want to start fresh with the device, then resetting it to the factory settings is the best way to go. After doing that, your Pixel phones will restore to a status when it was new, which means, there will not be any user’s data in the device after resetting, all the contacts, photos, text messages, settings, and other files are erased when the factory reset is completed.

If you want to, or have to, learn how to retrieve contacts or other contents from factory reset Google Pixel, Pixel XL, now you can use our dedicated step by step tutorial on restoring contacts after factory reset Google Pixel phone with the help of Android Data Recovery software.

Android Data Recovery has done a good job for recovering Google Pixel contacts after factory reset. It scans your Pixel phone to find all recoverable data including the existing files and the deleted contents, such as contacts, text messages, call history, photos, videos, music files, documents, and more. Below is how.

It works well for almost all Android phones: Samsung Galaxy S6/S7/S5, Galaxy Note, HTC One M9, HTC Desire EYE, TC One M8, Droid DNA by HTC, LG G3, LG G Flex, LG G2, Moto X, Moto E, Moto G, Xperia Z3 L55t/L55u, Xperia Z1 L39h, Xperia Z2 L50t/L50u, Xperia Z Ultra XL39h, Ascend P6, Ascend Mate 7, Ascend P7, Ascend G7, Huawei Ascend/Honor/Mate, Googoel Pixel/Pixel XL and more.

Steps to Recover Contacts on Google Pixel after Factory Reset

Step 1.Download and Launch the Program on Your Computer

Before retrieving contacts on factory reset Google Pixel, you need to download this Android Data Recovery to your computer. As you can see, this software supports multiple functions, such as data recovery, data backup & restore, Root, Android SD card recovery, restore Android data with broken device, unlock Android SIM card and so on.

And then, link your Google Pixel, Pixel XL phone to your computer with the digital cable.

Step 2.Enable USB Debugging on Pixel Phone

Next, you need to enable USB debugging on your Pixel phone to let the program identify your phone. All the instructions are written in the window:

Step 3.Scan Lost Contacts on Google Pixel

Now select the data which you lost the files and want to restore click “Next” button to begin scanning process.

Click “Allow” popping up on the screen, until it disappear, and then back to the program and click “Start” to keep on.

Soon after the scanning, you will be able to view the recovered files.

Step 4.Recover Pixel Contacts after Factory Reset

In the end, you can find all recoverable files on the left sidebar. You are allowed to preview photos, text messages, contacts before recovering them. Finally, select the “Contacts” you need, and click “Recover” button to restore them from Google Pixel after factory reset.

Helpful Tips:

Regularly backup any important files on Google Pixel to your computer or external storage to avoid unexpected data loss. Read more on: How to Backup and Restore Google Pixel on PC.
Immediately stop using your Google Pixel device once you discovered your data lost. Any new data written into Pixel phone will cause data overwriting and make lost files unrecoverable.

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