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Missing contacts in WhatsApp list

  • Nov 11, 2025
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You can still have missing contacts in your WhatsApp list, to write really with all friends. We will show you how you can restore the missing entries.

Missing contacts in WhatsApp display

If you still have some contacts in "WhatsApp" is missing, this can have several reasons. Try the following steps resolve your Problem in most cases:
  1. Start "WhatsApp" and go to the Overview with all your contacts. Now tap on the menu button of your smartphone and select "Update".
  2. Then go into your contacts App. Tap the menu button and select "accounts" and "contacts to Display" (see photo). You put behind "WhatsApp" is now a hook. Repeat for the safety of step 1.
Sync contacts

WhatsApp shows only numbers and no contacts

You will find in WhatsApp, only the numbers, but no contact name, you need to adjust a few settings:
  • Open the "settings" of your smartphone. Open the menu "security" and select "privacy". Remove the lock Button behind the App "WhatsApp" (see Screenshot). Now repeat the above steps.
  • Other Apps can prevent that WhatsApp can access your phone book. But this is absolutely necessary in order to sync your contacts. Check, therefore, avoidable security Apps on your Smartphone.
Data protection disable
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