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How-to: Transfer Contacts from an iPhone to the Huawei Vitria – With and Without Access to a Computer

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 06:05 AM PST

Using iCloud:

iCloud is a great backup service that also offers the possibility to create a vCard containing your backed up contacts. Assuming that you've used iCloud before, then your iPhone contacts should already be backed up. Next up, perform the following and you'll be set on your Android as well:

  1. Use your computer's Internet browser to visit https://www.icloud.com/
  2. Sign in with your iCloud account
  3. Click "Contacts" and from the list, select the contacts that you want to export
  4. Click the icon depicting a cog wheel, located in the bottom-left side. Then, select "Export vCard"
  5. A VCF file will be downloaded on your computer
  6. Import the VCF file to Google Contacts. Otherwise, you can connect your Huawei Vitria to your computer and copy the file to the "sdcard" directory. Then, open the contacts app, tap "Menu" > "Manage contacts" > "Import from storage" and select the desired VCF file

Using iTunes:

Aside from a place to buy music digitally and a great music player, iTunes is also a powerful syncing tool. It gives the option to sync your iPhone contacts with an Android account, thus making it easy to transfer your contacts to the Huawei Vitria. For this method you need a computer with iTunes installed.

  1. Launch iTunes on your PC
  2. Use the proprietary USB cable to connect your iPhone to your computer
  3. In iTunes, click on your iPhone and access the device's summary page
  4. Go to the "Info" tab
  5. Mark the check box next to "Sync Contacts With", and click "Google Contacts" in the drop-down list
  6. Enter your Google account's log in details, if you haven't added an account before. If you did, then click "Configure" and choose an existing account.
  7. Click "Apply" to commence the syncing process between iTunes and Google
  8. Switch over to the Huawei Vitria and sign in with the same Google account as the one used in iTunes. (NOTE: to add an account, go to "Settings" > "Accounts")
  9. Set your Google account so that it can sync contacts with your Android device

Using "My Contacts Backup":

My Contacts Backup is an iOS application that allows you to transfer contacts via email. For this approach you don't need access to a computer. The contacts are transferred via email in the form of a vCard.

  1. Visit the App Store and download "My Contacts Backup" on your iPhone
  2. Open the app and tap "Backup" to create a vCard file containing your iPhone contacts
  3. Tap "Email" to attach the VCF file to an email
  4. Enter your Gmail address as the recipient, and send the email
  5. On the Vitria, open the email containing the file attachment
  6. Download the VCF file on your Android device, and use the contacts app to import the contacts

Using "Bump":

Bump is a pretty unique application that allows you to transfer contacts from one phone to another via cloud. Evidently, you need an active Internet connection on both the iPhone and the Vitria in order for this method to work, but that's all. No cables, no access to a computer or any other prerequisites.

  1. Visit the App Store and install "Bump" on your iPhone
  2. From the Play Store, download the same app on your Vitria
  3. Open the app on both devices. If / when prompted, allow permissions
  4. Pick up the iPhone and access the contacts section
  5. Select the contacts that you want to share with the Vitria
  6. After the "Bump now!" label appears, you can bump the devices together to begin the cloud connection process
  7. Tap "Connect" once it appears on the devices
  8. Your iPhone contacts will now be transferred over to the Huawei

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How-to: Transfer Contacts From an iPhone to the Lenovo S930 (With and Without Computer access)

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:44 AM PST

Using iTunes:

If you have access to a computer then you can use iTunes in order to sync your iPhone contacts with your Google account. (You can always download iTunes from the official Apple website). Transferred contacts include the contact's address, email, image and all the details available.

  1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to it via USB
  2. When connected, the iPhone will appear in iTunes. Click it to view the summary page
  3. Next, go to the "Info" tab and mark the "Sync Contacts With" check box
  4. Select "Google Contacts" from the drop-down list
  5. If you haven't added a Google account in iTunes prior to this guide, then enter your Google account log in details. Otherwise, you can click "Configure" and select an existing account
  6. Click "Apply" and iTunes will now start syncing your iPhone contacts
  7. Pick up toe Lenovo S930 and log in with the same Google account. If necessary, go to "Settings" > "Accounts" and add it
  8. Allow the account to sync the contacts with your device

Using iCloud:

The iCloud backup service can be used to transfer your iPhone contacts over to the Lenovo S930, as long as you have an iCloud account and you've previously created a backup on your device. To share the contacts via iCloud:

  1. Open the Internet browser on your computer and visit https://www.icloud.com/. Then, log in with your iCloud account
  2. Go to "Contacts"
  3. From the contacts list, select the entries that you wish to share
  4. Click the "Settings" icon depicting a cog wheel (lower-left) and select "Export vCard"
  5. A VCF file containing the selected contacts will now be downloaded on your computer
  6. Import the VCF file to "Google Contacts". Alternatively, connect your Lenovo S930 to your computer via USB, copy the VCF file to the "sdcard" directory and import the vCard file through the contacts app. Open it, tap "Menu" > "Import / Export" and follow any self-explanatory steps

Using the "My Contacts Backup" Application:

Both the iTunes and iCloud method require you to have access to a computer. However, if that is not an option for you, there are still other methods of contact transfer; specifically through apps. My Contacts Backup is an iOS app that offers you ways to transfer contacts from an iPhone via email.

  1. Open the App Store on your iPhone and download "My Contacts Backup"
  2. Once installed, open the application and tap "Backup"
  3. A VCF file containing the contacts will be created. Tap "Email" to attach the file to an email
  4. Enter your Gmail address as the recipient, and send the email
  5. Switch over to the Lenovo S930 and open the email
  6. Download the VCF file and import the contacts on your device via the contacts app

Using the "Bump" Application:

Last but not least, there's also "Bump", an iOS and Android app that can transfer contacts through the cloud. Once again, there's no need for a computer, but an active Internet connection is required on both of your smartphones.

  1. Install Bump on your iPhone and Lenovo S930, through the App Store and Play Store respectively
  2. Open the application on both smartphones, and allow permissions when prompted to do so
  3. Pick up the iPhone and swipe to the contacts section
  4. Select the contacts that you want to transfer
  5. A "Bump now!" label should pop-up in the top-right area. At this point you can lightly bump the smartphones together
  6. A "Connect" button should appear on both smartphones' display. Tap it, and your iPhone contacts will be transferred over to the S930 via cloud
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