Do you want to transfer your contacts from an iPhone to your android device? And you don’t know how to do that! Or you recently swift from iOS to an android device and want all your contacts to be transferred? Without a PC!. Here in this article, we will cover how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android without a PC.
Transferring contacts from iPhone to Android without a PC is just a piece of cake (but unflavored). Here we will tell you some of the easiest ways to do that. Since you don’t have a computer handy, we will tell you other simple ways to transfer contacts to Android from an iPhone without a PC in this article.
Transfer contacts from iPhone to Android
The problem arises in the iPhone as it doesn’t let you create VCF Files (VCF files are often used for importing and exporting contacts from address books) for all your contacts, instead, it only allows you to create VCF File for a single contact. So by using a default feature one cannot transfer all its contact from iPhone to Android. Therefore you have to use Third-Party apps to create a VCF File on your iPhone that can be transferred to your Android device. But there’s another simple and convenient way to do that by Using Google Drive. So we will first discuss how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android by using Google drive (without a PC)
By using Google Drive
One can easily Transfer all contacts from iPhone to Android without any problem if they use Google Drive. This needs a Google account, so we suggest you create one before moving ahead. The iOS version of Google Drive comes with a unique ability to take a backup of your iPhone’s data to your Google account. This backup includes your Contacts, photos, calendar and much more. When you enable the Google Drive Backup feature ON in your iPhone it Automatically backups and saves your all contacts to Google Drive so that you can open it in your Android Device by using that existing Google Account and save it to your phonebook. Here’s how,
- Install the Google Drive app on your iPhone by using App Store
- After installing, Open Google Drive and open the left sidebar. Tap on Settings.
- Then Click on Backup
- Click on Contacts and enable the toggle next to Back up to Google Contacts.
- Go Back and Select events and Photos & videos. (Toggle On if you want it or Toggle Off if you don’t).
- Click on Backup. Wait for the backup to complete.
Now on Android Device,
- Open settings and click on Accounts
- In that Account section, click on the Add account and add the same Google account where you created a backup of your contacts.
- After adding, click on Sync account. And enable the toggle next to Contacts.
- Done, Now Open your Contacts app you will see all your contacts that previously were on your iPhone.
Note:- This will not delete any contact or personal data on your iPhone, until or unless you delete it manually.
Using Third-Party Apps
How to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android with the help of Third-Party Apps. OR what is the best app to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android?
MobileTrans
MobileTrans, a Wondershare Technology sub-brand, is a Software application, focused on easy data transfer between mobile devices. MobileTrans transfers over 15 types of data including messages, pictures, contacts, videos, documents in doc or pdf format, etc. between Android, Windows and iPhone with just one click. One can easily transfer contacts from iPhone to Android with the help of MobileTrans, here’s how,
- Download MobileTrans App on your Android device, by using play store
- After installing, Open MobileTrans App and get started
- Select the transferring method in this tab you will see 2 options i.e, “Transfer from iCloud” and the extra is “Transfer from USB cable”.
- Select “Transfer From iCloud”
- After that, you have to Sign-in to your Apple ID, or iCloud account
- In the next tab select what data you want to transfer. Click on Contacts ( you can further select more options like calendar, photos, reminder, etc. If you want that too)
- Click on the right icon located on top of the screen. Congratulations you have successfully transferred your iCloud contacts to Android.
My Contacts Backup
My contacts Backup app creates a VCF file of the contacts that we talked about earlier. This VCF file is stored in your iPhone and you have to send this VCF file via email to your Android device. After receiving the email on your Android device you have to download it and finally, you have successfully transferred your iPhone contacts to Android using my contacts Backup. Here’s how,
- Download and install the My Contacts Backup app on your iPhone
- Open the app and you will be asked to grant permission to your contacts. Tap on OK.
- Click on the Backup button on the tab that opens.
- Click on Email and enter the email address where you want to send that file (enter your email address). The VCF file will be automatically attached to the email.
- Now, Open your email app on Android
- Select the mail you recently received from your iPhone. And click on the download button to download it on your device. The file will be saved on your phone Automatically.
- Open your contact app, (we had used the Google Contacts app) and click on the three-bar icon at the top. Select Settings.
- Scroll down and click on Import. Select the VCF file. It will redirect you to the file that you downloaded. Click that and all your contacts will successfully be imported to your Android device.
SA Contacts Lite
Even though this app also performs in the same principle, shown on the above one. But rather than in a traditional way it has a unique and convenient as well as interesting way to perform that. This app doesn’t make the transferring process complicated as it doesn’t use apps like email and cloud services to transfer the VCF file, one can transfer files via their local Wi-Fi connectivity. So if your Android and iPhone are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, you simply need to enter the address given on your iPhone on your Android phone. After entering the address given by iPhone you can simply download it by using your browser.
Here’s how,
- Download and install the SA Contacts Lite app on your iPhone.
- After installing, Open the app and select VCF under Property Style. Click on Start
- On the export contact tab, select the Wi-Fi option to view the web address.
- Now, Open Google Chrome on your Android phone and type the address shown in your iPhone.
- Then, tap on the VCF file to download it. Once downloaded, you need to import the file into your contacts.
- Open your contact app, (we had used the Google Contacts app) and click on the three-bar icon at the top. Select Settings.
- Scroll down and click on Import. Select the VCF file. It will redirect you to the file that you downloaded. Click that and all your contacts will successfully be imported to your android device.