The switch to a new phone can be an exciting experience until it becomes a reality and you need to transfer data from your old phone to a new one. At that moment, you will inevitably feel some confusion. It is a more difficult experience when you need to transfer data between an Android phone and an iPhone. You probably want to transfer all your data to your new phone. This transition is often seamless, but it depends on the devices involved. In this case, we are talking about two completely different operating systems, so it may require a little extra work. In fact, the most important and difficult data to transfer are contacts.
So, are you looking to transfer contacts from your Android phone to an iPhone? There are several ways to transfer your contacts from an Android device to an iPhone, but we will mention the simplest and most effective methods in this article, without the need to use a computer. Check them all out and see which one you find easy to use.
Manually transferring contacts from Android to iPhone using a VCF file
There are ways to transfer your contacts from Android devices to iOS devices manually without the need to download any additional applications. By creating a VCF file and transferring it to the iPhone, then opening it to get all your contact data. The process is simpler than it seems. Let’s follow the following steps: First, go to the “Contacts” app on your Android phone> Click on the menu button consisting of three dots> then select the “Export” or “Share Contacts” option if your phone is Samsung> select the location where you want to save the .vcf file or share it with (for example, via Bluetooth, email, WhatsApp, and more, on the new device).
Then get this file on your iPhone by including it in an email and sending it from your Android phone for example. Now, open the file and click on the share icon at the top corner of the screen, and from the share menu, click on the “Contacts” icon to add all contacts. And you’re on your way, your contacts will be successfully transferred!
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Using Google Sync to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone
While Apple is not keen on supporting Android users, Google does the opposite completely. Most of the services and features of the giant search company work very well on iPhones, and getting contacts from its servers is no exception. Consider that this only works if you have already synced your contacts with your Google account, because some devices do not do this by default. To make sure that synchronization is enabled: Open Chrome browser on your Android phone> then click on the three-dot menu> Settings> Account sync.
So if syncing all your contacts is enabled with Google, transferring contacts will be easy. Just turn on your iPhone and go to Settings> then to Mail> select the Accounts option> and choose Add Account> enter your Gmail account and make sure that the Contacts checker is turned on. And now your contacts should be on your new phone!
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Transferring contacts using the Move to iOS app
Did you know that Apple has Android apps on the Google Play store? The Move to iOS app is one of the few Apple apps on the Google Play store. This app is designed to help Android users transfer their data to iOS devices. Despite the bad reviews, the app does its job very well in transferring contacts. As we know, Apple likes to make experiences simple and easy, and this is exactly what they achieve with this data transfer app. So you can easily use this app to transfer contacts, messages, photos, videos, bookmarks, email accounts, and calendars directly to any iOS device in operation.
To begin, install the Move to iOS app on your Android device> open the app> turn on your iPhone and start the setup process, following the instructions on the screen> you will see a code consisting of ten or six numbers on the iPhone> then enter the number on your Android phone to create a connection, your iPhone will create a private Wi-Fi network> and select what you want to transfer, and let the process proceed. But make sure to select the contacts option in the data transfer screen. Just wait until the transfer is completed, and you will find your contacts in the Contacts app.
