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Summary

Ensuring that you have all your important contact information wherever you go is imperative in this day and age.

Click the 'Sync' button and contacts from your iPhone are added to the 'Address Book' application on your Mac. They are also automatically added to your Yahoo or Google account if you chose that additional option. Jun 05, 2019 When you sync iPhone contacts to Mac, the contacts from your phone will likely get mixed with your Mac contacts from Messenger or FaceTime. To keep the contact list organized across all your devices: Go to Contacts on your Mac. Make sure you’ve selected iCloud contacts in the sidebar. Tidy up, delete, or add contacts as needed. Sync Contacts from iPhone to Mac Address Book. On iPhone: Go to Settings iCloud and turn on Contacts. On Mac: Go to System Preferences, select iCloud and enable Contacts. Through this way, you will see all the iPhone contacts synced to your Mac address book. May 28, 2021 To import contacts from iPhone to Mac without iCloud: Step 1. Launch EaseUS MobiMover for Mac on your computer Connect your iPhone to your Mac Unlock your iPhone and click 'Trust' in the prompt asking for your permission Choose 'Phone to Mac' option Click 'Next' to move on.

Syncing your contacts between your iPhone and Mac doesn't have to be complicated. Here are 2 ways to achieve this; whether you want to use iCloud or not.

Sync Contacts from iPhone to Mac without iCloud

Whether you are getting a new phone and need to transfer your existing device's contacts, or whether you want to back up your address book for safe keeping, TouchCopy can help. You can copy iPhone contacts to your Mac as VCards, or directly into Apple's Address Book app.

To copy contacts from iPhone to your Mac, follow these instructions..

  1. Download and install TouchCopy on your Mac.
  2. Run TouchCopy and connect your iPhone.
  3. When TouchCopy finds your device, select it, then click the Contacts tab.
  4. Select the contacts that you wish to copy, or use the cmd+A combination on your keyboard to select the entire list of contacts.
  5. Click 'Copy to Mac' in TouchCopy.
  6. Select the copy destination, and the copy will start.

The free trial version of TouchCopy, enabling you see if the software meets your needs, is available here:

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Further Details

Sorting Contacts

TouchCopy makes it easy to find contacts. Sort by first name or last name, or search for specific contacts by using the search box in the top-right corner of the application.

Copying Contacts to Mac

To copy contacts in VCard format, select the contacts you wish to copy, or use the cmd+A keyboard combination to select all of your contacts. Then, click the 'Copy to Mac' button.

Copying Contacts to Address Book / Contacts

If you wish to copy your iPhone contacts directly into your Address Book / Contacts app, select the contacts you wish to copy, or use the cmd+A keyboard combination to select all of your contacts. Then, click the 'Copy to Address Book' or 'Save to Contacts' button (depending on the version of macOS that you are running).

Transfer contacts to a new device

If your Contacts app and your iPhone are set up to automatically sync with iCloud, your contacts will automatically appear on your device. If this is not the case, make sure that your contacts are stored in your Address Book / Contacts app. If you copied as VCard, you can import these files into the Contacts app by using File -> Import..

Once your Address Book is populated on your Mac, you can transfer your contacts to another iPhone.

To do this, open iTunes (or Finder in macOS Catalina or higher) and connect your iPhone. Click your iPhone's device icon, and hit the 'Info' tab. Here you can select to sync your Mac's Contacts with your iPhone. Once complete, click 'Apply'.

Sync Contacts from iPhone to Mac using iCloud

To ensure that your contacts are always in sync between your iPhone and Mac you can use iCloud.

To do this, you'll need to ensure that iCloud Contacts is enabled on both of your devices.

Enable iCloud Contacts on iPhone:

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  1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
  2. Tap your name, then iCloud.
  3. Under 'Apps using iCloud', toggle Contacts to ON.
  4. Here, you may be prompted to merge your existing contacts with those in iCloud. Tap 'Merge' to continue.

Enable iCloud Contacts on Mac:

  1. Open System Preferences on your Mac.
  2. Click 'iCloud' (or 'Apple ID' then 'iCloud' on macOS Catalina and higher).
  3. Click to check Contacts in your list. Your Contacts will start to sync from iPhone to Mac.
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Exporting Contacts from iPhone: It can be a pain to transfer data from phone to phone or between a phone and computer - but it doesn't have to be that way. This article presents 5 fool proof ways detailing how to export contacts from iPhone to computer.

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  • Extra: Import contacts into Outlook / Gmail

Method 1: TouchCopy

Our easiest and most robust method comes first in the shape of the TouchCopy software.

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TouchCopy is the only tool you need for managing your iPhone with your computer. With it, you can copy all kinds of data like Contacts, Music, Messages, Photos and more.

TouchCopy is great and you can use to copy contacts and other files locally from your iPhone to your computer, so you don't need to worry about syncing with iTunes, or storing your personal data on a cloud service (as seen in our other methods).

Let's see how to export contacts to computer..

  1. Open TouchCopy
  2. Connect your iPhone with USB or Wi-Fi.
  3. Click 'Contacts' to view your iPhone Contacts.
  4. Hit 'Copy as vCard' (PC) or 'Copy to Mac' (Mac).
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Using this function will save standard vCard (.vcf) contact files to the location that you choose on your PC or Mac. You can also save the contacts directly into the Contacts app on your computer by using the relevant buttons in the TouchCopy toolbar!

Alternatively, save all your contacts to a CSV file, which makes it easy to import to a web-based contact manager such as Google Contacts and Outlook 365. Simply, select all your contacts in TouchCopy ('ctrl+A' or 'cmd+A') and click 'Save CSV'(PC) or 'Copy to CSV'(Mac). You can then easily import the created CSV file containing your contacts to Google Contacts or Outlook 365. Please see our user guide for more information on how to export iPhone Contacts as CSV.

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Method 2: Contact Transfer

If you have a PC using Windows 10, you'll really want to consider this option. Contact Transfer allows you to easily transfer your contacts effortlessly between iPhone, PC and even Android.

You can even create, edit and delete contacts on your chosen devices, right from your PC.

Let's see how to transfer your iPhone contacts to PC using Contact Transfer:

  1. Install Contact Transfer on your Windows 10 PC and launch it.
  2. Choose 'iOS Device' as your Source, and 'This PC' as your Destination. Click Continue.
  3. Connect your iPhone to your PC using your USB cable. Once it has been detected, click Continue.
  4. Choose where on your PC you'd like to copy your iPhone contacts.
    • Copy to to Windows Contacts, or..
    • Save as vCards, ready for an easy import to your address book or email program.
  5. Now you can select the contacts from the list on your iPhone that you wish to transfer to your PC.
  6. When you are happy with your selection, click Transfer.
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In order for Contact Transfer to access your contacts, they must be stored in your iPhone's local storage. If your contacts are instead stored in iCloud or another cloud platform, you'll need to download them to your iPhone.

Method 3: iCloud

iCloud is a great way to sync data like Contacts and Calendars between all of your devices. Bluestacks for mac air. This method is great for people who like to access the same data across all iMacs, MacBooks, iPhones, iPads and iPods they own, but for others who like more control over their data, Method 1 may be more suitable.

To use this method to sync contacts from iPhone, you'll need to be connected to Wi-Fi.

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Let's see how to sync contacts from iPhone to computer..

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud.
  2. Ensure that the 'Contacts' entry is toggled on (you may need to merge your iPhone contacts with any existing iCloud contacts).
  3. Next, log in to iCloud with your Apple ID from a browser.
  4. Click the 'Contacts' app icon.
    (If you don't need to save the contacts to your computer, you can skip the next steps).
  5. Click a contact, then do 'Ctrl+A' on your keyboard to select all.
  6. With all Contacts selected, click the cog icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
  7. Hit 'Export vCard..' to save contacts directly to your computer

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Method 4: Email

This method is great if you need to export only a couple of contacts here and there, but does not compare to TouchCopy and iCloud for bulk exports. You can export individual contacts from your iPhone via email.

In this way, you can quickly email a friend or colleague a contact's details, or even send the email to yourself so that you can access the contact from your computer. Here's how:

  1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap a Contact you wish to send.
  3. Scroll down and tap 'Share Contact'.
  4. Choose 'Mail'.
  5. Compose your email and Send!

Your contact will be sent as an attachment, in vCard (.vcf) format, with the email.

Method 5: How to Export iPhone Contacts via Airdrop

Airdrop is Apple's amazing way to quickly transfer files between iPhone and Mac. Connect your iPhone and Mac to the same Wi-Fi network, then simply choose a file and share it via Airdrop.

If you need to export a long list of contacts, consider a different method, as you can only Airdrop 1 file at a time. As such, it can be a very long and tedious job to transfer your entire contact book 1-by-1.

Here's how to export a contact from iPhone to Mac using Airdrop..

  1. Turn on Airdrop on your iPhone:
    • Open Control Center by swiping from the bottom of your screen, or from the top if your iPhone has Face ID.
    • Tap and hold the wireless control box to access more options.
    • Tap the Airdrop icon and select 'Everyone'.
  2. Turn on Airdrop on your Mac:
    • Launch Finder on your Mac.
    • Click 'Go', then select Airdrop.
    • Click the 'Allow me to be discovered by: ' link.
    • Ensure that you can be discovered by your iPhone. (choose 'Everyone'; or 'Contacts only' if you only wish to be discoverable by those in your contacts list).
  3. Next, on your iPhone, open the Contacts app.
  4. Select a contact you want to transfer, then tap 'Share Contact'.
  5. Tap Airdrop, then tap your Mac when it's detected.
  6. Your Mac will receive a notification. Click to accept the contact file on your Mac!

Extra: Import contacts into Outlook / Gmail

As we saw in Method 1, we can use TouchCopy to export contacts from iPhone and import them into Outlook with only 1 click. However, if you used iCloud or email to export iPhone contacts to your computer, you can still import the vCard files into your contacts manager like Outlook or Gmail.

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Import iPhone Contacts into Outlook

  1. Open Outlook on your computer.
  2. Go to File > Open & Export.
  3. Select 'Import a vCard file', and then click Next.
  4. Complete the Wizard by setting your import preferences

For a complete guide, including how to import contacts from a CSV file see Microsoft's guide.

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Import iPhone Contacts into Gmail

  1. Open Google Contacts in your browser.
  2. Click 'More' > 'Import..'
  3. Locate your copied vCard or CSV files.
  4. Hit 'Import'!

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