How to back up Android contacts

Looking for a way to back up your Android contacts – Gone are the days of having your Facebook friends send you their numbers. And you no longer need to transfer your contacts one by one – there are many ways to back up your Android contacts. Some are convenient, some are not, but there’s no need to lose all your contacts anymore. We’re here to help you find the best way, so let’s get started.

How to backup Android contacts by exporting contacts

One of the easiest ways to back up your Android and search for contacts is to follow these steps

Open the Contacts app.

Make sure all your contacts are present (unless you want to back up a specific group).

  • Now press the menu button Press Import/Export.

You can also check that it works on Galaxy S series phones and HTC Sense. However, you can use a SIM card instead of a micro SD card for different fun. Finally, both options work on the latest CM6.

Android from Google has the ability to sync contacts with Gmail if those contacts are connected to an Android phone.

But if this is not the case with your phone, you will need to do a few things to ensure a backup.

How to restore contacts from Google Backup

Once you have completed the above steps, you have the option to recover your lost phone contacts later by retrieving them from the backup.

1. Open Settings.

2. Tap “Google”.

3. Select “Recover contacts” under “Services” (on some devices this may be a separate section). Select the account where you saved your contacts. devon Delfino/Business Insider.

4. Select the device to which you want to copy the contacts.

5. press the Resume button – wait for the confirmation message to appear before navigating to the screen.

To import contacts from a VCF file

To upload a saved .vcf file to a new phone:

  • Open the Contacts application and select Settings > Import > .vcf files.
  • In the Download Manager, select the menu icon and navigate to the location where you saved the file (e.g. Google Drive or SD card).
  • Select the .vcf file and Google will automatically import the data to your phone.

Automatic backup of contacts to Google.

Zapier can connect Google Contacts to more than 1,500 apps, so you can automatically back up your contacts in a variety of unlikely ways. For example, any new contacts from HubSpot or Mailchimp can be automatically added to Google Contacts.

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