Can i turn off icloud and get my contacts back?

just upgraded the operating system, and inadvertantly selected icloud.  dont want it.  all my contacts are gone from my phone.  Can I turn it off, and get them back?

Unfortunately, no.  This only stops your contacts syncing with iCloud; it won't restore them to your phone if they're gone.  Unless you backed them up somewhere, you'll have to recreate them.

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