When it comes to change smartphone, whether we change one Android phone with one iPhone or vice versa data transfer it is very easily done through computer. But the most important data are contacts, and their transfer, although possible through various methods, is somewhat more complicated than transfer of some pictures or audio files.
How to transfer contacts from Android smartphone to iPhone?
If you get used to it sync contacts from the phone with Google account, the simplest way to transfer contacts from Android phone to iPhone is the following:
- the new one iPhone, from Home screen, navigated catre Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account
- Give Tap on Exchange, then enter Logging information for Google account
- in the right to Server ENTER m.google.com, then enter Customer and word the account of Google and give tap on Next
- Select On in the right to Contacts, then give tap on Save
An easier way is to use a online synchronization service, called PhoneCopy, available (via dedicated applications) both for Android, as well as for iOS.
To be able to use that service, you must create one free account on PhoneCopy, then to install the applications (available here for Android and here for iOS) in order to synchronize contacts USING online server of the service mentioned above.
Ca free user, you can synchronize up to 500 contacts. If you have more than 500 contacts that you want to transfer, PhoneCopy Premium is available for 25$.
In case you have over 500 contacts saved in the phone with Android (or iPhone) and you don't want to give $25 for PhoneCopy service, you can transfer contacts from one smartphone to the other using the following method (only valid for Windows). For starters, you will have to synchronize contacts from your Android phone with Microsoft Outlook:
- install the application MyPhoneExplorer (available here) on the computer, and connect the phone to the computer (module Charge only) using a Cablu USB (make sure you have the option USB Debugging – available in Settings > Advanced settings – enabled)
- Click on File > Connect because its application identify the phone
- then click again File and select Settings > Sync
- Select Outlook in the right to Contacts and click on the button Sync
After you have synced Android contacts with Outlook, you will have to transfer them to iPhone:
- open iTunes and connect your iPhone to your computer
- after identifying the iPhone, click on iconitis of the device from the upper-right corner and navigate to the table Info from the configuration panel
- Check the option Sync Contact with and select Outlook next to it (you can also select synchronization with the contacts saved in the Google account)
- Then click on Apply, and done. Contacts from old Android phone transferred to iPhone.
Note: Following roughly the same steps, you can transfer contacts from iPhone to an Android phone. Success!
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone and vice versa
