Hello everyone,
Before this happened, I wondered why, when I connect an /e/ account, it would appear in two parts : /e/ Account & /e/ Address Book. Now I have a better idea how this works.
I have two phones connected on the same /e/ Account. I wanted an empty contact list on one of them which runs under ‘e/Minimal Nougat’, so I go to the settings of the /e/ Account, deactivate the “Address Book” sync, think I’m clear and delete all contacts on the phone. I didn’t think to go onto the /e/ Address Book settings because [1] I have no idea why it’s there, I only added one account - and [2] I was able to deactivate “Address Book” sync already.
Unfortunately this means I’ve lost all of my contacts. And I see there is yet another kind of account sync settings in the form of an hidden app called ‘Account Manager’ which I guess is the one who kindly deleted all my contacts on the other phone.
Now I see this trap must have been corrected because those options appear differently and are more clear onto my other phone which runs ‘e/unofficial/pie’. But not all devices are maintained equal.
If someone knows a way by which I could restore my lost contacts, I would be grateful
