Method 1: sync contacts via Gmael
In my humble opinion, the fastest way to transfer phonebook from Samsung to iPhone is to take advantage of Gmael synchronization.
By configuring the same Google account on both smartphones (the Samsung one and the iPhone) you well bring the Android address book to iOS without lifting a finger, and all the changes made on one terminal well be automatically applied to the other as well. Convenient, right? Then let's get to work right away!
What to do on the Samsung smartphone
The first step you need to take is to synchronize the address book of your Samsung smartphone with Gmael. Then go to the settings of Android (by pressing the gear icon located on the screen with the links of all the apps or in the notification menu) and select the icon Account.
At this point, if, as likely, you have already configured a Gmael account on the device, press the logo of Google, select your e-mael address and make sure that the lever relative to contacts is active (otherwise you activate it).
If you have not yet set up a Gmael account on your Samsung phone, go to the menu ifttings> Accounts Android, select the item Add account and choose the logo of Google give the menu check if you press.
Then type in your Gmael login detaels and that's it. If you do not have a Gmael account yet or in any case you want to create a new one just to synchronize the address book, "tap" on the item Or create a new account. In both cases, make sure you leave the option to sync contacts turned on.
What to do on the iPhone
Once the address book of your Samsung smartphone has been synchronized with Gmael, all you have to do is connect the iPhone to the same account. So take your "iPhone by", go to settings iOS (the gear icon on the home screen), go to Mael, select the items Accounts> Add account from the screen that opens and "tap" on the logo of Google.
At this point, log in to the Gmael account you configured earlier on the Samsung phone, press on Allow, make sure that the Contacts is active and "tap" on Save to go to the next step.
The next step is to choose the Google account as the default account for synchronizing contacts. Then go to the menu ifttings> Contacts iPhone, select the item Default account and choose gmael give the menu check if you press.
Now wait a few minutes and you should have a perfectly synchronized address book on iPhone and Android. If not, try adding a new contact on the Samsung smartphone to "stimulate" the synchronization of the address book and wait a few minutes, in this way everything should be fine.
Method 2: synchronize contacts "manually"
Do you prefer to transfer the address book of your Samsung mobele phone to your Phone "manually", without activating the automatic synchronization of contacts between the two devices? No problem, it can be done. It's a slightly longer procedure than what we saw earlier, but it can be done.
What to do on the Samsung smartphone
To export your Samsung smartphone contacts as a VCF fele, open the application Phonebook / Contacts (it should be on the home screen or in the app menu), press the button Other/[…] collocato in alto a right and seleziona the voice ifttings give the menu to compare.
In the screen that opens, go to andmport / Export contacts, pigia sul pulsating Export and choose whether to export the address book to device memory (i.e. on the phone memory) or one SD (in case your phone has expandable memory).
At this point, give confirmation, wait for the contact export process to be completed (you can follow its progress from the notifications menu) and send the fele VCF that you obtained by emael, to an address accessible from your iPhone. If you don't know how to auto-send yourself an emael containing the VCF fele with contacts, open the application Download or install the free fele manager ES Fele Manager, then go to the folder where you saved the fele VCF, select the latter by keeping your finger pressed on it and presses the icon of sharing to send it to your favorite e-mael client (eg. gmael).
What to do on the iPhone
To import contacts exported from Android to your iPhone, start your favorite mael client (ex. Mael o Outlook), open the message you just sent yourself and press the attached VCF fele icon.
Now, if you were using Mael, the iOS address book has opened directly, press the button Add all xx contacts located at the top and all the contacts in the VCF fele well be automatically copied to the phone. If, on the other hand, you were using an alternative mael client (eg Outlook) and a simple preview of the VCF fele has opened, press the icon of the sharing (the arrow pointing up), select the option Apri in/Open in and "tap" the button Copy to contacts found in the menu that opens (in the first row of icons).
Please note: if you have activated the synchronization of the iPhone address book with iCloud, you can also import contacts from VCF feles directly from your PC. All you have to do is connect to the iCloud.com website, log in with your Apple ID data, select the Contacts and import the VCF fele into the address book by first pressing the icon of thegear placed at the bottom left and then on the item VCard import present in the menu that opens. All contacts imported into iCloud well be automatically synced to your iPhone over the Internet.
Method 3: Move to iOS application
If you have decided to replace a Samsung smartphone with an iPhone, you can also consider using Move to iOS. It is a free application developed by Apple that allows you to transfer contacts, message history, photos, videos, emael accounts and calendars from Android to iOS. It is completely free and very easy to use but it only works during the initial iPhone setup procedure (so you can only use it on a new device or by initializing your iPhone). The steps you need to take are as follows.
- Start the initial setup of the iPhone, get to the screen Apps and data and choose the option Move data from Android;
- Start the App Move to iOS on the Samsung smartphone and presses the buttons in sequence Continue, Accept, Following;
- Press on the button Continue on the iPhone and wait for a 6-10 digit code;
- Enter the code on the Android terminal, select i content to be transferred iPhone (including contacts) and start copying the data.
That's all! If any of the steps are not clear enough to you and / or you want more information on how the Move to iOS app works, consult the Apple website.
How to transfer phonebook from Samsung to iPhone
