Managing contacts can get complicated when you move your device from Android to iPhone. After all, you wouldn’t want to lose hundreds of contacts when switching from Android to iPhone. Unlike Android, there’s no easy way to sign in with a Google account during the setup and auto-syncing of contacts. Things can get tricky if you don’t know how to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone.
Switching from an Android phone to Android can be easy because you’re probably using the same Gmail ID to sync your notes, tasks, contacts, and apps. When switching from Android to iPhone, you need to use the relevant tools to make the transition as smooth as possible.
In this post, we will talk about easy ways to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. We will also cover adding Outlook contacts to iPhone. We will also cover how you can use Apple’s iCloud platform to sync recently transferred contacts.
Use Apple’s solution
Apple has developed a solution called ‘Switch to iOS’ for users switching from Android to iPhone. With ‘Move to iOS’ app, one can transfer messages, call logs, contacts from old Android device to new iPhone.
First you need to download the ‘Switch to iOS’ app from the Play Store. Keep your new iPhone with you on the setup screen. Now, open the app on Android and go through the setup screen. The app will then ask you to add the code from your iOS device to Android. Enter the code and the transfer will begin.
In a few minutes, all your related data, such as contacts, messages, calendars, photos and videos, will start copying from Android to iOS. Switch to an iOS app that uses a secure private Wi-Fi network to make the transfer.
If you don’t want to follow Apple’s way, then you can use the trick below to transfer all Gmail or Outlook contacts to iPhone.
Add Gmail and Outlook accounts on iPhone
With iOS, you can directly integrate email accounts like Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, etc. into the Apple ecosystem. Apple provides a central place to add, manage, and delete all email IDs. Follow the steps below to add Gmail and Outlook accounts to iPhone and sync contacts.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Go to Password & Account.
Step 3: Select Add account and sign in with your Google and Microsoft account credentials.
Step 4: Open the Gmail menu and you’ll see Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Notes to sync with your iPhone. Turn on Contacts to sync Gmail contacts with iPhone.
Step 5: Go back to the All Accounts menu and go to the Outlook tab. Enable contacts for Outlook as well.
With Outlook, you can also integrate Outlook tasks with Apple’s Reminders app.
Using the Super Backup app on Android
The Google Play Store has a lot of solutions for backing up contacts and messages. Among them, Super Backup App is one of the best I have ever seen.
Note: Super Backup or any other application normally has access to your backup data. There is no guarantee that none of these apps provide perfect security for transferring your data. So use them at your discretion.
First, you need to download the Super Backup app from the Play Store. Open the app and it will give you backup of Apps, SMS, Contacts, Call Logs, Calendar, Call Logs and Pictures.
Go to the Contacts tab and use the Backup All option. The application will start creating a .vcf file with all the contacts. After successfully creating the file, share the file with iPhone using Bluetooth or Email.
Move to iPhone and open the .vcf file and it will import all the contacts.
Change default contact account on iPhone
Now that you’ve transferred all your contacts from Android to iPhone, it’s time to take advantage of iCloud integration on iPhone. First, you need to change the default contact location on your iPhone from Gmail to iCloud.
Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to Contacts > Default Account > and change it to iCloud.
From the same screen, one can import SIM contacts using below option. It will ask you where to export contacts.
From now on, whenever you add a new contact on your device, it will be saved to the iCloud platform.
Backup Contacts to iCloud
You have transferred all your contacts from Android to iPhone. Now, it’s time to back them up using the iCloud platform. Practice makes it easy to restore contacts from an iPhone backup.
Apple offers powerful backup and restore functionality when switching from one iPhone to another (something iOS is known for compared to Google’s messy solution). It is essential to back up the necessary data to iCloud for a smooth transfer.
You need to go to Settings > Profiles > iCloud and enable backup of contacts, messages, calendars, etc.
Manage contacts like a pro
You can easily transfer contacts from Android to iPhone using the above trick. I recommend adding a Gmail or Outlook account on your iPhone to sync contacts. You can always use apps like Super Backup to create a .vcf file for offline backups.
Next: iCloud offers 5GB of free storage to all iOS, iPadOS, and macOS users. It can quickly work with all options enabled. Read the post below to clear iCloud storage from iPhone and Mac.
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