How can I only restore contacts to my iphone

I only want my contacts after I restore my iphone. Can anybody help. And when I backup from itunes then it gives two option backup app and do not backup apps so when I use do not backup apps then will it restore all the apps that I has before the restore or will it only restore contacts

iMessages are backed up in the normal backup of your phone so it will be restored when you restore the backup.

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If anyting , your post will be deleted as ranting and complaining are a violation of the terms of use you agreed to when signing up to use the forums.

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