How to Transfer Android Phonebook – GuideSmartPhone.net

If you have bought a new Android mobile it is logical to assume that you want to transfer Android phonebook from one device to another. How to do it? The Android operating system allows you to transfer phonebooks without problems. Also, there is an easy way, and this is where we will start. It is easy to import Android phone book. There are two ways to transfer contacts from one Android phone to another Android. You can transfer Android contacts with a Google account and then log into that account on the other Android. You can also transfer your contacts via vCard file, and then move the file to your other Android.

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How to transfer Android phonebook via Google

To use Google services on Android, including the Play Market, you need to “pin” your smartphone to your Google account. You can also save your contacts on it, which is what most users do. If you add your current Google account to your new smartphone, all your saved contacts will automatically be on your new device when you sync it, so all you need to do is link your new smartphone to your existing Google account. We will walk you through the process of how to copy Android phone book step by step. Remember that if your contacts are linked to your SIM card, you will need to migrate them to your Google account first. You may want to start by syncing your data with your current phone, after all, syncing may be turned off. So connect to the internet first.

Open the “Settings”. Then, go to “Accounts” or “Users and Accounts. Select the Google account. Activate «Contacts» if it is deactivated. And hit the “Sync” button. Synchronization started. The first part of the process is now complete. Grab your new smartphone, connect to the internet, open Settings and select the account section. Click the “Add Account” button. Choose a Google account. Enter the username and password for your account. Then, open your Google account page and turn on synchronization – contacts first. Check your address book, the numbers should appear.

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Android contact transfer via vCard

VCards, also known as .VCF files, are data packages created specifically to hold information about our contacts. Almost all phones can read this file which makes it perfect for importing contacts to Android. On your old Android, open the Contacts app. Tap the three dots in the top right and tap Select all. Tap the share icon, which looks like three dots with lines connecting together. Your contacts will be stored in a single .VCF file.

Choose where you want to send the .VCF file. You can choose to send the file wherever it suits you, as long as you can access the file later on your new Android, but we recommend that you email it, to yourself. On your new Android, download the .VCF file. In your new Android files app, which might be called Files, Google Files, or something similar, press and open the .VCF file. You will be asked if you want to import contacts. Touch Yup o OK. Your contacts will be uploaded to the new phone.

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How to transfer Android contacts manually

This Android phonebook transfer method is not very convenient, but it works. Log into the Phone or Contacts app on your current smartphone. Press “Menu” and select “Import / Export”. Here – “Export to Drive”. Confirm the export of your contacts. Choose where you want to export your contacts from. Normally a Google account is used, if contacts are linked to it. The file has been created and saved in the main memory, you can view it using the file manager. You need to transfer the file to the new smartphone. You can do this with a computer (the file is transferred to the computer and from there to the new smartphone), but this is not very convenient, so you can transfer it via Bluetooth. Select the file and click on the three dots.

Click on the “Submit” line. Select Bluetooth. Choose your new device to transfer data (don’t forget to turn on Bluetooth on that device). After importing the data, click on the file itself in the file manager (already on the new smartphone). You will be asked to import Android contacts. Confirm the action. Choose your Google account. Waiting for the trial. The contacts are added to your Google account.