Smartphones produced by modern companies work with different operating systems. For example, Apple produces mobile phones that are running a proprietary OS called iOS. But most often people work with Android. This software is in high demand.
There is also a Windows Phone. This is a completely new OS, attracting with its versatility. Most often, users switch from "Android" to "Windows Background" and vice versa. This process is a lot of trouble. Therefore, we have to figure out how to transfer contacts from Android to Windows Phone, and also consider the simplest and most effective ways to transfer the phone book from one operating system to another.
Possible actions
How to transfer contacts from Android to Windows Phone? There is a huge variety of techniques for translating ideas into reality.
Modern users can transfer data:
- using cloud services (for example, through Google);
- through specialized applications;
- through services from Microsoft.
The second option is not in great demand. Therefore, we will only consider working with Google and Microsoft services.
Before copying
To transfer contacts from Android to Windows Phone, you must first make sure that the option to synchronize with the data cloud is enabled on the first mobile device. In our case, this is Google. To enable synchronization, you must:
- Open the main menu on Android. Go to the "Settings" section.
- Find and visit the "Accounts" item.
- Select a Google line.
- Click on the line with the Google profile. If authorization on a mobile phone has not been done before, you will need to enter your login and password from Google mail.
- In the window that appears, check the box next to "Contacts".
That's all. Now it remains to wait for the end of synchronization. To do this, you must have an Internet connection on your mobile phone. What's next?
Google Migration
Further manipulations must be done with the new phone. The one to which the phone book is transferred. Without a mobile device, you can’t bring the idea to life.
Transferring contacts from Android to Windows Phone requires the following algorithm of actions:
- Turn on your cell phone with Windows Background.
- Go to the main menu of the device.
- Click on "Mail + accounts." In the list that appears, select the "Add Service" command.
- Find and click on the line labeled Google.
- Click on "Connect" and then enter data from e-mail on Google.
- Click on Sign in and then on Accept.
- Wait for the end of the synchronization copy.
This is the transition from Android to Windows Phone. The instructions offered to our attention allow you to transfer data from device to device in seconds. But you can do otherwise. For example, if you don’t want to get away from email attachment on Google.
Services from Microsoft
For this, you must use a computer with the Internet. Copying a phone book from an Android mobile phone to Windows Phone is easier than it sounds. What needs to be done?
Transferring contacts from Android to Windows Phone is as follows:
- Enable phone book synchronization on your old smartphone with Google.
- Turn on the PC. Using a browser, open the Google site and log in to it using email.
- Press the GMail button, and then go to the "Contacts" section.
- Click on "Advanced" - "Export".
- Check the box next to "All contacts" and "Google CSV format."
- Select the "Export" option and save the proposed document on the computer.
- Go to people.live.com. Log in with your Microsoft Live account.
- Find the item "Import contacts." Click on "Start import" -Google.
- Click on Choose File, and then select the previously saved contact book.
- Click on "Submit."
After that, the phone book will be copied. This method is more complicated, but it allows you not to associate the new phone with Google services.