Sooner or later, the user of any phone may need to export the contacts of his phone book. And if you have such a situation and you are the owner of an android smartphone, then it will be much easier to turn this process around. The open system allows third-party programs downloaded from the PlayMarket store to use contacts for various purposes, including import / export. Such applications can also not only store data, but also transfer it to a computer, and subsequently edit it.
Of course, there is a synchronization of contacts with Google, but this option may not be suitable for someone. Therefore, in this article we will look at ways you can save your contacts and how to avoid or solve related problems.
First way
And so, everything is nowhere easier. We take a smartphone, go to the computer. Here we do not need anything else, except for the cord (USB).
Fix encoding issue Android contacts in vcf file when importing to Outlook and Windows Contacts
Now about how this problem can be solved:
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On the page under the search bar (almost in the middle) we find and click on the item "more" and after "export ...". In the menu on the left, click "More" - "Export".
By selecting exactly the "my contacts" tab, you export the contacts of the phone book. The difference from the “all contacts” item is that in this case all contacts are copied and not only from the phone book. Whether it is advisable to choose this is up to the user, but it is worth remembering that in this way a lot of unnecessary information may appear that you do not need.
Having done all this, press the "export" button and save the data to the computer.
Usage third party programs to export Android contacts
For computer systems many companies make software for individual work with contacts specific device. Which one is suitable for your device, you can find out using the Internet search.
When buying a new Android smartphone or tablet, many users are looking for how to easily and quickly transfer contacts from android to android. In fact, this is done very simply. Using one of the methods below, you can transfer the numbers that you enter into your phone or tablet.
The easiest way to copy records to new phone, this is synchronization with Google. The fact is that a Google account is connected to any Android device. It works through Google Play market, thanks to which you can download games and applications to your smartphone.
Moreover, mostly Android gadget users work in Gmail. Therefore, you need to resort to the help of a Google account to copy contacts from your old phone. This is done as follows:
1 Sign in with your old mobile phone in the settings and find the item "Accounts" there.
2 If the Google account on the device already has, that is, the account is connected, under the above inscription there will be a “Google” item.
If not, follow the process of connecting a Google account to the device. To do this, click "Add account", enter your username and password.
Rice. 1. "Accounts" in settings
3 Click on your account, that is, on e-mail.
Rice. 2. E-mail in the "Accounts" section
4 Thus you got into the synchronization settings. To save contacts from Android to the system Google services, click on "Contacts". The synchronization process will take place.
Rice. 3. Synchronization menu
5 Now you need to connect the new device with Google, and with the same account to which the old device was connected. To do this, repeat all the steps described in this list up to the item Gmail.
The entire contact list will be transferred.
This is also a very simple method to transfer contacts from Android to Android. It allows you to move data to the device's memory, to a flash drive and to Windows computer and then transfer them via Bluetooth, USB cable, email and other ways.
Now let's figure out how to transfer contacts from Android, vcf file, the first thing you need to do is export the data to a file:
1 Go to the phone book application and click on the additional menu (most often represented as three dots in the upper right corner). To transfer information from phone to phone, select the item "Import Export".
Rice. 4. "Import / Export" in the phone application
Note: In some Android versions in the menu, there may be buttons "Export" and "Import" (separately). In this case, select "Export". It also happens that after clicking on the item shown in Figure 4, you need to press the "Export" button again. This is quite normal, you should not be afraid of this - it's just that the mobile phone has such an OS.
2 To move the contacts of the phone, you need to choose where exactly the file with contacts will be written. Choose the option with memory or SD card.
Rice. 5. Copy path options
3 Check the boxes next to those entries that you want to transfer from one Android to another by exporting. You can also select "Select All".
Rice. 6. Record selection process
4 You will be prompted to export and, accordingly, whether contacts will be transferred from one device to another. Click OK or Yes.
That's all. Now you have a vcf file (aka vCard, in some cases csv is also created, but it is practically useless), which can be uploaded via Bluetooth.
You can also transfer data to a memory card, then insert it into a second smartphone or tablet. And you can use any cloud. If it is most convenient for you to transfer contacts to a new device via a computer (first to a PC, then from it), then this is done via a USB cable.
To do this, first we connect the first gadget using a computer and a cable, copy the file with the vcf extension, then change phones and transfer it to a new one.
Clue: If the computer does not see the phone, the data cable may be faulty. Use a different or use a different USB port.
Thus, you will transfer data from Android to a personal computer, and then to a second device. Of course, transferring information from your phone to your computer is not the best option.
It is much more convenient to use Bluetooth or a memory card. In any case, this method is working and you can also quickly transfer Android contacts to a computer, and then from it to the desired device.
Rice. 7. .vcf file with data
After the file transferred via USB or in another way is on the new device, just open it and watch how the Android system imports the necessary contacts.
There is another "tricky" option - to use Outlook. Its only advantage is that you can edit the data as the program runs. True, encoding problems can arise, so if you decide to leave Outlook on Android, it is fraught with headaches.
We figured out how to copy contacts as a file from Android to a computer. Then you can simply open them in the same Outlook or the Windows Contacts program.
Rice. 8. Opening a file on a computer
To do this, just click right click mouse over the file, choose "To open with" and choose the right one. But the use of these programs will only allow you to edit the saved records.
As for how to transfer Windows contacts and how to transfer contacts from Outlook to Android, these programs this task impossible to perform. You have to save the file and use the transfer described above.
Now let's look at how to transfer contacts from android to a SIM card. To transfer data from phone to SIM, go to the book application with phone numbers, press menu additional features, you are taking "Import Export" and select the item "Export to SIM card".
Rice. 9. Export numbers to a SIM card
After that, you need to select all the numbers, or which ones to save, the only negative this method, this limit on the number of contacts is 200-220 pieces. If you have fewer numbers, then you can safely use this method.
Rice. 10. Menu in the phone book
Now let's look at how to transfer contacts from a SIM card to Android. This is done just as easily, go to the phone book, click on the menu (three dots on the right), then select "Import Export"
The next step is to choose where to download contacts from, in our case, choose "Import from SIM card"
Rice. 11. Import numbers from SIM
In this way, the information of each contact will be copied to the phone.
For information: The phone may ask where to save the numbers, to a device or to a Google account (If an account is connected Google entry).
A slightly different way, we described in the article on transferring contacts. To do this, you also need to select "Contacts" on Android and using the same menu "Import Export" transfer information from the SIM card to the phone.
The same principle is used in special programs, each of which transfers information. For example, there is MOBILedit, one of the best working programs that perform the task in question.
The process of using this software, which helps you understand how to transfer contacts to Android, is as follows:
1 Download MOBILedit from the official website of the program for the computer and install it. On your own mobile device install Android Connector(ibid.).
It is presented in the form apk file. If it is not possible to download it directly from your smartphone, download it to your computer and copy it to your device.
2 Open the program and follow the instructions to connect your gadget. Press at startup "Phone", then "Cable connection", if you connected your tablet / smartphone using a USB cable, or "Bluetooth connection", "Wi-Fi connection".
3 The computer display will show all entries in the phone book of the connected device in the MOBILedit window if you click Phonebook . Do this and click "Export".
As you can see, transferring contacts from android to android is simple, and possible ways to do this is also not enough. In terms of complexity, they do not require special knowledge of a PC or smartphone. You just need to follow the instructions we have described.
The task at hand is almost always accomplished by transferring the vcf file in one way or another. Well, or synchronization with any cloud.
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The loss of a smartphone or the purchase of a more modern gadget cause certain difficulties, because you don’t want to re-enter everything phone numbers. Google made sure that owners of Android devices do not have to worry about how to save contacts.
Comfortable services will facilitate the transfer of data between phones, completely eliminating the possibility of losing information in the event of a breakdown or loss of a SIM card. And today we will look at how contacts are synchronized in cloud service Google.
At the service of users is a virtual directory designed to store extended information about people from the circle of communication: their phones, email, home address, place of work, position, structural unit, etc.
Thanks to integration with calendar, Gmail and cloud storage, Google Contacts - perfect solution for Android users.
Storing contacts in the cloud is safe. A high level of security provides access via the HTTPS protocol. Google guarantees data privacy.
The service is completely free, it provides regular automatic update and synchronization of contacts between devices.
In order to upload data to your Google account, you need to prepare a special file with the .vcf extension on your phone, which will contain all the necessary contacts.
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In order to sync contacts with Google, you need to:
Go to the "Contacts" application on your smartphone;
In the "Manage Contacts" window, select the "Import/Export" command;
Specify a location to save the vcf file;
Mark all or several contacts;
Confirm decision.
Google Contacts also recognizes the vCard business card format, which is widely used to exchange information between modern gadgets. The CSV format is easy to convert to vCard using special programs.
To save data in the cloud you need:
The Gmail mail service stores all phone contacts transferred to the cloud by the user. To open them, you must have a device with Internet access.
To view contacts in your Google account from a computer, you must:
You can find a specific person by name, surname, email address and other data, the system will automatically offer all suitable options.
If you have an Android device at hand:
Touching any contact, the user will see more detailed information about it.
How to edit an existing contact:
To activate cloud synchronization on one or more gadgets, you should perform a few simple operations:
Select "Accounts and sync" in the settings;
Add an existing Google account or register a new one right there;
Enable contact synchronization in the list of available options.
To synchronize contacts with the address book and display the contacts uploaded to the server in the memory of the new device:
In the application menu "Contacts" open the drop-down list of commands;
Click on "Show contacts";
Select a Google account. The numbers will appear in the phone book.
Most people are accustomed to adding phone numbers to the memory of their smartphone. However, this method of storing data often fails.
In order to protect the memory of the device, the developers Android platforms added synchronization with Google to their smartphones to import contacts. According to many users, it is the most secure cloud storage system. The level of confidence in her is increasing every year.
One of the main advantages of this transfer method is that you can never lose this information. System technical protection guarantees that the information will not be available to third parties.
You can edit the information both from a personal computer and via a smartphone or tablet. For each person on Google, you can select a photo and add other phone numbers to it.
For the convenience of searching, the service allows you to divide information into groups: by the name of the organization, addresses, type of activity, and so on. Also you can add:
As a result, you get a unique notebook, where all the necessary information will be described in detail. In the event that the mobile device ceases to function and the information on it disappears, then it is possible to restore them through Google.
To start synchronization, enter Personal Area, after which you will understand how to transfer data from the phone
First, register your email. For this you need:
Google will take you to the generated email page.
In the event that you have several means of communication at once, and you need to have the same lists of numbers on all devices, then link each of your devices to an account. Then when adding a new number on one device, it is automatically duplicated on another.
Many are wondering how to transfer contacts from a smartphone to a cloud storage. So, synchronization will extend to notes, calendar entries, photos, videos, applications, or other information that is contained in the phone.
Once an account has been created, you can start setting up Android contact syncing with cloud storage. For this you need:
If you are wondering how to transfer contacts from SIM cards phone in Google, then in the "Source Selection" section, select it.
If you need to extract contacts and copy them from the cloud to the device's memory, for this, go to the site:
They can be transferred in three ways:
The methods are universal, since you do not have to synchronize your phones. In order to organize a transfer from a Google account to Android, you must:
If your smartphone is synchronized with Google, then this process can be accelerated several times. For this:
The source will be a document that is in Google. After that, transfer everything to the memory of your smartphone.
I hope our tips have helped you. Try the generic algorithm described above. I tried to tell you in as much detail as possible how to import contacts into the Google cloud, and then, if necessary, download the contacts back. Also stated above detailed instructions on account registration, its synchronization and other functions.
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When buying a new phone, you will have to face the solution of the software problem in the new device.
There are several ways to quickly move numbers from Aandroid on Android.
To transfer them from Android to via a computer, you will need your old android, personal computer and USB cable. As well as the MOBILedit program.
After it is installed, copy everything contained in the folder called "Crack" and move it to the folder where the MOBILedit application is installed.
After launch, you will be prompted. To speed up the process, you should select your manufacturer and confirm the start of the installation.
When the process of installing the MOBILedit program is finally completed, go to the tab - "Phone - Cable connection".
When prompted for the type of connection, select PC Sync (there may be another name, it depends on the brand and model, but it must match the synchronization).
The next step is to disable the USB debugging feature.
You need to go:
On smartphones with Android version 4.2, go to the phone settings, then go to the "System" tab and turn on "Device Information".
Click on the Build Number tab and check USB debugging.
Select the Import position, where we find the file we have already saved.
In the case when there is access to a PC and the Internet, you can transfer using an account.
You can synchronize Google services with your phone book. This is very practical in that you can make changes even when the phone is not at hand.
And in order to send a number to an android, you need to activate your Google Drive account.
This feature also allows you to recover entries that have been deleted within the last 30 days. 
At the top left, select the item and go to the "Contacts" tab.
At the bottom there should be an item for importing contacts - select "phone book", set parameter necessarily vCard, as a last resort CSV.
Ready. The numbers have been transferred from your account to your Android.
There is another way to copy from the phone book using a PC and the Internet.
In order to transfer records from, you need to download and install your Yandex.Moving software on your previous android.
And it is installed. Directly into it you will save the necessary contacts for transfer.
After you have activated your Yandex disk account and copied your contacts from your old phone, you should:
When you can't connect to personal computer, you can consider other ways to copy the phone book, first of all, consider how to transfer them via bluetooth:
Connect both of your phone devices;
Activate Bluetooth on both devices, - Go to the "Settings" menu - then the Bluetooth item - and check the box next to the "Visible for other devices" item;
On the old one, go to the Bluetooth settings menu and find the new device;
Confirm the connection with the new phone, just enter the same passwords;
Go to the phone book and define the numbers you want to transfer via ;
You can also in the notebook itself, by clicking on the entry, select "Transfer" and then "via Bluetooth".
You can also copy your entries using SIM cards, if your mobile supports this function.
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