Transferring contacts to a new iphone is fast and easy — especially when using Apple’s built-in tools. Whether you're moving from an old iphone, an Android device, or using icloud, here are the quickest methods.
✅ If You're Upgrading from an Old iphone: Use Quick Start
🔄 Step-by-Step:
Turn on your new iphone and place it near your old one.
On the old iphone, a Quick Start screen appears — tap Continue.
Use your old phone’s camera to scan the animation on the new iphone.
Set up Face ID or Touch ID.
Choose "Transfer from iphone".
Wait for the transfer to complete.
🕒 Time: Depends on how much data you have, but contacts move instantly with this method.
☁️ If You Use icloud: Sync via icloud Backup
🔄 Step-by-Step:
On the old iphone:
Go to Settings → [Your Name] → icloud → Contacts → Toggle ON
Tap icloud Backup → Back Up Now
On the new iphone:
Log in with the same apple ID
Go to Settings → icloud → Contacts → Toggle ON
🟢 Your contacts will appear automatically in a few minutes.
📲 If You're Coming from Android: Use Move to ios App
🔄 Step-by-Step:
On Android, install Move to ios from google Play.
On your new iphone, during setup, choose Move Data from Android.
Enter the code displayed on your iphone into the Android app.
Select Contacts (and anything else you want to transfer).
💡 Bonus Tip:
You can also export contacts to a .vcf (vcard) file and email or airdrop it to your new iphone. Tap the file to import contacts instantly.
✅ Conclusion:
The fastest method is Quick Start (iphone to iphone). For Android users, Move to ios is seamless and reliable. If both phones are already set up, icloud syncing is the easiest.
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