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How to Transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone? Stepwise Guide

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Published By Nilesh Kumar
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Published On July 1st, 2024
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Transferring the contact from Android to Apple is a very difficult process. In this article, we will help you to lessen your struggle for finding the best way to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. This is a very helpful tutorial for those who want to move multiple contact files to iPhone. Let’s get started.

User Query

Can anyone teach me how to bulk move Android contacts files to Android without losing any information or changing contacts? I have a set of .xls files that I need to convert to a generally accepted file format. Can anyone recommend a tool?

I want to import contacts from Excel to iPhone 4s, 5s, 6s, 7 plus and X. As far as I know, XLS/XLSX exports their data to iCloud+ account, whereas vCard files are iPhone compatible. However, I don’t know the exact process to transfer an Excel spreadsheet to iPhone contacts. So how do I export my Excel address book to the desired format?

Import Resultant vCard to iPhone via iCloud Account

  • Check iCloud’s official website i.e. https://www.icloud.com/
  • To gain access to your cloud account, enter your Apple ID and password.

login your iCloud account

  • This will bring up different menus where you can select contacts

select the contacts options

  • In the bottom left corner you will see Gear Settings and then  Select Import vCard option

import vCard file

  • Select the vCard file you created and click Open

Select VCF File

  • Finally, the wizard will start importing your Excel contacts to iCloud

start the process

  • Once all your contacts are stored in iCloud, they will be available on your iPhone contacts as well. Add the same iCloud account to your device and it will automatically sync with your iPhone

The Excel to iCloud Contacts Converter is a useful tool for transferring contacts from an Excel spreadsheet to an iPhone device, suitable for devices such as the iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, 8, 6S, 5S, 5, and so on.

How can Transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone?

  • On your Android smartphone, download and install the Move to iOS app.
  • Launch the app, then adhere to the prompts. You will need to provide certain permissions and accept the conditions.
  • Put the Android device down and switch to your iPhone as soon as you see a page requesting a code.
  • You ought to arrive at a Quick Start page while configuring iOS. Opt for Manual Setup.
  • Choose the Move data from the Android option.
  • You will receive a code on your iPhone, which you will enter into the Android Move to iOS app.
  • A makeshift Wi-Fi network will be established using your iPhone. From your Android phone, select Connect.
  • Select the content you wish to move. At a minimum, you should choose contacts for the sake of this guide. Additional choices include calendars, browser bookmarks, files and folders, camera images and videos, display settings, and more.
  • Choose “Continue.”
  • All of your data will be moved across, and if any free applications are still accessible, your iPhone will even start downloading them from your Android smartphone.

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How to enable Google Sync on an Android device for contacts:

  1. Launch the Settings application. Open Google.
  2. Click or tap the All Services menu.
  3. Choose Backup. If you haven’t already, follow the steps to enable Backup by Google One.
  4. Hit the data for your Google Account.
  5. Verify that Contacts is turned on.
  6. Additionally, confirm that synchronization is enabled under the Contacts app. Open the Contacts application.
  7. Press and hold your profile picture to access the Contacts options.
  8. Go to the sync settings for Google Contacts.
  9. Verify that Google Contacts sync is enabled by tapping Status.
  10. Go back to the sync settings for Google Contacts and choose “Also sync device contacts.”
  11. Turn on “Automatically sync and backup device contacts.”googletransfer contact android to ios

How to manually import contacts from Android to iOS?

  • Open the Contacts app on your Android handset after unlocking it.
  • In the upper-right corner, press the three-dot menu button.
  • Click “Select all.”
  • Press the “Share” button.
  • Now you have an option for sharing the file with your iPhone. I like emailing it to myself.
  • Open or extract the file from its storage location on your iPhone.
  • Choose the Share option after tapping on the connected file.
  • Click on the Contacts application.
  • Select “Add All Contacts.”
  • Just follow the instructions to get started. The contacts in your account have been moved!transfer contact manually

transfer contact manually

Automatic Way to Transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone

Expert Solution is one of the best and most suitable solutions for this type of problem. The application Converts Excel to vCard format with all contact details. Now, when all contacts in an Excel spreadsheet are transferred to VCF file, it is easy to import vCard files into iPhone. It can be synced with iPhone smoothly.

Furthermore, the program’s user interface is quite basic. Nearly every kind of user can run the application since it is so user-friendly. Furthermore, all it takes to make it function is a few easy actions. Now let’s get to work by downloading the software on both Mac and Windows.

FREE DEMO – The software allows users to export only the first 25 contacts from each Excel file as a TRAIL version. User can buy full licensed version then activate this app and enjoy unlimited conversion of excel contact sheet to vCard account.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have discussed how to transfer contacts from android to iPhone by Gmail. It’s a quite secure and quick method for moving CSV contacts to Android. The method discussed here is applicable for iPhone X, 8, 7, 6S, 6, SE.

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By Nilesh Kumar

As a Chief Technical Writer, I know the technical issues faced by home and professional users. So, I decided to share all my knowledge via this blog. I love to help you with challenges while dealing with technical jargon.