Phone icon contents missing

The contents of the phone icon on my iPhone 5 (64GB and recently updated to iOS 8.1) are all missing. I can receive calls and see who is calling, but I cannot make calls and access my contacts. I tried restoring it, but it did not change anything. When I search for one of the contacts it does show that contact, but I still cannot dial or access other contacts through the phone app. Has anyone had a similar problem?

Hello there Gustavo,
It sounds like you are opening the Phone app but you cannot use any of the tabs even after you restored your device from a backup. I would quit all the running apps:
iOS: Force an app to close
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that restart the device and test the issue again:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
If that does not resolve the issue, I would next backup and restore the device as new with iTunes and re test:
iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device
If that does resolve it, then restore your backup and verify it still works, or isolate the issue to the backup file itself. 
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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