Via iTunes:

NOTE: Using iTunes on a computer with Internet access you can sync your iPhone contacts with a Google account. Afterwards you can re-sync the contacts from the account with the Moto X Play.

  1. Connect the iPhone to your computer via USB
  2. Launch iTunes and click the iPhone to view the device’s summary page
  3. Click the “Info” tab and mark the “Sync Contacts With” check box
  4. Select “Google Contacts” from the drop-down menu
  5. Sign in with your Google account, or if you have already added one before, click “Configure” and select it from the list
  6. Click “Apply” to begin the sync
  7. On the Moto X Play, register the same Google account and allow it to sync contacts with your phone

Via iCloud:

NOTE: In case you have used the iCloud backup service on your iPhone, your contacts should be backed up on your iCloud account. If so you can access your iCloud account on a computer connected to the Internet, and export your contacts in the form of a VCF file

  1. Open the Internet browser on your computer
  2. Visit https://www.icloud.com/ and sign in with your iCloud account
  3. Access “Contacts” and select the contacts you want to share
  4. Click “Settings” > “Export vCard”
  5. After the file is downloaded on the computer, import it to “Google Contacts” or instead:
  6. Connect the Moto X Play to your computer through USB, copy > paste the VCF file on the phone storage, and use the “Contacts” app and “Import” function to add the VCF file’s contents to your phonebook

Via My Contacts Backup:

NOTE: As you may have noticed the two methods above require access to a computer connected to the Internet, however you can also transfer your contacts without one, using third party applications. My Contacts Backup is a third party app for iOS that can be used to back up and transfer iPhone contacts via email.

  1. Open the App Store and install “My Contacts Backup” on your iPhone
  2. Tap “Backup” to create a VCF file containing your contacts
  3. Tap “Email” to compose a new email containing the VCF file as an attachment
  4. Send the email to your own address
  5. Switch to the Moto X Play and open the email
  6. Download the attached vCard file and import its contents using the “Contacts” application

Via Send Anywhere:

NOTE: Send Anywhere is an Android and iOS app which uses a P2P connection to transfer contacts and other file types without needing a computer.

  1. Visit the App Store and install “Send Anywhere” on the iPhone
  2. From the Google Play Store, install the app on the Moto X Play
  3. Open the application on both smartphones
  4. Tap “Send” on the iPhone
  5. Tap “Contacts” and select the ones you want to share
  6. Tap “Send” and select a method of transfer. You can select “Generate QR Code” on the iPhone and scan the code with the X Play’s camera, or you can tap “Receive” on the Moto device and manually enter the transfer code generated on the iPhone


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