Contact names are gone, but still shown in Messages My iPhone 6's contact names are gone, but the numbers are still there.

However when I go to messaging and add a new message and type for a contact by name, all the contacts show up with both the name and the message. Therefore I know that the iPhone still has the names stored somewhere, because it shows up when searching in the messaging search.

What can I do to get all my contact names back, because I know that they are stored somewhere.

I don't have any backups, but I shouldn't need any, because my device seems to have the contact names somewhere, as I see them when I add a message and search.
Try these possible fixes :


Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > iCloud > toggle Contacts on and off


The Second fix only applies if you have multiple email accounts synced with your iPhone (iCloud,Gmail etc) :


Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Gmail or whichever you use > toggle Contacts on and off 


Also check the Default Account in Settings to see which email account is selected.