At the moment, iPhone and Android are the two largest mobile platforms in the world. Despite the fact that there is a huge gap between them, and there is a constant war between fans from both camps, it may be necessary to transfer data from one device to another, and vice versa. Can this be done? Of course yes. Next, we will tell you how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android.
Manual exchange of contacts
The special iPhone Contacts application is designed to manually configure shared contacts - one at a time - on the second device. To do this, open the appropriate application in which to select the desired contact. The data will be displayed on the page, it is required to scroll down to select the “Share” item. You can share a contact by email or message. Unfortunately, it is possible to access only one contact at a time, so if there are hundreds or thousands of entries in your list, it will take some time to transfer them. That is, such synchronization of iPhone contacts with Android is the slowest.
ITunes app
You can use a more advanced method. For this, iPhone and Google contacts synchronization is used. This approach can be implemented using the iTunes program installed on the computer, connecting to the Internet, as well as a special cable for connecting to the iPhone and Google account.
In this case, the synchronization of contacts will affect the contact name, number, image and other information, including the address, email, various notes and the address of the site, if any.
How to do it?
Transferring contacts from iPhone to Android is as follows. First, an Apple device needs to be connected to a computer. The device after connecting will be displayed in iTunes. Click on its shortcut to see the summary page. Next, select the "Information". Next to the item “Synchronize contacts” you need to check the box, and then select “Google Contacts” from the drop-down menu. After that, you will be required to enter the login and password of your Google account, if this has not been done before. You can also change a previously installed account by clicking the "Configure" button. After clicking on “Apply”, the iTunes application will begin to synchronize iPhone contacts with Android.
If your Google account has not yet been registered on your phone, you can make it easier by adding it in a special menu: “Settings” - “Accounts”.
Using iCloud App
Another option on how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android is to use the iCloud service. If this service is already enabled on your Apple device, then most likely there is a backup copy of all your contacts in this service. You can use the desktop version of the Internet browser, go to the service website, where you can log in using your iCloud login. To view the list of contacts, select "Contacts". Next, select the data that you need to export. Next, in the lower left corner, click the gear icon, and then select "Export Business Card". A VCF file will be downloaded to your computer, which will contain the transferred contacts. Now you can disconnect your iPhone 4. Transferring contacts to an Android device can be done by importing a previously created file into Google Contacts or by copying it to the / SDCard directory of your gadget. Then it can be imported directly into the phone using the special “Contacts” application.
Contacts Backup
Often applications are useful when using contacts. One of these is Contacts Backup for iOS. With it, you can make backups, as well as exchange contacts from iPhone to Android phones without the need to use an intermediate link such as a computer.
Transferring contacts from iPhone to Android in this way initially involves installing the Contacts Backup application from the App Store. Next, you can run the program, and then select the "Backup" item. This procedure will allow you to copy the iPhone contacts that you currently have. After that, you can go to the email to send a VCF file with it. Send the message with the attached file to your account. On the receiving device, you just have to open this message, download the attached file from it, and then import its contents into the phone. Such synchronization of Android contacts with iPhone is not particularly difficult, and for many it turns out to be the most convenient way to transfer data.
Using the Bump App
This option is also very interesting. Using the Bump application, you can transfer contacts and some other files by simply connecting devices to each other. To do this, it is necessary that the program is installed on both devices, as well as an active Internet connection. In this case, transferring contacts from iPhone to Android is very simple.
You must first install the application on both devices. Next, you must run it on both devices, when prompted, you need to allow permissions. Since you are interested in transferring contacts from iPhone to Android, you should open the "Contacts" section on the first device. The whole list will be presented in it. After that, you need to note those of the contacts that you are going to transfer. The label “Apply now” will immediately appear in the upper right corner of the screen. After all these manipulations, click the Connect button in the pop-up dialog box to start interaction between the two devices. This will cause a copy of all the contacts you select to be sent to the receiving device.
Alternatives
Contacts are transferred from iPhone to Android using the convenient and functional My Contacts Backup (MC Backup) application. To do this, you just need to enter the App Store, download the free version of the application there, then install it and enter. In the program itself, you must click the Backup button. The application will automatically generate a special file in a special vCard format. After such manipulations, you just have to send the file created in the program to your mail. From an Android device, you will enter your email account, find there a message sent earlier to it, open it, and then download the desired file to your gadget. When this is done, you can import all the information into the phone book.
But the transfer of contacts Android-iPhone can be done in a simpler way. You just need to use the SIM card that you have. You need to copy all the contacts from the phone to the SIM card. After that, you can remove it and install it on your iPhone. When this is done, you can copy the contacts to the device. This procedure is not always successful, as some contact photos may be lost, but most of the information will be saved.
Conclusion
As you can see, there is no difficulty in transferring contacts from one device to another. Often the process is not as simple as we would like, but everything is doable. Naturally, there may well be some other methods that are not considered here, however, the presented and described options can be called accessible for use by those people who are not too well versed in technology. In the presence of deeper knowledge, it is quite possible to resort to some alternative options.