How-to: Transfer iPhone Contacts to a Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)

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. You can then sync the account data, and contacts, with the Android phone.

1. Launch iTunes on the computer
2. Connect the iPhone to the computer via USB
3. Click the iPhone in iTunes and access “Info”
4. Enable “Sync Contacts With” and select “Google Contacts” from the drop-down menu
5. Sign in with your Google account or click “Configure” and select an existing account
6. Click “Apply” to begin the sync
7. Once the process completes, switch to the Android device and log in with the same account used in iTunes
8. Allow the account to sync contacts with the Android phone

Share iPhone Contacts from iCloud Backup:

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

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

Using My Contacts Backup:

NOTE: Although the methods above require a computer with Internet access, you can also 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 via the App Store
2. Launch the app and use it to create a vCard of your iPhone contacts
3. After the vCard is done, send it to your own email address as an attachment
4. Switch to the Android device, open the email and download the vCard attachment
5. Import the vCard to your phonebook via “Contacts”

Using Send Anywhere:

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

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

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