How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone

When switching from Android to iPhone you are probably thinking about saving your address book first. It’s actually pretty easy to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone with the right tools.

Choose what suits your needs:

• Transfer contacts without WiFi
• Transfer contacts using Google account

The methods described in this article work for all Android and iOS versions.

Transfer contacts from Android to iPhone

If you want to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone hassle-free, we suggest using CopyTrans Contacts.

Unlike other methods, CopyTrans Contacts transfers all contacts from any Android to iPhone, including:

• photos,
• addresses,
• emails,
• notes,
• and more!

To transfer data from Android to iPhone:

• first of all, we will explain you how to backup Android contacts to PC
• and then import contacts to iPhone .

Switching from Android to iPhone

How to transfer contacts from Android to computer

1. On your Android phone, open the Contacts app.
2. Tap Menu button ➔ Settings ➔ Export ➔ Save. It will create a VCF file with all your contacts and save it to the internal memory of your Android phone.



The procedure may vary slightly depending on the Android phone model. Usually the export option is located in Settings under the Manage contacts section.
3. Now connect your Android phone to a computer via a USB cable.
4. You will see your phone listed in the “This PC” section, along with the rest of the drives.
   Double-click on the name of your Android phone.



If your Android phone is not recognized by the PC, make sure to change USB preferences on the phone to “File Transfer”: open Notification center ➔ Charging this device via USB ➔ File Transfer



5. To transfer from Android to iOS, find the contacts.vcf file we previously created on your Android phone.
6. Drag and drop the contacts file to your desktop, then disconnect the Android phone.



7. So, this is the first step to move data from android to iPhone.

How to transfer Android to iPhone

Import contacts to iPhone

Since Apple operating system is more complicated and more closed, you need additional software to import contacts Android to iPhone. CopyTrans Contacts is the best for this purpose.

The whole process will be performed in 3 simple steps – just watch us go:

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page:
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2. Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to the installation guide.
3. Run the program, connect your iPhone and wait until the loading process is completed.
4. Moving from Android to iPhone with CopyTrans Contacts is very easy, just click on Import Contacts ➔ From a file and select the contacts.vcf file from your Desktop.



5. That’s it. Hope we answered your question: “How do I transfer contacts from Android to iPhone?”.

Move contacts from Android to iPhone

How to move contacts from Android to iPhone: short guide

How to import contacts from Android to iPhone:

1. Export Android contacts to PC as a .vcf file.
2. Start the app, click on Import contacts.
3. Choose the Android contacts file you saved to PC.
4. Click OK to import the contacts to your iPhone.

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How to import contacts from Google to iPhone

If you have contacts synced to your Google account, you can connect it to CopyTrans Contacts and copy the contacts to your iPhone.

Here is how:

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install it:
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2. When switching from Samsung to iPhone (or another Android phone), in the top-right corner, select More ➔ Cloud setup.



3. Click on New connection ➔ Gmail.



4. Enter your Google account credentials and click on Add account.



5. Close the Cloud setup window. Select your Google account ➔ select all contacts or only the contacts you want to transfer ➔ right-click on the contacts ➔ Move to ➔ your iPhone.



6. That is how to get contacts from Android to iPhone directly via Google Account.

Once you have transferred your Android contacts to your iPhone, you can continue using CopyTrans Contacts to manage and backup iPhone contacts to your PC and much more.