How to Restore Contacts from Verizon Cloud on Samsung Galaxy

Last Updated: March 29, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to sync your Verizon Cloud contacts to a new or restored Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet. Contacts are automatically restored from the Cloud when you restore other content, such as music and photos.

Steps

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Download Verizon Cloud from the Play Store. If you haven’t yet installed Verizon Cloud on your phone or tablet, here’s how to get it:
- Swipe up or down on the home screen to open the app drawer, and then tap Play Store
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- Type verizon cloud into the search bar and tap the search key.
- Tap Verizon Cloud.
- Tap INSTALL.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to download the app.
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Open Verizon Cloud. It’s the black icon that says ″cloud″ inside. You’ll usually find this app in the app drawer, which you can access by swiping either up or down on the home screen.^{[1]
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Tap Get Started. A list of content types will appear.
- If you don’t see ″Get Started,″ tap the ≡ menu at the top-left corner, tap Settings, tap Tools, and then Content Restore.^{[2]
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Select items to restore. Your contacts will be restored along with any other content you select.
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Tap RESTORE. It’s at the top-right corner. The selected content types (and your contacts) will now restore to your Galaxy.
- If you choose to restore text messages, you’ll be prompted to select a time period before the restore begins.
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Tap OK when the restore is complete. Your Verizon Cloud contacts are now available on your Galaxy.