Share iPhone Contacts from iCloud Backup:

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

  1. Launch the Internet browser on the computer
  2. Head down to https://www.icloud.com/
  3. Sign in with your iCloud account and go to “Contacts”
  4. Select the contacts you want to share and click “Settings”
  5. Click “Export vCard” and wait for the vCard to be downloaded on the computer
  6. Follow one of the steps below:
    • Open the Internet browser on the computer and import the vCard to “Google Contacts”, or:
    • Connect the Samsung device to your computer via USB, transfer the vCard to the phone storage, and import it to your phonebook via “Contacts”

Sync iPhone Contacts via iTunes:

NOTE: Using iTunes on a computer with an active Internet connection, you can share your iPhone contacts with your Google account. You can then sync the account data with your Samsung device.

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

Using “My Contacts Backup”:

NOTE: Although the methods above require a computer with an active Internet connection, alternatively you can share your iPhone contacts using third party applications. My Contacts Backup is an iOS app that can back up and share iPhone contacts via email.

  1. Visit the App Store and install “My Contacts Backup” on the iPhone
  2. Open the app and tap “Backup” to create a vCard file containing your iPhone contacts
  3. After the file is done, tap “Email”
  4. Compose a new email and make sure the vCard is attached
  5. Send the email to your own address
  6. Switch to the Samsung device, open the email and download the vCard attachment
  7. Use “Contacts” to import the vCard to your phonebook

Using “Send Anywhere”:

NOTE: Send Anywhere is another third party app you can use to share your iPhone contacts without requiring a computer. The app can share contacts and other file types over a peer-2-peer connection.

  1. Open the App Store and install “Send Anywhere” on the iPhone
  2. Go to the Google Play Store and install the same app on the Samsung device
  3. On the iPhone, tap “Send” > “Contacts”
  4. Select the desired contacts and tap “Send”
  5. Lastly, select the desired transfer method on one of the devices and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process


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