Transferring contacts to your new phone
There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new phone. Select a transfer
method that best suits your situation.
Transferring contacts using a PC
You can use a PC to transfer contacts from several phone brands, including iPhone,
Samsung, HTC and Nokia.
You need:
•
An Internet-connected PC running Windows
®
•
A USB cable for your old phone
•
A USB cable for your new Android™ phone
•
Your old phone
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Your new Android™ phone
Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts
If you are transferring contacts using a PC, use the PC Companion program. It's free,
and the installation files are already saved on your new phone. PC Companion also
offers a range of other features, including help with updating your phone software.
To install PC Companion
1
New phone
: Turn on your new Android™ phone and connect it to a PC using a
USB cable.
2
New phone
: Tap Install to install PC Companion on the PC.
3
Computer
: If a popup window appears, select
Run Startme.exe. In the new
popup window that appears, click
Install to start the installation and then follow
the instructions to complete the installation.
To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC Companion
1
Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2
Open the PC Companion program on the PC, then click
Contacts Setup and
follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer
For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts
from your old phone, go to
Transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts
Your phone works with popular online synchronization accounts such as Google
Sync™, Microsoft
®
Exchange ActiveSync
®
or Facebook™. If you have synced the
contacts in your old phone or your computer with an online account, you can transfer
your contacts to your new phone using that account. For more detailed information
about synchronization, see Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and
contacts
on page 93.
To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account
1
From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Press , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3
To set up a synchronization account, tap Add account and follow the on-screen
instructions. If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want
to sync with that account, tap the account, press , and tap Sync now.
Transferring contacts from a SIM card
To import contacts from a SIM card
1
From your Home screen, tap . , then tap
.
2
Press . , then tap Import contacts > SIM card.
3
If you have set up a synchronization account, you can choose to add the SIM
card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use these contacts
in the phone. Select your desired option.
4
To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts,
tap Import all.
Transferring contacts from a memory card
To import contacts from a memory card
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From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Press , then tap Import contacts > Memory card.
3
If you have set up a synchronization account, you can add the imported
memory card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use the
imported contacts in the phone. Select your desired option.
4
If you have more than one vCard file on the Memory card, a list appears
showing different batches of phone contacts, with the corresponding dates for
when they were created. Select the batch you want to import.
Receiving contacts from other devices
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth™ technology
1
Make sure you have the Bluetooth™ function turned on and your phone set to
visible. If not, then you cannot receive data from other devices.
2
When you are asked to confirm whether you want to receive the file, tap
Accept
.
3
Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you received to import the
contact data.
To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
1
When you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email
message, open the message.
2
The received contact data appears as a vCard attachment. Tap, or touch and
hold the vCard file to open a menu so you can save the contact data.