- How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone using a SIM card
Perhaps the easiest way to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone is to save the numbers on a SIM card and insert it into your new smartphone. However, it is important to note that a SIM card can store a maximum of 255 contacts, so if you need to transfer more information, use other methods.
How it works:
First, make sure your contacts are saved on the SIM card. To do this, open the Contacts app on your Android smartphone and go to its settings.
Select “Import/Export contacts” — “Export to storage: SIM.” Next, you will be asked to choose where you want to copy contacts from: your phone book, Google, WhatsApp, or other messengers. Check the necessary contacts and confirm your selection.
- How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone in a single file
Another simple method that works even for large numbers of contacts. They can be transferred as regular files by combining them into a single archive.
- To do this, go back to the Contacts app on your Android smartphone, open the settings, and select Import/Export Contacts — Send Contacts.
- Your phone book will open, where you can select the numbers of the people you want to transfer from Android to iPhone.
- Next, click “Send” and select the method for transferring the file with the numbers. You can use email, messenger, cloud storage, or Bluetooth.
- To get the contacts on your iPhone, you’ll need to download and upload the sent file.
- How to transfer contacts one at a time
You may need to transfer only one contact, for example, to share your phone number with someone.
- Open your contact list on your Android smartphone.
- Select the number you need: to do this, hold down the contact’s name until a drop-down menu appears for sending or deleting.
- Tap “Send” and select the format for transferring the information: this can be text, a QR code, or a vCard file.
- Next, follow the same steps as in the previous point — find a convenient way to send the contact (Drive, Bluetooth, messenger) and transfer it.
- How to sync contacts using Google
We recently talked about how to merge calendars on your computer and smartphone using a Google account. The same technique can be used to sync contacts and transfer them to a new device—even when transferring data from Android to iOS.
- Open the settings on your Android smartphone and select “Users and accounts” (or simply “Accounts,” depending on your system version).
- Find Google in the list and select the account you need if you have several.
- Next to “Contacts,” drag the slider to the active position.
- Open the settings on your iPhone and select “Passwords & Accounts.” Add your Google account, go to its settings, and activate the “Contacts” slider. By the way, this works not only on iPhone, but also on iPad.
- How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone using Move to iOS
If you decide to switch from an Android smartphone to an iPhone, you will need to transfer not only your contacts but also a lot of other data to your new device. You can transfer everything at once using the Move to iOS app. We wrote more about how this works in a separate article on transferring data to a new smartphone.
Install Move to iOS on your Android phone and turn on your iPhone. It is important to note that the app works when you first set up your iPhone. That is, when you take the gadget out of the box, so to speak. The system will offer to transfer data from Android to it — this is where Move to iOS comes in handy.
Follow the program prompts to sync your devices. You can transfer not only contacts, but also your gallery, calendar data, notes, apps, and other files.