How to Backup iPhone Contacts

This wikiHow teaches you how to back up contacts on your iPhone so you can easily restore them or use them on another device.

Table of Contents

Using iCloud

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Open Settings settings. This is a gray app with a gear (⚙️) usually located on the home screen.

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Tap Apple ID. This item is at the top of the menu and includes your name and picture (if you’re signed in).

If you’re not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device ), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In or Sign In .
If you’re using an older version of iOS, you probably won’t need to do this step.

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Tap the iCloud line located in the second part of the menu.

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Slide the “Contacts” (“Contacts”) section to the “On” (“On”) position. This option is located in the “APPS USING ICLOUD” or “APPS USING ICLOUD” section of the menu and will turn green when enabled.

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Click Merge or Merge when it appears. Do this to merge all contacts available on iPhone with iCloud contacts store.

Once “Contacts” is turned on, your iPhone contacts will immediately be synced to your iCloud account. Any changes you make will be synced across all connected devices.
You don’t have to go through a complete iCloud Backup sync process to save your contacts. Contacts can be synced separately with iCloud Backup.

Using iTunes

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Connect iPhone to computer and launch iTunes. The program can start automatically as soon as you connect your iPhone to the computer.

If you don’t have iTunes installed, you can download it for free at apple.com/itunes/download/ .

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Click the iPhone icon at the top of the iTunes screen. We may have to wait a while for this button to appear.

If this is your first time connecting your iPhone to your computer, you must tap the “Trust” or “Trust” option that appears on the phone’s screen.

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Click . Back Up Now in the Summary section. iTunes will start creating a complete backup of your iPhone, including your contact list. You can also use this backup to reset your iPhone and restore your entire contact list.

The backup process may take a few minutes to complete.

Steps

Using iCloud

Using iTunes

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