Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

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It is always a hot topic about transferring contacts from iPhone to Android, another iPhone, Blackberry phone, etc. iPhone users are able to sync contacts with iTunes, Gmail and so on, and these methods can be helpful when users are going to transfer iPhone contacts to another device. This post will introduce multiple ways for people to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone, and of course, other devices.

Part 1. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

Part 2. Transfer Contacts to New iPhone

Part 3. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer

Part 4. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to BlackBerry

Part 1. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

People are able to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone with multiple methods today. Switching to a new smartphone, iPhone or Android phone, is more and more frequent among people, so moving contacts is becoming more and more important for these users. The following post will introduce several methods for you to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone.

Solution 1. Export Contacts from iPhone with iTunes

iPhone users are able to take advantage of iTunes to sync contacts to computer, and iPhone users are able to export the contacts to vCards and import the contacts to Android phone. The following guidance will show you how to transfer iPhone contacts with iTunes:

1. Click the iPhone icon at the upper left corner.

2. Click Info in the Summary panel.

3. Check Sync Contacts.

4. Choose Windows Contacts in the drop-down menu.

5. Choose All Contacts or selected groups.

6. Click Sync at the right bottom.

7. Click the Start button after exporting contacts.

8. Choose your username, and open Contacts folder.

9. Click Export at the upper right corner.

10. Choose VCF as output.

11. Click Export at the right bottom.

12. Choose a folder to save the contacts, and click OK.

When you get the contacts in target, you can connect your Android phone to computer with the USB cable, and launch your Contacts app, then tap “Import Contacts” to transfer contacts from computer to your Android phone.

Solution 2. Using iPhone Transfer Software

iPhone users can transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone with third-party iPhone transfer software, Leawo iTransfer. The following guidance will show you how to do it.

1. Launch Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to computer with USB cable.

2. Choose Contacts category and select contacts.

3. Click the Export button and choose VCF as output.

After that, you can repeat the steps in solution 1.

Solution 3.Using iCloud to Transfer iPhone Contacts

iPhone users can upload their iPhone contacts to iCloud, and export contacts as vCards, then import the contacts to Android phone. The following guidance will show you how to do that.

1. Tap Settings > iCloud, and turn Contacts to ON.

2. Enter your Apple ID in iCloud.com on your computer.

3. Select the contacts you need and click the Settings icon at the left bottom, then choose “Export vCard.”

4. The contacts will be exported as a VCF file on your computer. Connect Android phone to computer with the USB cable, and launch Contacts app, then choose “Import Contacts”.

Solution 4. Using Gmail to Sync Contacts

iPhone users are able to sync contacts from iPhone to Android phone. You only need to tap Settings > Mails, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account, and add Gmail into your iPhone. Then tap Contacts to ON. Go back to Home screen, and launch Contacts App, then the contacts will be synced to Gmail. You can sync Gmail contacts to your Android phone, or export the contacts to computer and then import them to your Android phone.

Solution 5. Manually Transferring Contacts from iPhone to Android

You may want to use your Mail or Message app to share few contacts from iPhone to Android. This method is easy. You only need to launch your Contacts app and select the contact you want to export, then tap “Share Contact” at the bottom of the screen. Choose the app you want to use and you will find the contact is attached in the message or email. If you’re using an Android phone and haven’t inserted the SIM card, you should choose Mail app to send the contact.

Part 2. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer

People will want to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer for a backup. When iPhone users want to transfer iPhone contacts to computer, they have multiple choices. The following post will show you how to accomplish the iPhone contact transfer.

Solution 1. Export iPhone Contacts Manually

For manually transferring iPhone contacts, it actually means transferring contacts with email. As iPhone users can only add one contact at one time, so this method is helpful when you only have few contacts to transfer. You only need to get to the contact you want to transfer, and tap Share Contact. Then choose Mail and send the contact to yourself. When you decrypt the attachment on your computer, you will get the contact as a vCard on your computer.

Solution 2. Sync Contacts with iTunes

Using iTunes to sync iPhone contacts with the Address Book on computer is also a commonly used method among iPhone users. The following guidance will show you how to do that:

1. Connect iPhone to computer with USB cable. Click iPhone when iTunes recognizes it.

2. Choose Info in Summary panel. Then Check “Sync Contacts” in right part.

3. Choose the app you want to sync contacts in the drop-down menu.

4. Select “All Contacts” or “selected group” in the checkbox below.

5. Click “Sync” at the right bottom to start syncing contacts.

After that, you will get the contacts in your computer (Windows Contacts in my case). If you also have synced contacts to your computer, you will get the contacts by clicking Start Menu > (Your Username) > Contacts.

Solution 3. Export Contacts with iPhone Transfer Software

People are able to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer with third-party iPhone transfer software. Leawo iTransfer allows users to export contacts with simple steps. The following guidance will show you how to do it:

1. Connect iPhone to computer with USB cable, and choose Contacts.

2. Click the Export button at the top, and choose vCard as output.

3. Choose a folder to save the contacts and start to transfer contacts.

Solution 4. Backup iPhone Contacts with iTunes & iCloud

Backing up contacts with iTunes and iCloud also help users to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer. The contacts in iPhone backup aren’t viewable on computer. The contacts in iCloud can be viewed when you log in iCloud.com on your computer. To backup iPhone with iTunes, users need to connect iPhone with USB cable and click File > Device > Back Up at the upper left corner. To backup iPhone with iCloud, users need to tap Settings > iCloud > Back Up Now on their iPhone.

Part 3. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to iPhone/iPad

When iPhone users want to switch to new iPhone, they will definitely want to transfer contacts to new iPhone, or transfer contacts from iPhone to iPad for a backup. As a matter of fact, people can accomplish the iPhone contact transfer with several ways. The following post will introduce the methods which you can take advantage of to transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone or iPad.

Method 1. Restoring Old iPhone Backup

Before switching to a new iPhone, you can backup iPhone in iTunes, and restore new iPhone with the old backup. Check the following guidance if you aren’t sure about the backup and restoring process.

After backup iPhone with iTunes, you can restore iPhone with the backup (which are also marked in Option I and Option II). When you finish restoring new iPhone with the old backup, you will get the contacts in your new iPhone.

Method 2. Using iPhone Transfer Software

Whether you want to transfer contacts to new iPhone, or transfer contacts from iPhone to iPad, you can take advantage of the third-party iPhone transfer software – Leawo iTransfer. The following guidance will show you how to do that.

Method 3. Syncing Contacts with iCloud

If you have your iPhone and new iPhone with the same Apple ID, you can take advantage of iCloud to transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone. Of course, transferring contacts from iPhone to iPad is also easy to be done with iCloud. The following guidance will show you how to do that:

1. Tap Settings > iCloud, and turn contacts to ON by swiping from left to right.

2. Tap “Backup Now”. iCloud will upload contacts to the cloud automatically.

3. Tap Settings > iCloud on your new iPhone, and tap “Restore from Backup”.

Method 4. Transferring iPhone Contacts with Message/Mail

If you only few contacts to sync from iPhone to iPad or another iOS device, you can use your Message or Mail app on your iPhone. You can message a contact to the iPhone or iPad with Message app, just like transferring contacts from iPhone to Android phone. When you want to save the attached contacts to iPhone or iPad, you can tap the Attachment icon (paperclip) and choose the contact you need, then click Add to Contacts.

Method 5. Syncing Contacts with Gmail

This method has been mentioned in Part 1. When iPhone users want to get the contacts on their new iPhone, they can just add the same Gmail account on the new iPhone, and they will get the Gmail contacts in their iPhone Contact app.

Part 4. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to BlackBerry

A lot of people are still using BlackBerry smartphone. So when iPhone users want to share contacts with a BlackBerry phone, they will need to figure out a way. In fact, people have several choices when they want to transfer contacts from iPhone to BlackBerry. The following post will introduce the methods to you.

Method 1. Using iTunes to Transfer Contacts

iPhone users should export the contacts from their iPhone at first, and then they can import the contacts to BlackBerry phone with BlackBerry Desktop Software. The following guidance will show you how to do that:

1. Export Contacts from iPhone to Computer.

2. Launch BlackBerry Desktop software and click Organizer in the left sidebar.

3. Click Configure Settings, and click Address Book in the right part.

4. Choose the Application you want to use and click Next.

5. Choose the direction you want to transfer contacts, and click Next.

6. Choose the application you have chosen, and click Next.

7. Click Finish, then OK.

8. You will jump to the main interface again. Click Sync at the right bottom.

Method 2. Using Email to Send Contacts

You can transfer contacts from iPhone to BlackBerry with your iPhone Mail app when you only have few contacts to transfer. You can launch your Contact app and select the contact you need, then click Share Contact at the bottom and choose email. Then you can send yourself an email and download the attached contact on your BlackBerry phone. If you have a lot of contacts to transfer, you can export them to computer with iTunes at first, and email the contacts to yourself, then download the contacts to your BlackBerry phone.

Method 3. Import Contacts from Computer to Blackberry

iPhone users can transfer contacts from iPhone to computer at first, and then import contacts from computer to BlackBerry. Leawo iTransfer can help users to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without iTunes, and save them as vCards on your computer so that you can import them to BlackBerry phone easily. Using this iPhone transfer software to copy contacts from iPhone to computer has been mentioned in Part 1.

iPhone users don’t have to worry about transferring contacts from iPhone to other devices now, because the common methods have all been mentioned in the post above. If you have decided to switch to a new smartphone, transferring contacts from iPhone will be as easy as falling off a log.

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