How to move contacts from iPhone to iPhone

How to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM card: the answer from Hamster

Hi all! The iPhone has a feature to move contacts from the SIM card to the device memory, but there is no reverse option. But there are some secret ways to copy and move your iPhone contacts to the SIM card that not everyone knows about.

The SIM card is an electronic chip with its own permanent memory. It does not depend on the device it interacts with, so it can be seen as source of data storage.

The main sources of number storage are also:

Backing up your address book across three independent channels increases your chances of saving important data.

• If you smash your gadget, you can take the SIM card out of it and the numbers will stay with you.
• If the SIM card is broken, you can replace it with a new one with the number saved, and the address book can be pulled up from the phone.
• By sinking the SIM card and iPhone, you can pull out numbers from its tethered iCloud and Google profiles.

Via iTunes

The program iTunes is a universal tool for working with iPhone, iPad of all generations, which provides a large list of features, including the transfer of contacts. So, here’s what you need to do:

• Download and install iTunes on your PC and run it;
• Connect your smartphone from which you want to copy the information;
• Click on your iPhone icon and select the “Details” tab;
• Check the box next to “Synchronize contacts with”.
• Next, choose where to synchronize the data: Windows Contacts or Outlook and click “Confirm”.

Once synchronization is complete, the contacts information from your gadget will be copied to your computer or to Outlook, depending on the transfer method you choose.

We still advise you to choose Outlook. As soon as you open the program, you can immediately see all the contacts, edit them or save them in a separate file to transfer them.

Using third-party programs and applications

You can also use specialized applications, which are available for download from Apple Store or used on your computer. They are very easy to manage, and have all the options you need to solve your problem. We’ll take a look at two different options:

My Contacts Backup app

Go to the Apple Store and download the My Contacts Backup application on your iPhone, from which you want to copy the information

Start it up and give you access to your address book;

Tip! This copy can be synchronized with many services where import from vCard is supported, such as Google or Outlook. You can also select a different format to save in the My Contacts Backup app settings.

Ways to copy contacts from vcf files

The method described above involved connecting to the iCloud service from your computer and importing the data, but you can do things even much easier if the email where you send the contact file is used on your smartphone.

The iPhone has an option to automatically import data from the file.Vcf. All you need to do is to go to your mailbox on your iPhone, where you want to copy your contacts, click on the file from the email you sent, and the system will automatically suggest adding all the contacts to your smartphone address book. It’s that simple!

Tenorshare iCareFone program

Tenorshare iCareFone is developed and supported by a company that has a huge list of apps and tools for iOS and Android devices. It is a kind of file manager that can be used not only to transfer contact data, but also music, messages, backups and other information.

• Go to the official website of this company and download the Tenorshare iCareFone program for Windows or Mac;
• Install it on your computer, run it, and connect the smartphone from which you want to transfer information;
• In the main menu, tap “Manage” and go to “Contacts”;
• Here you will need to select the list of contacts you want to copy and click “Export”;

Attention! In the trial version you will have limited rights, so you will need to purchase a license to use all the features of the Tenorshare iCareFone product.

Via Bluetooth

Connect the 2 devices to each other. Turn on Bluetooth on the “iPhone” and discover the “Android”. Next, simply transfer files from “iPhone” to “Android”.

This is a fairly simple and time-tested option. But, on the other hand, and outdated. Loss of SIM-card will automatically become loss of your contacts. But the method has a right to life, so it can be used if other options are inconvenient.

Be aware that the operating system iOS does not allow to move the phone book from phone memory to SIM! So you will need to download a third-party application. “SIManager”. Open the program and select “Copy to SIM-card”. Remove it and insert it into your Android smartphone. On it go to the settings of contacts. Press “Import”. You only need to specify the place to save the data. Done!

How to transfer a phone number to a new iPhone

After you insert the SIM card into the purchased equipment, the phone number will be automatically recognized. The mobile receives calls and wireless communication, the conditions of the tariff from the service provider can not change.

The problem sometimes lies in the SIM-card that does not match the size of the purchased smartphone. Self-cutting will not give anything. The procedure should be performed by a specialist from the mobile operator. As a last resort, the representative office will replace it with a new one.

Exchange of SIM-cards the official outlets carry out free of charge, there you can also connect a new one, but sometimes dealers require a fee for the service.

Different types of cards

Transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone using apps from the App Store

Since you have a smartphone in your hands, you can always expand its functionality with different applications. Of course in the App Store there are special programs designed for various manipulations with the numbers in the phone book.

Unfortunately, I could not find completely free applications (Can you advise me how to use them?? Write in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев!) but of paid applications I can recommend you Easy Backup (download link in the App Store). Over, you should not pay for synchronization (creating a backup of contacts on one iPhone and restoring on the other one)! And if you really want to enjoy all the charms of the program, “open” the full version is not so expensive.

Of all the above, I would choose iCloud as the easiest and fastest way to transfer contacts from one iPhone to another. What do you think?? How to simplify? Write in a comment!

P.S. Give a “like”, click on the social network buttons and then the transfer will go without errors and nothing will be lost! Tested:)

With the SIM card

You can also send information from the SIM card, and sometimes this method may be required. A “VCF file” is created in which the utility is installed. It is transferred to the cloud. If the user has an “Android” device, then all the information is downloaded to the device. This will also require to download the “VCF file”, it can also be activated on the “green robot” Android. After that, it is not difficult to transform the phone book on the SIM.

To do this, the SIM card is inserted into the device, activate the function “Export from SIM”:

With third-party applications

There are many utilities that allow you to transfer contacts from one iPhone to another:

Let’s look at the peculiarities of the directory transfer in each of them.

Mover

To carry out the transfer of contacts between smartphones using this application, you need to follow the following algorithm:

• Download the utility from the AppStore, it must be installed on both devices;
• Connect the old and new smartphone to the Internet, it does not matter which way, via Wi-Fi or mobile tariff;
• First run Mover on the old iPhone, if you need to transfer not all the contacts, click on the icon “” and select the numbers that should be present in the new cell phone;
• Go to the new iPhone, run the utility;
• Look at the old device. There should be an arrow indicating that you are ready to transfer. Click on the icons of the contacts, thereby starting the procedure of transferring them to another device.

TIP. It may be much easier to transfer the entire directory, and then delete unnecessary contacts on the new iPhone.

Outlook

This utility does not allow you to transfer individual contacts, but it is very easy to use the application. Install Outlook on both cell phones, log in to the account with the same username, and look for the menu item “Synchronize” and wait until the transfer of contacts will be completed.

Mycontacts Backup

The name of the utility speaks for itself. It allows you to generate a contact file with a VCF extension and then send it to another device via email. Step-by-step algorithm:

• Download the utility from the AppStore, install it on the old smartphone and give permission for access to contacts in the phone book;
• In the menu that appears, select “Backup”, wait until the resetting of records from the directory in the VCF-file is completed;
• Now select the menu item “Send by mail” with any of your mailbox. The main thing that you have access to the mail client you use on your iPhone;
• Go to the mail on the other device, open the forwarded file. Synchronization will be done automatically, and after a while your contact list will be imported in full.

Simpler

The principle of transferring contacts here is completely similar to the previous utility. You create a backup file on one phone, send it to one of your mailboxes, then open the attachment on the new smartphone and all the contacts will be copied to the phone book automatically.

Let’s talk about another unusual way to transfer contacts, using a flash drive. It is no less convenient than all the methods described above. Note that for the iPhone an ordinary flash drive, used on computers and consoles, is not suitable, it must have a special connector used in equipment from Apple.

• Insert the flash drive into the slot of the old iPhone, look for an application in the AppStore that allows you to use it on the phone (it will be different for different manufacturers), install it;
• Run the utility, go to “Settings” and select the “Backup contacts” (the name may be different, but the essence is clear);
• After the procedure of writing a backup copy of the contacts to the removable media, insert the flash drive into the new iPhone;
• Once again, look for and install the application for flash drive, run it and in the settings select “Restore contacts”.

As you can see, applications use different methods of transferring the phonebook, and you have the opportunity to choose the most appropriate way.

In general, despite the inability to reset all contacts to the sim, there are plenty of ways to solve the problem. If you’re having trouble with this, post it in the Комментарии и мнения владельцев, and we’ll be happy to help you as much as we can.