
I faced a problem after I updated my iPhone 6S to iOS 10.3 yesterday, all my wechat contacts are missing. I can see the complete chat history, however, the profile photo next to each conversation is in default state, and the name shows Unknown. When I clicked the Contacts items, it is blank but allow you to add new friends. I want to get them back, could anybody teach me how to recover it?
If you lose WeChat contacts after iPhone update to iOS 10.3 unfortunately, and have no idea how to retrieve the missing data, turn to iFonebox for help immediately, in case that they were overwritten by the new ones randomly. Only one accessible computer, an included USB cable, and few steps, all your disappeared data come back in your hands easily and conveniently, even though you have never created any backup in iCloud or iTunes before.
As a professional and trustworthy iOS data recovery software, iFonebox is capable of recovering missing WeChat contacts after iOS 10.3 update by detecting through the device directly. There’s no need to worry about the data that stored on your iPhone or iPad now, because you’re allowed to get them back without wiping any existing data. Besides, if there’re available backup for your selection, you’re also able to extract only WeChat contacts from backup without having to do so much.
In addition to regain lost WeChat contacts after iPhone update to iOS 10.3, iFonebox is also a great help to manage your important data. It enables you to recover data lost in different scenarios: accidently deletion, stolen, locked by the enter passcode, factory reset, iOS system breakdown, water damage and more. With iFonebox, it wouldn’t be a tedious work to transfer text messages from an old iPhone to new iPhone SE or back up data from iPhone 6s without using iCloud.
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 retrieve missing WeChat contacts after iPhone update to iOS 10.3?
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 blocked WeChat Contacts, you can also choose recover them to PC if you want.

Since a great number of iPhone users have encountered different levels of data loss, which cause a great inconvenience, and there’re three tips for you before every updating.
- Extremely important to back up your iOS device before an update.
- Check your power and capacity of your device is also a necessary work.
- Update your device in a stable and favorable network environment, and upgrade with iTunes if necessary.