Import contacts from iTunes backup to Samsung

How do you copy contacts from iPhone to Samsung? Probably some people are using iCloud to export their contacts from iPhone to Samsung mobile, while some people prefer to back up contacts to iTunes and transfer them from iTunes backup. Whichever way you choose, you would finally get the contacts on your Samsung smartphone. Since iTunes is a bit complicated to follow, this post will show various way to import contacts from iTunes backup to Samsung.

Method 1: Directly Move Contacts from iTunes to Samsung

1. Plug your iPhone to computer via USB cable.
2. Install the latest version of iTunes and open it.
3. With iPhone connected with iTunes, click on the name of your device on iTunes.
4. Click Info tab on the navigation menu, and check the "Sync Contacts With" box, and choose "Google Contacts" from the drop-down list.
5. Register your Google account if you haven't registered yet. Or you can click "Configure" and select an existing Google account.
6. Click "Apply" to sync contacts with your Google account .
7. Go to "Settings" > "Accounts" on your Samsung phone to add the account used in iTunes to the new device.
8. Add “Google account” and tick “Sync Contacts” to allow google to sync contacts to your new phone

Method 2: Using Samsung Smart Switch to transfer Contacts from iTunes to Samsung

Compared to Apple, Samsung has gone a further step to create Smart Switch to do transferring and restoring works among Samsung devices. It’s a user-friendly program, with the ability to move data between Samsung phones.

• Step 1. Install and open Smart Switch
• Step 2. Connect your Samsung to PC and wait until your device is connected
• Step 3. Click “Restore” when comes to the start interface
• Step 4. Select “iTunes backup data” and check “Contacts” or other files you want
• Step 5. Click “OK” to move contacts from iTunes backup to Samsung

Method 3: Gihosoft Phone Transfer Seamlessly Copy Contacts from iTunes backup to Samsung

Given that lower versions of Samsung devices cannot be detected by Smart Switch, if you happen to have that kind of phone, I would suggest you trying Gihosoft Phone Transfer program which can be compatible with thousands of phones including iPhone and most Android phone.

• Step 1. Download the iTunes to Android Transfer tool and run it. Click “Switch to iTunes to Phone Transfer Mode”.
• Step 2. Select your iPhone backup, and check “Contacts”. (If you cannot find the backup file you want to transfer, you may need to sync your iPhone to iTunes first.)
• Step 3. Connect your Samsung phone to the PC via USB, and then click “Start Copy” to import contacts from iTunes backup to your Samsung device.

Few minutes later, a message will pop up indicating that the process of transferring contacts from iTunes to Samsung is complete. Then you can open your Samsung phone to check the contact list.