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This is an article that shows you how to transfer contacts from old iPhone to new device.
Steps
Using iCloud
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Open the Settings app of your old iPhone with the gray gear icon (⚙️) that usually shows up on the home screen.
- Both iPhones must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. To connect, tap Wi-Fi near the top of the Settings menu, push the Wi-Fi slider to the “On” (green) position, and select a network from the list directly below “Choose a network.” …” (Select a network…).
- Enter the password when prompted.
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Tap Apple ID. It’s the section at the top of the menu that contains your name and photo (if already added).
- If you’re not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, and then select Sign In .
- If you’re using an older version of iOS, you don’t need to do this step.
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Tap iCloud in the second section of the menu.
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Push the “Contacts” slider to the “On” position. The slider is above the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section and will turn green.
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Scroll down and tap iCloud Backup near the bottom of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.
- If the slider isn’t green yet, push “iCloud Backup” to the “On” position.
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Tap Back Up Now . This will back up your old iPhone’s contacts to iCloud.
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Open the Settings app of the new iPhone with a gray gear icon (⚙️) and usually show up on the home screen.
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Tap Apple ID. It’s the section at the top of the menu that contains your name and photo (if already added).
- If you’re not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, and then select Sign In .
- If you’re using an older version of iOS, you don’t need to do this step.
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Tap iCloud in the second section of the menu.
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Push the “Contacts” slider to the “On” position near the top of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.
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Press the Home button. It’s the round button on the front of the iPhone, below the screen.
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Open Contacts. It’s a gray app with a gray human silhouette and colored tabs on the right edge.
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Swipe down from the bottom of the screen and tap and hold. From the center of the screen, swipe down slowly and hold until the “refresh” icon rotates above the list of names, then release. Now, the contacts from the old iPhone are visible on the new iPhone.
Use iTunes backup
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Open iTunes on your computer. You can transfer contacts from your old iPhone to your new one using iTunes or iCloud. We recommend using iTunes because the process is faster than transferring data using iCloud backup.
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Connect your old iPhone to the computer using USB. You’ll see the information displayed in the row of buttons above the iTunes window.
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Select your iPhone in iTunes. This will open the Summary page.
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Select “This computer” and click “Back Up Now” . This will create a backup of your old iPhone and save it to your computer. The backup creation will take a few minutes to complete.
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Start the setup process on your new iPhone. Once the backup is complete, you can start setting up your new iPhone. Turn on the phone and follow the Setup Assistant instructions to set up the new device. Remember to sign in with the Apple ID used on your old iPhone.
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Select “Backup from iTunes” when asked if you want to restore a backup. You will be asked to connect your new iPhone to your computer to download a backup from iTunes.
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Wait for the backup to load. This will take a few minutes as the data is copied from the computer to the new iPhone. Once the backup restore is complete, your new iPhone will have all the contacts from the old device.
Share contacts with others
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Open the Contacts app on your iPhone. You can also open the Phone app and select the “Contacts” tab.
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Tap the contact you want to send to someone. You can send contact information to any of the contacts in the list.
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Tap Share Contact to open the “Share” menu.
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Select the app you want to use to share. This will open the app with the contacts file attached. You can send communications using the Messages app, Mail, and other messaging apps.
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Enter the name of the person you want to share contact information with. Your contact information will be sent to the recipient in VCF format. If the recipient opens the message on their iPhone, tapping the VCF file will load that contact information into their Contacts.
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This article was co-written by Josef Storzi. Josef Storzi is a cell phone and Apple repair specialist and the owner of Imobile LA, a cell phone repair company based in Los Angeles, California. Josef specializes in repairing screens, charging ports, batteries, water damage, speakers, microphones on all phone brands including Apple, Samsung, LG, Nokia and Sony. He also repairs tablets, laptops and desktops and updates mobile software.
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