Before you enjoy the latest games, apps and features on your new Android, be sure to transfer your data from your old one. This article will show you several ways to transfer your phone book from Android to Android.
Method 1. Use a SIM card
The easiest way to transfer contacts from Android to Android is manually. Copy the contacts of the old Android phone to the SIM card: go to Contacts on the phone, press Options > Settings, select Import/Export Contacts and click on the button Export. Select the SIM card as the export destination.
Transferring contacts using a SIM card
Remove the SIM card from the old phone and insert it into the new phone. Now import contacts from old android phone to new android: go to Contacts and select Settings > Import/Export Contacts > Import. Select a SIM card as the import source. The contacts will be downloaded to the device.
Please note that the memory capacity of the SIM card is small. On average, it stores 100-200 numbers. If you have a larger phone book, use the methods described below.
Method 2. Use an SD card
If your old Android has an SD card, you'll most likely swap it in the new one anyway, right? At the same time, you can take the opportunity to transfer contacts from Android to Android.
The principle is the same: open Settings, choose Import/Export Contacts and press the button Export, but select a memory card as the storage location. Then we move our SD card to the new phone and perform the import as described above.
Contacts will be saved to the SD card in a special vCard (.vcf) format. You can usually find them in the root directory of your memory card.
Method 3. Use Bluetooth
Another method does not require any manual manipulations with the replacement of cards. Contacts from Android to Android can be transferred via Bluetooth. In order for this method to work, all contacts must be stored in the memory of your old phone.
Turn on both Android devices and establish a Bluetooth connection between them. To do this, in the settings of the wireless networks of both phones, enable the option Visibility to other devices.
Method 4. Use a Google account
Every Android user has a Google account and can use it to sync contacts between devices. To do this, on an old Android, go to Settings, select Accounts > Google and then your Google account.
The sync settings will open. Set the switch Contacts into position Included(usually enabled by default). Then click Options > Synchronization to sync your device with your Google account.
Now, on the new device, sign in with the same Google account. After a while, contacts from the old Android will appear in your phone book. It should be noted that only those contacts that are stored in the device memory are synchronized.
Synchronizing contacts with your Google account Method 5. Use the application
Finally, another method to transfer contacts between Android devices is to use third-party programs designed specifically for this. There are a lot of them, both mobile and desktop.
For example, among mobile applications, we can recommend Transfer Contacts, which can transfer contacts to Android not only from Android, but also from iPhone, BlackBerry, as well as from Nokia, LG or any old phone that has Bluetooth. The application is shareware, but the paid version costs a penny.
Transfer Contacts transfers contacts from any Bluetooth phone As an example of a PC program, for example, the free Syncios iOS & Android Manager Free application can be mentioned. This software can not only transfer contact list from Android to Android (and also to iOS), but also transfer photos, text messages, call log, calendar, music, videos, apps.
Syncios for Android has fewer features than for iOS, but it can transfer contacts In general, working with contacts on Android is both easy and difficult at the same time. The thing is that most people use applications installed by the manufacturer, and these can be either standard ones from the Android supply, or programs as part of proprietary shells. So to begin with, let's consider the general situation using one of the examples.
Android contacts are in the application of the same name. As a rule, shell developers for Google OS put it on the first home screen, so it is not difficult to find it.
The interface of the Contacts application is simple and intuitive. At the top there is a menu of Phonebook sources, icons for searching and creating a new contact, as well as the menu of the application itself.
By swiping left and right, you can quickly go to contact groups, the speed dial screen, and even the call log.
The phone book sources menu allows you to choose which contacts to show in the application. There are options: SIM, Skype and other instant messengers, Google accounts and the actual phone book of the device. The user can check or uncheck the boxes next to each source. Useful advice: if you are annoyed that Android pulls up email addresses, nicknames from Skype and turns the phone book into a mess, then just turn off the corresponding sources.
The search for contacts in the application has auto-selection. To find the right person, it is not necessary to type his full name. It is enough to specify the first letters and the application will select all matches.
When creating a contact, the user selects its location, then indicates the number (you can choose from 6 options), e-mail. A contact can be added to a group. In addition, for each contact, you can specify additional fields: from a birthday or other significant events to an arbitrary note.
The application menu includes eight items. We will dwell on some of them later. The settings mainly concern the way contacts are displayed in the app. You can also set up synchronization with accounts, view the capacity of the SIM card, and select the tabs that will show when you scroll left and right.
How to Transfer Contacts from Android to Android
Unlike iOS, Android offers a large selection of native options by default for transferring contacts from one device to another.
Every Android smartphone is linked to a Google account. To transfer contacts using Google, you just need to make sure that the synchronization of contacts with your Google profile and Gmail is enabled on your old smartphone. To do this, go to Settings - Account and Sync - Google - Gmail. Next, click on the account name and select Contacts there. Depending on the settings made earlier, they will be synchronized automatically or when clicked. Further, on the new device, it is enough to do the same for the contacts to appear on it. It is important that the gadgets are connected to the Internet.
You can also transfer contacts from Android to Android using a SIM card or VCard file. To do this, in the Contacts application, go to Menu - Manage Contacts - Import / Export Contacts. Here you can export contacts to the SIM card, memory card or phone memory.
Then the SIM is inserted into a new phone, you can also rearrange the memory card there. On the new device, the same actions are performed, only instead of Export, you need to select Import from the appropriate location.
If the user has exported contacts to the phone's memory, then he will then need to transfer the VCard file from there. This can be done by connecting the phones to a computer - most Android phones are defined as removable drives, either emailed to itself (but it's more logical to use the Gmail sync described above) or transferred via Bluetooth. Then, on the new phone, you need to repeat the steps already described for importing contacts.
You can also transfer contacts from phone to phone using Bluetooth. True, this method is only suitable for a small number of entries - and once you can send no more than 10 pieces. To do this, go to the Contacts application menu and select the Send contacts option. Then mark the necessary entries with a checkbox and then select the sending method - Bluetooth. You must first establish a Bluetooth connection between the phones.
Also, the Send contacts item allows you to send them by e-mail, via SMS or MMS, but these methods are not relevant when transferring contacts from phone to phone.
How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android
There are two ways to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android, syncing with Gmail and using a VCard file. Both will require some effort.
By default on iPhone, contacts are synced to iCloud. You need to switch synchronization to Gmail and not lose your phone book. To do this, go to iPhone Settings - Mail, addresses, calendars - Accounts / iCloud and turn off Contacts synchronization. A pop-up window will appear. In it you need to select the option "Leave on the phone." This is how we save contacts to the iPhone. If you select another option, contacts will be deleted from iPhone.
Now you need to make Gmail the default account for iPhone Contacts. The setting is done in the Settings - Mail, Addresses, Calendars section. In the Contacts sub-item, one of the last ones will be the Default Account. You need to select the item and mark Gmail. After a while, the contacts will be synced with Gmail. If it already has contacts, then they can be duplicated.
Next, you need to activate your Gmail account on Android. After a while, the contacts will appear on your phone. If this does not happen, then you need to look in the sources menu in the Contacts application, which sources are activated. Your Gmail account may have been unchecked. You may also need to force the sync to start. This is done in Settings - Account and Sync - Google - Gmail.
To transfer contacts from iPhone to Android, you can use the VCard file. You can only make a file in iCloud. Therefore, first of all, you need to make sure that the contacts are synchronized with the cloud.
To make a vCard file, you need to select all contacts using ctrl-AWindows or Command-A on a Mac, there is an Export vCard option in the settings menu of the iCLoud web app. Save the file to your hard drive or flash drive. In any convenient way, write it to the memory of an Android device.
We have already described the next steps. In the Contacts application, you need to go to Menu - Manage contacts - Import and export contacts, select the Import contacts item, and then the location of the VCard file - in the phone's memory or on an SD card. The Contacts application will copy all the data from the file to the device's memory.
Instead of writing a VCard file to an Android phone, you can import contacts from it into Gmail and then sync it with your gadget. To do this, in Gmail you need to select Contacts, and there - the Import item. In the pop-up window, select the last item. It remains only to synchronize the device with Gmail.
How to Transfer Contacts from Windows Phone to Android
There are several ways to transfer contacts from Windows Phone to Android. You can use applications that allow you to make a VCard file. Since the contacts of Windows Phone users are synced with a Microsoft account, they will be located in Outoook.com by default, you can add an Outlook account to Android. Finally, you can transfer contacts from Outlook using a csv file.
To transfer contacts from Windows Phone to Android by syncing with Outlook.com, you need to add an account to your phone. To do this, go to Settings - Accounts and sync and click +. From the proposed selection, click on Outlook, then enter your account information and select sync contacts. This method has some drawbacks. In some cases, Outlook does not allow you to edit contacts on third-party devices, so it's better to make contacts "native" for Android by transferring them through a file
On Outlook.com, select People from the menu. Then click on the Manage button, and in the new menu - Export for Outlook.com and other services. Contacts will be saved to a CSV file. It needs to be saved to your computer.
Next, in Gmail, as already described above, you need to select Contacts. There is an Import item in the menu. If you click it, a pop-up menu will appear in which you need to choose to import from a CSV or VCard file. It remains to select a file on your hard drive, contacts will be uploaded to Gmail, and then synchronized with Android.
How to Transfer Contacts from Android to Computer
It is very easy to transfer contacts from Android to computer. It is enough to generate a VCard file. Microsoft Outlook or Windows Contacts programs, as well as other applications, can work with it.
To export contacts to a VCard file on your phone, you need to go to the Contacts application: Menu - Manage contacts - Import and Export contacts and select the item you need: Export to SD card or Export to phone memory.
All contacts will be saved to VCard file. Then it can be written to the computer's memory and opened in the appropriate program for working with contacts. The file can be stored as a backup on a computer. However, it will not sync with Android. Therefore, it is advisable to sync Android contacts with Gmail.
By the way, you can also export contacts from Gmail. To do this, select the export contacts item in the menu. They can also be saved to a VCard file.
When opening a VCard in Windows programs, there may be problems displaying the Cyrillic alphabet. VCard is saved with UTF-8 encoding by default, and Windows uses Windows-1251, however, Microsoft has expanded Unicode support in recent OS versions. However, if there is still a problem, then you need to open the file in any text editor, for example, Notepad 2, that supports changing the encoding. Change it and save. In fact, VCard is a plain text file.
Sync Android Contacts with Google
Android contacts are synced with Gmail and Google by default if the corresponding account is added to the phone. And without an account, it is impossible to fully use Android.
To add an account, you need to go to Settings - Accounts and Sync. Here, click on the Plus and select from the list of the Google list. Next, enter your account information or create one.
Google will now appear in the list of added accounts. If you go into it, then there will be the name of the mailbox "хххх@gmail.com". By selecting an account, you can manually start the synchronization of various Google data and services. Contacts are at the very bottom of the list.
In the menu item Settings - Accounts and Synchronization at the very top there is an Auto-Sync switch. If you activate it, then all accounts will be synchronized automatically. If it is disabled, then synchronization must be started manually, as described in the paragraph above.
Import Contacts to Android
Importing contacts on Android is organized quite simply.
In the Contacts application, you need to go to Menu - Manage contacts - Import and export contacts.
A menu will open with three options for importing contacts. Import from SIM. It must be selected in order to transfer contacts from the SIM card to the phone's memory. Import sSD card and Import from phone memory must be selected to overwrite contacts from contact files, such as VCard. Android does not need to specify the location of the contacts file. The system itself will find all supported files and prompt you to select the one from which the data will be imported.
If it is not physically possible to connect the phone to a computer in order to write a VCard file to the phone, it can be sent by mail, via Bluetooth, uploaded to the cloud and then downloaded to the device.
You can also import contacts to Android through the Google Contacts app. You can access it from Gmail. In the Extras menu item, select Import contacts. Further, to transfer contacts to Android, it is enough to synchronize contacts with Gmail.
In the new version of Gmail, Import is in the More section, not Advanced. It also supports importing contacts from Yahoo mail, Outlook, AOL and others. Therefore, if contacts are synchronized with other mail services, you can pick them up from there directly. It is enough to enter the access data to the mail. True, Google warns that for a number of services, the contact import function is implemented at the expense of third-party developers, so it is up to everyone to decide whether to trust their credentials to third-party service providers.
Where are contacts stored in Android
Contacts in Android are stored in the contacts.db or contacts2.db file. It is a SQLite database. It is easy to find software on the Internet that can read such files. However, the files themselves are not so easy to find.
To access them, you must have root rights. If they are not there, the user simply will not see this file, he will not see the folder in which the database is located. Only if you have root rights, you can go to Android/data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/, where the contact files are located.
Export Contacts from Android
You can export contacts from Android using the built-in functionality of the Contacts app.
In the application menu, select Manage contacts and then Import and export contacts. There are three options for exporting: save contacts to SIM, save to memory card or phone memory. When saved to a memory card or phone memory, contacts will be exported to a VCard file, which can then be used to import contacts, both on Android and iOS, mail services, cloud, desktop applications.
How to Recover Android Contacts
The solution to this problem depends on whether the contacts were synchronized with Gmail, whether a backup copy of the VCard was made.
If the contacts have been synced with Gmail, then just sync them to your phone. However, it may happen that the contacts have been accidentally deleted from the Android smartphone. It synced with Gmail and the contacts there also disappeared. It's not a problem.
Google stores contacts for up to 30 days. In Gmail, in the Advanced / More section, select Restore Contacts. A menu will appear in which you can select a date for restoring contacts. After they are restored to Gmail, they can be synced to your phone.
If a backup was made to VCard, then to restore it, it is enough to load the file into the device's memory or onto a memory card and import contacts from it, as described in the previous sections.
How to delete contacts on Android
There are several ways to delete contacts on Android, depending on how many contacts you need to delete and how securely.
To delete one contact, you can open the Contacts application, select the desired Contact and tap on it while holding your finger at one point. A context menu will appear with the Delete item.
You can also go to the contact and click on the three dots in the upper right corner. This is the contact menu. There is also a delete option here.
The Delete contacts item is also in the menu of the Contacts application itself. When clicking on Delete contacts, the user will be offered a list of contacts, in which he can mark contacts for deletion, or select all. Next, click on the Delete button.
You can simply reset all phone data. This is done in Settings - Backup and Reset.
Backup Contacts on Android
Android offers several ways to back up contacts at once
The first method is simple and reliable, but it will be difficult to keep your contacts backup up to date. It is about exporting contacts to a VCard file. See Exporting Android Contacts above for how to do this.
The second way is to sync contacts with Gmail. It is often enabled by default. How to manage synchronization is described above.
Choosing an account for Android backup
The third way is to enable backup for the entire phone on Google servers. This is done by Settings - Backup and Reset. When backup is activated, Android will make a copy of the phone on Google servers, not only contacts will be saved there, but also all personal data, application data, etc.
Android contacts apps
The Contacts app for Android has good functionality and is quite convenient, so there is not much point in third-party solutions, but we will still consider some applications.
Contacts
- Developer: AndloRD.
- Grade: 4,1.
- Number of installations: 1 million.
This application is an alternative to the standard Android Contacts. It does not differ in extended functionality, but rather interesting in a different approach to storing the phone book. Where Google Contacts stores all information in a database, VCF Contacts store all information in a vCard (vcf) file. It is this file that can be obtained as a result of export.
When the app is installed, it takes an existing vCard file as a basis or creates one based on the Android phone book. As a result, the user always has an up-to-date vCard file in the phone. This can literally save in the event of a sudden system failure.
Contacts can be sorted, sent by mail, via messengers. Unfortunately, the functions to add to Android and to another vCard file are only available in the paid version.
Contacts+
- Developer: Contact Plus team
- Grade: 4,1.
- Number of installations: 50 million.
Makes contacts more fun. All contacts are presented with avatars. This representation simplifies calling the desired subscriber - choosing by faces is faster. There are advanced search functions: you can search not only by name or phone, but also by mail, SMS, etc.
Themes and various design options for the phone book are supported. Contacts+ also have a call log and SMS.
Contacts are stored in encrypted form.
The application has a separate backup function. True, in the free version, you can only save up to 2000 contacts, calls or SMS. Copying is configured separately for each category of information.
Save contacts to TXT
- Developer: Viked.
- Grade: 4,3.
- Number of installations: 15 thousand.
On Android, contacts can be exported in vCard format. This application allows you to save them in txt. You can save all contacts, individual entries or several in a text file.
It also allows you to customize which fields will be saved in the file.
In the future, the file can be used at the discretion of the user. You can also send it by email.
Simpler Contacts Dialing
- Developer: SimplerApps
- Grade: 4,3.
- Number of installations: 5 million.
First of all, it is an alternative to the standard Android phone implementation. Not only the phone book is supported, but also the dialer, Caller ID, work with SMS. However, the application has some interesting features for working with contacts. The most important one is backup. You can make both a local copy of contacts and save it in the application cloud. You can set up automatic backups. The search for duplicates in contacts is carried out by the application constantly in automatic mode.
Another interesting feature is Facebook photo search. The application prompts the user to compare his friends on the social network with the list of contacts and, if there are matches, use Facebook profile photos for the Caller ID.
In addition, you can use different themes for the application interface.
SA Contact Lite
- Developer: sapp.
- Grade: 4,0.
- Number of installations: 1 million.
Applications for exporting and importing contacts in Excel files. Excel is the best source to import to Outlook.
The application allows you to customize which fields will be exported to Excel. You can transfer all contact fields, including a photo. The only exception is a personal ringtone assigned to a contact.
The application also automatically converts encodings according to the requirements of Windows and Microsoft applications so that names in contacts are displayed correctly.
The exported file can be stored on a memory card, sent by mail, uploaded to cloud services.
The limitation of the free version is that you can only export the first 300 contacts. You will have to pay for a larger phone book.
Conclusion
Working with contacts in Android is well organized. There is practically no need to turn to third-party applications if you read our guide. With Android tools, you can perform all possible actions with contacts.
However, if you want to decorate and diversify the dialer or phone book, then there are enough applications in the Play Market. True, you need to be careful when choosing them. It's all about personal data.
If you need VCF import for Android phone or tablet, the article is just for you, which will show you the best way to transfer business card file to android in a simple and fast way.
This is a good thing if you back up your Android phone regularly. With file backup, you can transfer contacts to new phone directly. However, a problem arises. It's not easy to make a transfer, you need a professional translation to help you.
This is a good thing if you back up your Android phone regularly. With file backup, you can benefit a lot when you delete your Android contacts. What's more, if you've just bought a new Android phone, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4, you don't need to enter your contacts one by one manually. With file backup, you can transfer contacts to new Samsung Galaxy S4 phone directly. However, a problem arises. It's not easy to do the transfer, you need a professional Android transfer VCF file to help you.
To help you, we have developed a professional android tool to Import vCard what you are looking for. The Android vCard Import tool is called Wondershare MobileGo for Android, which can help you transfer files such as music, videos, contacts to your new Android phone in just one click.
In the article, You can learn more about the VCF Android Import program - Wondershare Mobile Go for Android. Now you can download it to try before you buy. Then install it on your computer and launch it. Here are the steps to process the tool. Just come join us!
Easy Steps to Import VCF to Android Devices
step 1: Now, while saw in the start window, you need to connect your Galaxy S4 Android device with your computer using a USB cable. If you are a windows user, you can make a Wi-Fi connection. You can then see your device displayed in the start window. See the left column of the tree? Choose “contacts” among many categories to bring up your contacts in your ex android phone.
step 2: Here, you can see many options at the top of the window. Please select "Import Export" and then click "Import Contacts from Computer". Then you can see a pop-up list, please select “From file vCard” button. The selection will bring you an OPPA window, too. Just select "Browse" to find the place you store your business card contacts. You can then select the account's contacts. The Android vCard Import program will start the transfer for you automatically and safely.
After these works, you have already got your contacts on your Android phone, you can call your friends or share files with them through these contacts. If you ever store your contacts on Facebook, Gmail or another account, you can also transfer them to your new phone easily using the Android vCard Import tool.
Transferring contacts from a phone is the first question that arises when changing an Android device or updating the firmware. We will tell you how to quickly and safely save all contacts and easily transfer them to another device, be it a PC or directly to Android.
There are many ways to transfer contacts and the phone book, we have created instructions for the simplest and most versatile methods, choose the one that suits you: but keep in mind that you will need at least a USB cable or a Bluetooth receiver to transfer to a PC.
Transfer contacts from Android to Android using Google Sync
This is the easiest way to transfer your phone book when changing firmware or updating your device, and no third-party applications or complex manipulations are required at all. The Google services installed on the device by default have a built-in synchronization function, it allows you to save data in the cloud for transfer:
How to transfer contacts to android using PC
What we need is: a previous USB-enabled phone and the USB cable itself, or a PC and phone with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
Our task: to save the phone book in 1 CSV or VCF file and transfer it to a new phone. Most old phones don't have this feature built in, so we use a computer and a program that supports a large number of phones from different manufacturers MOBILedit! (you can also use your manufacturer's program to synchronize data - usually they are on official sites).
This method is focused on transferring contacts from an old phone to a modern Android device, but in general it is universal.
Instruction
We will talk more about transferring the .csv contact file to Google, because this is the most convenient of all methods and it has many advantages:
- automatic synchronization with new contacts on your android if the Internet is available, if this function is enabled in the phone
- you can edit contacts even without a phone
- transfer contacts to any other android just by entering your account
- recover deleted contacts within 30 days
- automatically or manually merge duplicate contacts from different services (phone book, social networks, mail services, etc.)
To do this, you must have mail from gmail.com. How to start mail in Gmail, why you still need an account in the Google Play Store, and what opportunities you will get after registration are described in detail in the article: Registering and setting up the Play Market.
Instructions for importing .csv copies of contacts to Google
By the way, in exactly the same way you can export all numbers from your google account, when transferred to a device with a non-Android operating system.
How to transfer contacts to android without PC
The choice of method how to transfer contacts to android without a PC depends on capabilities of your previous phone. Let's analyze the main ones:
Via Bluetooth
Connect your 2 devices: to do this, turn on Bluetooth on both phones, on your android device, go to: Settings - Bluetooth - tick (slider) on "Visibility to other devices". In the previous phone, go to the Bluetooth settings and turn on the search for a new device, select your android in the list and confirm the connection - for this you will need to enter any identical numbers (password) on both devices.
Select the contacts you need to transfer: in the options (functions) of the phone book of your previous phone, look for "Select Multiple" or "Select all"(if you don't find such an option, try pressing first "Send (Send) via Bluetooth", and perhaps here your phone will prompt you to select several contacts). Not all phones have this feature, so you may need to transfer each contact individually or choose another method. And the lucky ones need to select send via Bluetooth in the functions and wait a bit.
Save contacts to SD card (not all regular phones support)
In the phone book options of the phone, find "Save contacts to an SD memory card", then install it in your android device and go to: Contacts - Options - Import/Export - SD card.
Via SIM card
This method is used in the most hopeless situation (the previous phone is just a “dialer” without additional features), since the number of contacts that you can transfer at a time is about 200 (depending on the capacity of the SIM card) and the length of the name is limited.
You need to transfer the contacts to the SIM card memory on the old phone and install it in the new android device (if you have a large phone book, you will have to do this action several times, remembering the name you stopped at).
So, in this article, we have analyzed how to transfer contacts to android in the most convenient, simple and fast way.
Choose the method that suits you best to transfer contacts to android and be sure to sync them with your google account or at least save your phone book on a PC or any cloud storage such as Google Drive, and you will always have access to them, regardless of the location or state of your android device.
- June 11, 2017
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As a rule, the need to transfer contacts from Android to Android arises when buying a new smartphone. Of course, you can manually transfer contacts, but this option is very laborious and time-consuming. Most want to know how to transfer contacts from android to android quickly and easily. Fortunately, there are many affordable and easy ways to transfer contacts from phone to phone.
In this article, we will look at the simplest and most reliable ways to transfer numbers from a device running on the Android operating system to another device with a similar OS. All methods are simple and effective. To eliminate the possibility of errors and loss of important information, just follow the instructions.
Import contacts using SIM, SD and Bluetooth
Before considering how to transfer contacts from phone to phone using special programs and services, it should be said about the simplest solutions (SIM, SD and Bluetooth).
Import contacts to SIM or SD card:
- Select "Contacts";
- Go to the "Import / Export" tab;
- Specify from where and where you want to import contacts (from phone memory to SIM card or SD).
After transferring contacts from the phone book to the SIM card or SD card, remove the card and install it in your new smartphone. Now you can import contacts from SIM or SD to phone memory.
Speaking about how to transfer contacts from android to android, it should also be said about the possibility of using Bluetooth for these purposes.
To transfer contacts via Bluetooth, follow these steps:
- Turn on Bluetooth on both phones;
- On the phone from which you want to transfer contacts, go to Bluetooth settings and find a new device;
- Open the phone book and mark the contacts you want to transfer;
- Now it remains only to transfer the selected contacts via Bluetooth.
Transfer contacts using sync with Google
When you first start a smartphone running on Android OS, we are prompted to create a Google account. Few people ignore this recommendation, because many functions are not available without a Google account, for example, you cannot use Google play. Not many people know, but a Google account is useful not only for the presence of the Play Store. In fact, having an account implies the possibility of using many other useful services and functions. So, you can sync Google with your phone book. This method not only allows you to transfer contacts from Android to Android, but also guarantees the safety of information in case of loss of numbers (for example, if you lose your phone).
Follow these steps to sync your phone contacts with Google:
- Enter the phone settings and select the "Accounts" / "Google" section;
- Go to the synchronization settings by clicking on the mailbox;
- Check the box next to "Contacts" and wait for the synchronization process to complete.
Now, when you log into your account from another smartphone, all your contacts will be displayed in it.
How to transfer contacts from android to android via pc
If none of the above methods suits you for some reason, you can transfer contacts from Android to Android using a computer.
To import contacts via PC, you will need:
- Directly the smartphone itself, from which it is planned to transfer contacts;
- Computer or laptop;
- USB cable;
- MOBILedit program (you can download the program for free from the official website http://www.mobiledit.com/).
First of all, you need to download and install the MOBILedit program. As mentioned earlier, the program is distributed free of charge and can be downloaded from the official website of the developers. Immediately after installing the program, you need to copy the contents of the Crack folder to the folder where you installed MOBILedit , as a rule, you need to go to the following path: C:\Program Files\MOBILedit! enterprise). After that, you can run the program. At the first start, you will be prompted to download the driver database. Select your manufacturer and confirm the driver download.
Before transferring contacts from android to android, you need to enable USB debugging. To do this, in the smartphone settings, find the "Developer options" item and check the box next to "USB Debugging". If you could not find the corresponding item, then go to Settings, open the "About device" tab and click on the "Build number" item several times. Now you can start the process of transferring contacts.
To transfer contacts using the MOBILedit program, follow these steps:
- Run the MOBILedit program and select Phone - Cable connection;
- On the phone, select the connection type PC Sync or just synchronization (the name may differ depending on the model);
- In the left panel of the program, select Phonebook and click Export at the top;
- Specify the file type - csv;
- Choose a place to store contacts, set a name and save;
- Connect the smartphone to which you want to transfer the numbers to the computer (the old one can be turned off);
- Click Import at the top and find the previously saved csv contacts file;
- After importing the file with contacts to the phone, the transfer procedure can be considered complete.
In fact, there are many other ways to import contacts from one smartphone to another. There is no point in listing them all, since the methods discussed above will be more than enough. All of them are easy to use and effective. You need to choose only one option that suits you best and transfer contacts.
