How-to: Transfer Contacts from an iPhone to the Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

Using iTunes:

NOTE: If you have iTunes installed on a computer with Internet access, you can use the software to sync the contacts on your iPhone with a Google account. You can then sync the contacts from the account with the S5 Neo.

1. Open iTunes on the computer
2. Establish a USB connection between the iPhone and computer
3. Click the iPhone in iTunes and access the Summary Page
4. Go to the “Info” tab and enable “Sync Contacts With”
5. In the drop-down menu, select “Google Contacts”
6. Sign in with your Google account in iTunes or click “Configure” and select an existing account
7. Click “Apply” to start the sync
8. After the process is done, register the same Google account on your S5 Neo and allow it to sync contacts with your Android device

Using iCloud:

NOTE: In case you have used the iCloud backup service on your iPhone before, your contacts should be backed up on your iCloud account. By accessing the account on a computer connected to the Internet, you can export the contacts as a vCard file.

1. Launch the Internet browser on the computer
2. Visit https://www.icloud.com/
3. Sign in with your iCloud account and click “Contacts”
4. Select the contacts you want to share and click “Settings” > “Export vCard”
5. After the file is downloaded on the computer, import it to “Google Contacts” or alternatively, skip this step and instead:
6. Connect the S5 Neo to your computer via USB, transfer the vCard file to the phone storage, and use the “Contacts” app and the “Import” function in the app’s menu to add the vCard’s contents to your phonebook

Using “My Contacts Backup”:

NOTE: While the methods above require access to a computer, you can transfer your contacts using third party apps too. My Contacts Backup is an iOS app that can be used to back up your iPhone contacts, and transfer them via email.

1. Open the App Store and install “My Contacts Backup” on your iPhone
2. Launch the app and tap “Backup”
3. Once the backup file containing the contacts is created, tap “Email”
4. Compose a new email with the vCard attached to it
5. Send the email to your own address
6. Switch to the S5 Neo and download the vCard file attachment
7. Import the file via the “Contacts” application

Using “Send Anywhere”:

NOTE: Last but not least you can use “Send Anywhere”. It’s another third party app for iOS and Android, which uses a P2P connection to share contacts on the same or cross-platform without the need of a computer.

1. Visit the App Store and install “Send Anywhere” on the iPhone
2. Install the app on your S5 Neo via the Play Store
3. Open the app on both handsets
4. On the iPhone, tap “Send” and select the contacts you want to share
5. Tap “Send” and select the desired transfer method. You can tap “Generate QR Code” and scan the code with the Neo’s camera, or you can tap “Receive” on the Samsung device and enter the transfer code from the iPhone to share the contacts

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