How to sync Windows phone contacts to One Drive When you first sign into your Windows Phone using your Microsoft Account, One Drive sets up automatic synchronizing for contact files. This means that any new contacts added to the phone will automatically be synched to the cloud.
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- May 13, 2014 Follow the steps below, if you have a Windows Phone and you wish to transfer your contacts to iPhone. The following tutorial works with phones running Windows 7, 8 or Windows 10 Mobile such as Nokia Lumia and HTC 8XT as well as all iPhone models and iOS versions, including iPhone X and iOS 11.
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1. Things you need: a Windows phone (Lumia 830 for example), Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S6 for example), two USB cables, a computer, and an OneDrive account.
2. Internet access on your computer must be available.
3. Before transferring, please back up your contacts from Windows phone to OneDrive.
- Part 1: Transfer Winphone Contacts to Android via Outlook & Google Account
- Part 2: Easily Transfer Contacts from Windows Phone to Android
- Bonus Tips: Import Contacts from SIM Card to Windows Phone
Part 1: Transfer Winphone Contacts to Android via Outlook & Google Account
To Transfer contacts from Windows phone to Android device, please follow the guide below in details:Note: Before you start to transfer the contacts to Android, please make sure you have the Windows Live and Google accounts and you have connected these accounts to your WinPhone.
Step 1Sign In Outlook Live on PC
Please firstly go to the Outlook Live page and sign in your Windows Live account on your computer.
Step 2Export WinPhone Contacts to PC
On the main window, please click on 'People' icon on the bottom of left pane. You need to continue to click on the drop-down menu of 'Manager' and select 'Export contacts'.
After that, you would be able to see a pop-up window to export contacts to computer. Click on the 'Export' button and it will automatically download contacts on your device in the form of .CSV file.
Step 3Transfer Contacts to Google Account
After you save the contacts on your computer, you need to continue to sync them to your Google account. Please sign in your Gmail account on PC and on the interface, just press the drop-down arrow next to 'Gmail' and then choose 'Contacts'. In this page, please navigate to 'More > Import > Choose File' and select the csv file you create in the last step.
To transfer the contacts to your Google account, please just click on the 'Import' button.
Step 4Transfer Contacts from Google Account to Android
Please turn to your Android device and navigate to 'Settings > Accounts > Contacts' to import contacts. But please note that different Android devices may be not the same for settings.
Part 2: Easily Export Contacts from Windows Phone to Android
You can transfer data with Phone Transfer, a powerful solution that allows you to copy data from Windows phone to Android. Even though they work with totally different OS, Phone Transfer can seamlessly copy complete address book to the destination phone. The whole process will be smooth so that it can be finished within several minutes.Step 1Connect Windows Phone and Android Phone to PC
Launch Phone Transfer on your computer. Choose the mode 'Phone to Phone Transfer'. Then connect your Windows phone and Android phone to the computer with USB cables. Enable USB debugging on both phones.
Step 2Back Up Contacts from Windows Phone to OneDrive
When both phones are connected successfully, you will see the window as below. Choose 'Have backed up already' at the lower-right corner if you have created backup previously. Otherwise, you can click 'how to back up' and follow the guide to back up contacts from Windows Phone to OneDrive.
Step 3Sign in OneDrive
You are in the log-in page. Click the button 'Sign in'. Then enter your Microsoft account (the account you used to back up contacts on OneDrive) and the password.
A note will occur and prompt you to authorize permission to OneDrive. Click the button 'Yes'. Phone Transfer will analyze OneDrive information. This may take some time. Please wait.
Step 4Select File Types to Transfer
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Analysis succeeded. You can select data you want to transfer and start the process directly now. 'Contacts' will be automatically selected by the program once contact backup on OneDrive is detected. Then click the button 'Start Transfer'. This will enable the program to copy and transfer the phone book to the destination Android phone.
Step 5 Transfer Contacts from OneDrive to Android
Phone Transfer is copying data. Please do not disconnect either phone. You can even view contact's name and status of it. And you can click the button 'Cancel' to end the process if contacts you want have been copied.
When transmission is done, you will have a note that prompt you that you have copied the data completely and show you how many items have been moved. Then you can click the button '
Windows Phone Contacts App
OK' to finish the process.Bonus Tips: Import Contacts from SIM Card to Windows Phone
In the other hand, if you want own an old phone, for example, old Android, and want to transfer the contacts from that old phone to your new Windows phone, you can try the following guide:1. Insert SIM card which stores your contacts to your new device
2. Tap on 'More > Settings > Import from SIM'
3. Select the account you want and click on 'Next'
Windows Phone Contacts To Android
4. You are allowed to import all of the contacts or import them selectively. Then tap on the 'import' buttonWindows Phone Save Contacts
Now, the job is done! You can go to your Contact app and check if the contacts are imported or not.Actually you can clone phone book from Windows phone to iOS devices by following the same steps. To transfer pictures, music, and videos, OneDrive account is unnecessary. You can transfer such media files directly from phone to phone.
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Follow the steps below, if you have a Windows Phone and you wish to transfer your contacts to iPhone. The following tutorial works with phones running Windows 7, 8 or Windows 10 Mobile such as Nokia Lumia and HTC 8XT as well as all iPhone models and iOS versions, including iPhone X and iOS 11.
First sync the Windows Phone contacts to a Microsoft account
- Most of you would have already synced their Windows Phone contacts to a Microsoft account such as Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, or Live.com. If this is the case, skip directly to Step 6.Note: If you are currently syncing the Windows Phone contacts to a Gmail account, you can already transfer them to your iPhone by following this tutorial.
- If you haven’t yet synced the contacts to a Microsoft account do so now. To sync the contacts to a Microsoft account, open the People app on the Windows Phone, tap “…” at the bottom, then tap “settings”:
- Scroll down to “accounts” and tap “add an account”:
- From the next screen select “Microsoft account”, enter your Outlook.com or Hotmail.com email address and password, and tap “sign in”:Note: if you don’t already have an Outlook.com account, you can create one here.
- The Windows Phone contacts will be automatically pushed to the newly-created Microsoft account. On the PC, open a web browser window, navigate to login.live.com and sign in with your Microsoft account username and password:
- Once in your account, navigate to “People”:
- The Windows Phone contacts are loaded up in the address book of your Microsoft account. Check the box next to “Your contacts” to select all contacts at once:
- Click “Manage” > “Export Contacts”.
- A CSV file containing all the Windows Phone contacts will be downloaded to a PC folder of your choice:
Next import the Windows Phone contacts to iPhone
- Now it’s time to import the CSV file containing the Windows Phone contacts to the iPhone. For this purpose you need CopyTrans Contacts. Download CopyTrans Contacts on your PC from the following page: Download CopyTrans Contacts
- Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to this article.
- Run CopyTrans Contacts, connect the iPhone to the PC, and click on the “Import contacts” button:
- From the popup select “From a file”:
- Navigate to the folder on your PC where you saved the CSV file containing the Windows Phone contacts and click “Open”:
- The contacts are now imported to the iPhone:
This is how to transfer Windows Phone contacts to iPhone.