Changing mobile phones is becoming more and more common. Going from Android to iPhone is an increasingly common situation among users.
When making this change, one of the main concerns is usually how to move contacts from the old phone to the new one. We don’t want to lose that valuable information that we have saved: names, phone numbers, addresses, emails…
Fortunately, there are several easy ways to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone, so that changing smartphones does not mean starting the contact book from scratch.
In this post we will explain the fastest and most effective methods to transfer all your contacts from Android to iPhone in a few steps and in just 1 minute. Take note!
Import iPhone contacts manually
The most tedious option is to add Android contacts to the iPhone one by one.
To do this, on the iPhone we must:
- Go to the Contacts app.
- Press the + icon to add a new contact.
- Fill in all the contact information: name, surname, telephone number, email, address, etc.
And so on until transferring the entire contact book from Android to iPhone.
As you can see, having to do this with dozens or hundreds of contacts takes time…
Import iPhone contacts with an APP
There are specific apps for both Android and iPhone that allow us to easily transfer contacts from one system to another.
Some of the most popular apps are:
Move to iOS
is Apple’s official app to easily transfer content from Android to iPhone.
It is available for free on both the Play Store for Android and the App Store for iOS.
Move to iOS automatically detects what data you can transfer from Android to your new iPhone, including contacts, messages, photos, videos, bookmarks, calendar, email…
To transfer contacts from Android to iPhone with this app:
- Download the Move to iOS app on both devices.
- On Android, accept the app’s permissions to access your contacts. On your iPhone, sign in with your Apple ID.
- The app will detect both devices. On Android, select transfer contacts.
- On iPhone, contacts will be automatically imported. Duplicates will be merged so as not to repeat.
- When finished, all your Android contacts will also be on the iPhone. Ready!
Moving to iOS is a fast, simple and secure way to move your contacts from Android to your new iPhone while keeping your personal data protected.
Copy My Data
It is one of the most popular apps to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone easily and quickly.
It is a free app available in both the Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iPhone.
The best thing about Copy My Data is that it does not need cables or an internet connection. Used to detect devices and transfer data between them.
How does it work? Really simple, first you have to download the application on both devices. After:
- Open the app and make sure that both terminals – iOS and Android – are connected to it.
- On the app screen, on the device you want to transfer your contacts from, select “To or from another WiFi device.”
- The app will give you several options, select the contacts to import them.
- You will be asked for a security code, and then you will simply have to select the device you want to transfer the contacts to.
SyncMate
It is a very popular app for transferring data between different operating systems and devices.
Unlike the previous ones, SyncMate is not free, but it offers a trial version to try it before purchasing.
It is available for Windows and Mac, both in a desktop version and as a mobile app for iOS and Android.
With SyncMate you can transfer contacts, messages, call history, calendar, photos, music… from Android to iPhone and from iPhone to Android easily.
To transfer contacts from Android to iPhone:
- Download and install SyncMate on PC and the mobile app on devices.
- Connect the Android to the PC via USB and the iPhone via WiFi. You can also connect both via USB or WiFi.
- In SyncMate select transfer contacts from Android to iPhone.
- The app will be in charge of synchronizing all contacts from Android to iPhone automatically.
- At the end of the process you will have the same contacts available on both devices.
SyncMate is a very powerful tool to keep all your data synchronized on different devices, although it is not free. But it is worth trying it with its trial period.
Import Android contacts to iPhone with your Google account
Another very convenient option is to use your Google account to transfer contacts.
For it:
- Make sure that on Android you have your contacts synchronized with your Google account.
- When you set up your iPhone, go to Settings > Contacts > Accounts > Add account.
- Add your Google account and activate contact syncing.
- By doing this, the iPhone will automatically sync all your Google contacts.
This way, just by logging into the same Google account, contacts are transferred from Android to iPhone without having to do anything else.
Transfer contacts from Android to iPhone from the cloud
Finally, you can also transfer contacts from Android to iPhone by first uploading them to a cloud service such as iCloud or Google Drive and then downloading them to iPhone.
The process would be like this:
- On Android, make a backup copy of your contacts. Enter the app > Settings > Google Contacts sync settings > Select the account to backup and save it to a cloud service (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox…).
- You can also Export all contacts into a file and upload it to the cloud. To do this: access the Google app > go to the “Correct and manage” tab > Export to file > Select an email account.
Any of these methods are valid to transfer your contacts when switching from Android to iPhone. Choose the one that best suits your needs.
The important thing is that you transfer your contacts quickly and easily to have your calendar available from the first moment on your brand new iPhone.
And remember that the process is similar in the opposite direction as well: if you go from iPhone to Android, you can easily transfer your contacts from iPhone to Android using these options as well.
If along the way, on your iPhone you have lost contacts, we will tell you some
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