Transferring contacts of the Address book from one phone to another is an urgent topic. If you use multiple Android devices, for example, one for business and the other for private life, sometimes your valid contacts on these phones can overlap. In this situation, or if you are going to sell Android, you may need to copy or remove contacts.
In the blog, we will look at some of the most effective solutions for transmitting contacts from one Android to another.
How to transfer contacts from Android to Android with one click
One of the safest and rapid ways to send contacts from Android to Android is a third-party application named MobileTrans.
To use this app to transfer contacts from Android to Android with one click, perform these actions:
- Load and install MobileTrans on your PC.
- Choose the “Transfer phone” function on the main screen.
- Connect your Android mobiles to PC via USB cables.
- As soon as all gadgets are connected, MobileTrans can detect them. Then, discover a list of all the data on the source device displayed between these two phones.
- Select contacts and tap on the “Start” button to remove contacts from the old device to a new one.
How to share my phone contacts from Android to Android via SIM card
One can move contacts from android to android with a SIM card. For this, copy the contacts on the old Android smartphone to the SIM card:
- Head to the “Contacts” section and run the settings.
- Pick the “Import/Export” option.
- In the “Export” section, specify the method: in this case, it is “Export to disk: SIM”.
- Mark the contacts you want to transfer to the SIM card and wait for the copy to complete.
When you move the SIM card to a new Android smartphone, perform the same actions. In the last line, you need to select not Export, but Import destination. Then, all contacts previously saved on the SIM card will be installed on your new Android phone.
How to transfer contacts from Android to Android via VCF file
To transfer contacts from Android to Android via a VCF file is an easy way. It allows you to transfer data to the device’s memory, a flash drive, or a PC. Then, you can contact them via Bluetooth, USB cable, email, and other methods.
- Go to the “Address Book” section, click the additional menu, and find Import/Export.
- To move the phone contacts, you must select, where the contact file will be written. Choose the option with memory or SD card.
- Check the boxes next to the records you want to transmit from one Android device to another using export. You can also pick “Select All”.
- Export and transfer contacts from one device to another. Click OK or Yes in the appropriate line on the screen.
Transfer contacts using Google Account synchronization
One can share contacts from android to android with Google Account and Sync.
- Go to the “Settings” of your smartphone and open the “Accounts” item
- Find your Google account and click on it;
- Activate the checkbox next to “Contacts” and wait for the synchronization to complete.
- On the second smartphone, open the “Accounts” section. Log in to Google (login to your account if necessary)
- Also, activate contact synchronization. It usually takes time to check if the numbers have appeared in the list.
Use the SHAREit app to send contacts from Android to Android
Here’s how to copy contacts from Android to Android with SHAREit:
- Download SHAREit on two Android devices.
- Scan and transfer contacts.
After picking the Contacts section, choose the SHAREit application as a tool to send contacts to another smartphone. The app installed on the original device will start scanning the smartphone if you want to send contacts. Then, click on your contact list as soon as it becomes available.
How to move contacts from Android to Android with Bluetooth
Another way that does not require much time is to transfer contacts from Android to Android using Bluetooth. The procedure is as follows:
- Turn on both gadgets and set a Bluetooth connection between them.
- On the old device, go to “Contacts” and select “Options” — “Share”, as shown in the screenshot below.
- Select all the contacts you want to send and choose the sending method — Bluetooth. Find your new smartphone in the list of available gadgets and accept the file on it. If necessary, confirm the data exchange with a password.
Summary
No matter how fancy a smartphone is, we use it as a means of communication that allows us to make calls and surf the Internet. In order not to lose numbers, we usually keep contacts.
For some reasons, we may need to share contacts from one mobile gadget to another. The Android operating system offers several options for implementing this simple task, and today, we have reviewed each of them.
