How to transfer contacts from iPhone
Transfer from iPhone to iPhone
iCloud
To transfer contacts from one iPhone to another using iCloud follow these steps:
- Sign in to the same iCloud account on both devices so they connect to wireless Internet (Wi-Fi).
- Enter the settings for the device from which contacts will be transferred.
- Print the name you want to transfer at the top then press iCloud.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and make sure the Connect option is installed.
- Go to the location of your iCloud backup and click (Backup Now).
- On the new iPhone go back to the iCloud section of settings and make sure that contact sync is enabled.
- Open the Contacts app and scroll down to refresh the screen.
- After a few minutes, your old iPhone contacts will start appearing on your new iPhone.
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iTunes
To transfer contacts from an old iPhone to a new iPhone using iTunes follow these steps:
- Turn on the new device and delete any settings you made earlier.
- Access the Apps and Data screen.
- Click Restore from (iTunes Backup).
- Click next.
- Open iTunes from your computer and select your phone device from it.
- Click Restore Backup.
- Choose a backup copy and make sure it's correct by looking at the date and size of each copy.
- This is required if the device requests an iOS update.
- If the backup is encrypted a password must be entered.
- Wait for the recovery process to complete then complete the setup steps.
- The device must remain connected to the Internet to allow content such as music apps and photos stored in iCloud to be automatically downloaded to the new device.
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Transfer from iPhone to Android
To transfer contacts from iPhone to Android using iCloud follow these steps:
- Run a web browser from your computer you can run Firefox or Safari but not Chrome.
- Sign in to iCloud (iCloud.com)
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- Click on Contacts.
- Click All Contacts in the upper right corner of the screen (or left if the page is in English).
- If your computer is a Mac press the Command key with the letter A on the keyboard or if you are using any other type of personal computer press the Ctrl key with the letter A at the same time.
- Click Settings at the bottom left of the screen (or right if the page is in English).
- Click (Export vCard) and the contact will be saved as a (vcf) file.
- If you open a new window you have to select all contacts again right click and move again.
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The Google
To transfer contacts from an iPhone to an Android device using Google Contacts follow these steps:
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- Run any web browser on your computer.
- Sign in to your Google account.
- Press the Google Apps button at the top left of the screen (or right if the page is in English).
- Clicking on Contacts.
- Click Import Contacts at the bottom of the left menu (if the page is in English).
- Then click on Choose File.
- Click (vCard) and open it from your download or any other file you saved to.
- Click Import and all your contacts will appear in seconds.
- When the red message appears at the top of the screen click Find and Merge Duplicates.
- Then click on the word Merge in the window that appears then double-click on the contact after merging.