How to Transfer Contacts from Old iPhone to New

This article shows you how to transfer contacts from old iPhone to new device.

Use iCloud

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Open your old iPhone's Settings app. The gray gear icon (⚙️) usually appears 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, slide the Wi-Fi slider to the "On" (green) position, and select a network from the list below "Choose a network." ." (Select a network…).

Enter your password when prompted.

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Tap Apple ID. It's the section above the menu that contains your name and photo (if one has been added).

If you're not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then select Sign In .

If you use an older iOS version, you do not need to do this step.

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Tap iCloud in the second part 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 . It's near the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section.

If the slider is not 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 your new iPhone's Settings app, which has a gray gear icon (⚙️) and is usually displayed on the home screen.

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Tap Apple ID. It's the section above the menu that contains your name and photo (if one has been added).

If you're not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then select Sign In .

If you use an older iOS version, you do not need to do this step.

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Tap iCloud in the second part of the menu.

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Move 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 silhouette and colored tabs on the right edge.

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Swipe down below the screen and tap and hold. From the middle of the screen, swipe down slowly and hold until you see the "refresh" icon rotating above the list of names, then let go. Now, 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 old iPhone to new using iTunes or iCloud. You should use iTunes because the process is faster than transferring data using iCloud backup.

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Connect old iPhone to computer using USB. You'll see the information displayed in the row of buttons at the top of 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. Creating a backup will take a few minutes to complete.

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Start the installation process on your new iPhone. Once the backup is complete, you can begin setting up your new iPhone. Turn on your phone and follow the Setup Assistant instructions to set up your 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 your backup. You will be asked to connect your new iPhone to your computer to download backup from iTunes.

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Wait for the backup to load. This will take a few minutes as data is copied from the computer to the new iPhone. After 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 contact 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 for sharing. This will open the app with the contacts file attached. You can send communications using Messages, Mail, and other messaging apps.

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Enter the name of the person with whom you want to share contact information. 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 download that contact information to their Contacts.