Switching from one Android smartphone to another is pretty easy on its own, especially since Google does everything to improve the process. However, when you buy a new smartphone or change your SIM card and you do not know all the intricacies of the American giant’s ecosystem, it is not always easy to do. transfer contacts from one phone to another. However, there is a very simple method that consists of importing them into your Google account and then finding them on your new phone.
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To import your SIM contacts to your Google account, all you have to do is export them from your contacts app. We’ll also explain how to import contacts from your phone to your Google account. After these two operations are done, you can change your smartphone with peace of mind. Do you agree that it is easier than writing everything down on a piece of paper ?!
How to import your SIM contacts?
- Launch the Contacts app and click the Menu button
- Select “Import” or “Import/Export” depending on your phone model, then “Import from SIM card”
- Next, a new window will open asking under which account you want to save your contacts.
- Select the SIM contacts you want to import
- The import will take place later
How to automatically sync your contacts with your Google account?
Finally, note that it’s also possible to automatically sync your phone’s contacts with your Google account. Here’s how to check if autosave is on.
- Open your smartphone’s settings and go to the “Accounts” menu.
- choose google
- Select the Google account you want to sync your contacts with
- make sure the box is checked