How to Transfer Contacts from Any Smartphone to Windows Phone 8. 1

This step-by-step guide explains how to transfer contacts from any smartphone to Windows phone 8. 1. It covers the required setup, the main actions, and the checks that help prevent common problems.

From Google, Outlook, iCloud

If you are using an Android or iPhone phone and use Google or iCloud to sync your contacts, you can easily transfer contacts to devices running Windows Phone 8. 1. All you have to do is log into the above storage services to transfer tools like email, calendar and contacts to the new device.

Step 1: On devices running Windows Phone 8. 1, access the app list and then select the Settings > Email + accounts Next, select the option Add an account .

Step 2: Open the next screen, select the account where the contacts are being stored. Options include Exchange For business users, for personal users , Outlook, Google, iCloud, Yahoo And even Nokia accounts.

Step 3: Select to select the service you use and then log in to that account to automatically start the synchronization process.

Step 4: To see all contacts have been transferred, you will have to activate from the People App. When you activate the People app, you will see the blue Showing contacts with phone numbers link . Select this link and a page listing all the logged in accounts will show up. Select the account you want to view contacts and then select the Done Button.

Import from CSV File

If for some reason the above does not work or you have problems with two-factor authentication, you can use the way to transfer contacts to Windows Phone 8. 1 from the CSV file.

The only problem for Android smartphone users is that it is not possible to import contacts from the CSV file copied from the computer to the phone, but will have to access the Outlook account associated with the Android phone and then import it. CSV news to.

Export Contacts from Google Contacts or iCloud

To export contacts from Google Contacts , proceed to log in to your Gmail account, then select the More Button, in the drop down menu select the Export Item.

From the Export contacts Dialog box that appears, select the All contacts Option to export all contacts to a CSV file or select The group To export the contacts of a specific group, depending on how you want. After selecting, select the Export Button to download the file in Outlook's CSV format.

To export contacts to a CSV file from iCloud, you must visit iCloud. Com and then log in to your account, then select Contacts. Next press Ctrl + A To select all contacts and select The gear icon In the lower left corner then select Export vCard .

Import Contacts in Outlook

Visit the People hub online Page and log in with your Outlook / Live Account. In the Add people to you list, You will see the Google Button, which supports importing contacts from your Google account to the People hub by linking the two accounts together.

If you want to import contacts from the downloaded CSV file, select the Start Button Import From the Import Contacts Section just below. From here you can choose Google or Other. The process is the same, only the Google tab will guide you in detail to export your contacts.

So in this case you will select the Other Option, then select the Choose File Button in the new window to select the CVS file that you downloaded in the previous step. Finally select the Upload Button. Thus all contacts appears in the People tab in the Outlook account and on the phone.

How to Transfer Contacts from SIM Card

Step 1: From the People App, select The three dots button In the lower right corner.

Step 2: In the menu that appears, select Settings And then select Import from SIM .

Step 3: The default Contacts contacts Item will be selected as the SIM card, the Save contacts to Item will be where you want to transfer the contacts. Here you can select any destination that is connected as Outlook, Google or iCloud.

Step 4: Now a list of all contacts on the SIM card displays. By default all addresses will be selected to switch, can uncheck unnecessary contacts, finally press the Import Button to transfer all contacts from the SIM card to the People app.