How-to: Transfer iPhone Contacts to a Motorola Moto Z3 Play

Share iPhone Contacts Using iTunes:

NOTE: You can use iTunes on a computer with Internet access in order to sync your iPhone contacts with your Google account. Then you can sync the account data, and contacts, with the Android phone.

1. Connect the iPhone to the computer via USB
2. Open iTunes on the computer and click the iPhone
3. Go to “Info” and enable “Sync Contacts With”
4. Select “Google Contacts” from the drop-down menu
5. Log in with your Google account or click “Configure” and select an existing account
6. Click “Apply”
7. Once the sync is complete, log in with the same account on the Android phone
8. Allow the account to sync contacts with the device

Share iPhone Contacts from iCloud:

NOTE: If your iPhone contacts are backed up on your iCloud account, you can log in with the account on a computer connected to the Internet and export the contacts in a vCard file for Android use.

1. Open the Internet browser on the computer and visit https://www.icloud.com/
2. Log in with your iCloud account
3. Access “Contacts” and select the contacts you want to share
4. Click “Settings” > “Export vCard”
5. After the vCard is done, perform one of the steps below:
   
   • Launch the Internet browser on the PC and import the vCard to “Google Contacts” or:
   • Connect the Android device to the PC via USB, transfer the vCard to the phone storage and use “Contacts” to import it to your phonebook

Using My Contacts Backup:

NOTE: while the methods above require a computer connected to the Internet, alternatively you can share your iPhone contacts using third-party apps. My Contacts Backup is an iOS third-party app that can back up and share iPhone contacts via email.

1. Install My Contacts Backup on the iPhone from the App Store
2. Open the app and tap “Backup” to create a vCard containing your iPhone contacts
3. Then, compose an email and attach the vCard
4. Send the email attachment to your own address
5. Switch to the Android phone, open the email and download the vCard attachment
6. Import the vCard to your phonebook using “Contacts”

Using Send Anywhere:

NOTE: Another third-party app you can use is Send Anywhere, available on Android and iOS. The app uses a peer-2-peer connection to share contacts and other file types, cross-platform, without requiring computer access.

1. Install Send Anywhere on the iPhone from the App Store
2. Go to the Play Store and install the same app on the Android device
3. Launch the app on both phones
4. On the iPhone, tap “Send” > “Contacts”
5. Select the desired contacts and tap “Send”
6. Finally select a transfer method on one of the phones and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process

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