HOW TO TRANSFER CONTACTS ON SMARTPHONES

Research shows that people with Smartphones replace their phones every 18 to 24 months, but one problem often faced by changing phones is to transfer your contacts to your new phone. Manually entering your contacts with each upgrade is both tedious and time-consuming. If you've synchronized your phone and other devices to an account such as Microsoft Exchange Server, you can relax: Your contacts will migrate to your new phone when you connect. Another option is, if both phones have the right hardware, is to use the SIM card holding your old phone's data to transfer your contacts. But even if none of these methods applies to your situation, there is no cause for alarm. Below are some lay down steps to help you transfer your contacts:

FOR BLACKBERRY PHONES:

Step 1: Download and install the free BlackBerry Desktop Software on your computer. Connect your BlackBerry to the computer via a USB cable.

Step 2: Open the BlackBerry Desktop Software and double-click on "Backup and Restore." The software will back up the contacts on your smartphone to your computer. BlackBerry provides both Windows and Mac versions of its software

Step 3: Disconnect your old phone and connect your new BlackBerry. Use "Backup and Restore" to transfer your contact data from your computer to your new phone.

FOR ANDROID PHONES:

Step 1: Create a Gmail account, if you don't have one. Android phones usually have a Gmail app already installed, so there's no setup required. If your smartphone doesn't have that option, use its browser create an account at Gmail.com.

Step 2: Click on your app icon to open Gmail, then sign in. Gmail automatically imports all the information from your phone's contact list.

Step 3: Activate your new Android phone and log into Gmail, which automatically syncs your email account's Contacts list with your new smartphone. It will continue to sync to update any changes made to your list of contacts at a later date.

FOR iPHONES (iOS):

Step 1: Download iTunes if you don't already have it on your computer. Click to open the program.

Step 2: Connect your old iPhone to its USB cable, then plug in the cable to your computer. After iTunes recognizes the phone's presence, you'll see a "Devices" tab on the left side of the iTunes window, with your phone acknowledged underneath it.

Step 3: Click on your phone's symbol, and then click on the "Info" tab that comes up at the top of the window. For Windows, click on "Sync Contacts with"; on a Mac, click on "Sync Address Book Contacts." This will transfer your contacts into the computer's address book.

Step 4: Detach your old phone from your computer, and plug in your new iPhone to the USB cable. Click on your phone's symbol in iTunes, then click "Apply" in the bottom right corner to sync the contacts you just transferred to your computer with your new iPhone.

FOR WINDOWS PHONES (OS7):

Step 1: Remove the battery cover from the back of your old phone and look for a SIM card. If you're not sure what it looks like, Microsoft has an image of the card online (see "Microsoft: Import Contacts From My Old Phone" in Resources). If your old phone has a card, swap it out with the SIM card in your new smartphone.

Step 2: Tap "Start" on your phone, then tap "People." In order, tap "More," "Settings" and "Import SIM contacts." Follow the instructions for transferring your contacts.

Step 3: Remove the old SIM card after you've transferred the data to your new phone, and replace it with the new SIM card.

Goodluck as you transfer you contacts with ease.

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