Method 1: Transfer Android contacts to iPhone
through the SIM Card
This is one of the simplest forms of
transferring contacts to another device. In this
case, we’re doing it from an Android device to
a brand new iPhone.
The very first thing you want to do is backup
all your contacts to the current SIM card and
move the card to your new iPhone. You could
even cut it to a compatible size with the
iPhone if necessary, but this is outside the
scope of our article.
On your Android device:-
* Launch the Contacts app
* Click on the menu icon (three dots on the
top right hand corner)
* Choose Import/export
* Select Import from SIM card
Remove your Android SIM card and insert it to
the iPhone. Once the SIM card is inserted:-
1.Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2.Choose Import SIM Contacts
Wait a few minutes, depending on how large
your contacts are. It usually takes less than a
few seconds to do so. After this, go to the
stock Phone app and hover to the Contacts tab
to see the result.
Method 2: Transfer Android
contacts to iPhone through
Google Mail (Gmail)
Another easy method to follow when
transferring your Android contacts to an iPhone
is through Google’s Gmail (you need a Google
account). When you add a new contact in your
phone, it will always ask if you want to add it
to the SIM card or Gmail. The reason for that is
you will be able to migrate your contacts to
iOS later on.
From your Android device:
• Navigate to Settings > Accounts and Sync
• Choose Google and enter your Gmail
credentials (Username and Password)
By entering your Gmail account credentials,
you let Android sync the contacts from either
your SIM card or existing contacts on the
device to your Gmail account. Once that has
been taken care of, Head over to the iPhone
and also go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars from
the Settings app. This time, we are not going
to choose Import from SIM, but instead tap on
Gmail.
You will be asked for the Gmail account
credentials again. After you log in it will ask
which information would you like to activate.
There are Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and
Notes. What we want is Contacts, but if you
also have other stuff, feel free to toggle them
on. Your Android contacts should get imported
after you let Gmail sync it to the iPhone.