How to transfer contacts from Samsung to Samsung: 3 ways

Transfer contacts to Samsung via Google account

A fairly simple way to transfer contacts from one phone to another is to use the functionality of your Google account. And although the implementation of the actions described below is slightly different on different Samsung phones, the mechanism as a whole is quite effective and is available on different models.

Do the following:

1. If you don't have a Google account on your old phone, then register one. If there is (as is usually the case), then we move on;
2. Copy your phone contacts to your Google account. To do this, open the Contacts application, tap on the settings icon with three horizontal lines. Next, click on “Manage contacts” - “Move contacts from phone” - “Google”. All you have to do is click on “Move”;

3. Now you need to set up saving new subscribers in your Google account. Open the Contacts app again;

4. Next, tap on the “Settings” button in the form of three horizontal lines;
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5. Next, select “Contact Management” - “Default Storage Location”;

6. Select your Google account;

   
   Select your Google account

7. Check the storage of your data by Google at contacts.google.com;

   
   Check for transferred contacts in your Google account

8. All you have to do is log into your profile on the new gadget, and you will see all your transferred contacts there.

Using a Google account

If you have access to a computer connected to the Internet, you can use your Google Account to transfer contacts from your device to your new Samsung. To do this, you need to activate the function of synchronizing Google services with the phone book on your gadget.

This is a practical option; you can make changes to your contacts at any time, even if your phone is not at hand. To reset contacts on Android, you need to use the Google Drive , which will also allow you to restore contacts deleted within the last 30 days.

To transfer contacts, you need to click on “ Gmail ” in the top left menu and go to the “ Contacts ” tab. At the bottom there is an item for importing contacts - to do this, select “phone book”, set the “ vCard ” or “ csv ” parameter. Once the procedure is complete, all your saved contacts will be transferred to the new device.

Apowersoft Phone Transfer program for copying data from Samsung

The easiest and fastest way to transfer contacts between Samsung phones is to use the Apowersoft Phone Transfer program.

To transfer data using this program, follow these steps:

1. Download and install “Apowersoft Phone Transfer” on your PC;
2. Open the program, and on the basic screen that opens, select “Phone to Phone Transfer”, then click on “Start”;
3. Then connect both your Samsung phones to the PC using a USB cable;
4. The program will detect both of your phones. The old phone should be identified as "Source" on the left, and the new phone as "Destination" on the right;
5. Check the box next to the “Contacts” option in the middle of the screen and click on the “Start Copy” button;
6. Wait for the process to complete.

Copying the phone book using standard Android capabilities

The easiest and fastest way to transfer numbers from Samsung to Samsung is to copy them to a SIM card. To move contacts from your phone to your SIM, you need to:

1. Launch the Contacts program (it is integrated by default into all versions of Android).
2. Open its properties and select the “Import/Export” function.

3. In the list that appears, click “Export to SIM card”.

The copying procedure will take some time. After its completion, all numbers available on the old smartphone will be recorded on the SIM card. All you have to do is install the card in your new mobile phone.

The only drawback of this method is that SIM cards have limited capacity, that is, all the contacts on the SIM card may not fit. The way out of this situation is to create a file with a backup of the phone book and then copy it to a new smartphone:

1. Using the “Import/Export” procedure, save all the numbers from the SIM card on the old device.
2. Create a backup copy of your phone book on an internal or external drive using one of the available functions.

3. The file with all the numbers will be called “Contacts.vcf” and will be located in the storage/emulated/0/ folder. You need to transfer it to a new smartphone via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or computer, and then use the “Import from internal memory” or “Import from SD memory card” tool and specify the path to the required file.

Way to transfer contacts to phone using Bluetooth

You can transfer phone book data from one Samsung to another Samsung smartphone using Bluetooth technology.

Do the following:

1. Activate Bluetooth on both phones by clicking on the corresponding icon;
2. Take your Samsung phone with the contacts you want to transfer, then go to "Phone" - "Contacts" - "Menu" - "Import/Export" - "Send namecard via" (Send business card via);

3. Next, a list of subscribers will be displayed. Tap on “Select All Contacts”;
4. Then select “Bluetooth”, find a new Samsung phone in the list of available devices and select it;
5. A small data file called vCard or vcf will be transferred from the old phone to the new one;
6. All you have to do now is accept the data transfer in your new Samsung phone.

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What is needed for transfer

But this is far from the best advice. If a person wants to change both the phone number and the mobile device at the same time, he will have to either manually rewrite the phone book or look for another solution. This is exactly what we will do.

How to transfer contacts from Samsung to Samsung and more? Certain things may come in handy for this. Namely:

• specialized applications (they will be discussed later);
• Google account;
• phones with which you plan to work.

It would be enough. So what methods of solving the problem are most suitable for modern man?

Samsung Smart Switch Mobile - transports any data to Samsung

Another way to transfer contacts between Samsung smartphones is to use the “Samsung Smart Switch Mobile” program. Its use will allow you to transfer contacts without using extra cables.

Do the following:

1. Install the program on both Samsung phones;
2. Place the phones at a distance of no more than 10 cm next to each other;
3. Run the program on both devices, and specify “Android Device” (device running Android OS) on each;
4. On the old device, select “Sending Device”, and on the new one, “Receiving Device”;

5. Initiate the connection by clicking on “Connect” on one of the phones;
6. When both devices are connected to each other, a list of data types to be copied will be shown. Select "Contacts";
7. Then, a little lower, tap on “Transfer” a little higher to start the transfer procedure;
8. To complete the copying process, click on “Ok” just below.

If it was not possible to save or transfer data

I hope you were able to use one of the suggested methods. But even if problems arise during the operation, you can find their solution in the traditional “Question - Answer” section.

Hermann

Expert in the field of digital technologies and the activities of mobile operators. I am engaged in constant monitoring of industry changes in Russia and abroad.

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Why, after transferring data, not all files were on the new smartphone?

It is possible that you have not selected all the information to be transferred. Also, your new smartphone may simply not have enough free space. Finally, the process could be automatically interrupted due to an accidental internet outage.

Why can't I transfer photos and videos via Google?

Most often, the problem occurs because a person forgets to activate automatic synchronization on a new device.

What to do if none of the methods helped?

You can manually transfer information using a MicroSD memory card. First you need to insert it into your old device, transfer all the files, and then install it into your new smartphone.

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Dr.fone-Switch is a convenient program for transferring information from the Samsung phone book

The “dr.fone – Switch” program makes transferring contacts from an old Samsung smartphone to a new Samsung quite simple and straightforward. All you need to do is connect both gadgets to your PC, launch “dr.fone” and transfer the necessary contacts to the new phone. The program's functionality also allows you to completely erase old data from the recipient's smartphone before transferring contacts to it.

Do the following:

1. Install the program on your PC and run it;
2. In the program menu that opens, click on “Switch”;

   
   Click on “Switch” in the program menu

3. As soon as the next program window opens, connect your phones to your PC using a USB cable. Wait until the program detects both of your devices;
4. Old (Source) and New (Destination) phones will be located on the left and right. If they are identified incorrectly, click on “Flip” and swap them;

5. From the list of content in the center, check the box for “Contact”;
6. Click on “Start Transfer” to start the transfer procedure.

Dropbox or other cloud storage

If the task is to transfer only photos or videos between Samsung phones, you can use Dropbox. To transfer information, follow these instructions:

• launch Dropbox on your old device, enter your email and password;
• select a location to upload and store photos from your device;
• after clicking on the plus symbol, select photos from your smartphone that you want to transfer to another device;
• click on the Upload button and wait for the data to be transferred to Dropbox;
• transfer photos from Samsung via Dropbox. To do this, log in on another device with the same data;
• open the photo folder, click on the three dots and click on the Save to device link.

Alternatively, you can select the arrow next to the photo at the bottom and click on Export to transfer the photo between devices.

Copying contacts from your phone to another Android smartphone or iPhone

The easiest transfer methods are to use a computer and Google services.

Copying via computer

1. Connect your Android mobile device and iPhone to your PC. Simultaneously or in stages.
2. Open the phone book in the memory of the first phone and copy it to the PC memory.
3. Transfer it to the memory of the phone to which it should be copied.

Using a Google Account

1. Create or sign in to a Google account.
2. Go to the “Settings Menu”.
3. Open your Google account, “Contacts” tab.
4. Sync phone numbers.
5. Add the same Google account to a new mobile device.
6. Log in and synchronize information. Android OS will perform the copying automatically.

Important! The operation can only be performed if you have access to an Internet connection.

How to delete or merge identical contacts on Android

Contact merging is done automatically. The OS conducts a general analysis, compares those found, and combines similar ones.

1. Log in to the Contacts application.
2. Go to “Merging Duplicates”.
3. Click "Merge".
4. Select from the detected results what you want to delete or merge.

Merging via Gmail is performed as follows:

1. On your PC, log into the same account as on your smartphone.
2. Go to “Contacts”.
3. Select "Similar Contacts".

Duplicates will be deleted automatically provided that synchronization is configured on the device.

Healthy! First of all, you need to find out the number of takes. If there are only a few of them, you can use manual cleaning. If not, try other methods.

Method 4: Third Party Software

The Google Play Store contains software from third-party developers designed to transfer data between Android devices. As an example, let's transfer phone book entries using the Contact Wizard application.

1. Download the application program to both smartphones and launch it. On the sending device, click “Send contacts”.

2. To select all entries, click the corresponding button and click “Next”.

   If you need to send several numbers, select each one separately.

   We are waiting for the pairing code to be displayed.

3. On the receiving phone, tap “Receive”, enter the combination and confirm the transfer.