Copying contacts from iPhone to SIM with iTools is one of the rare solutions iPhone users can use to copy contacts due to the limitations of the iOS operating system. While copying contacts from SIM to iPhone is straightforward, copying contacts from iPhone to SIM poses difficulties for users.
But there's no problem that we can't solve, and copying contacts from iPhone to SIM with iTools is the solution that Mytour wants to address and suggest for readers to apply if they want to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM.
Guide to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to SIM with iTools
- Users need to download iTools from here, download iTools.
- For iTools to work, the computer must have iTunes installed, download iTunes from here.
Step 1: Before transferring contacts from iPhone to SIM with iTools, you need to turn off iCloud contact backup, first press Settings > select profile at the top > choose iCloud.
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Step 3: Download and install iTools like regular software, connect iPhone to computer then open iTools and select info.
Step 4: Then press Contact, as you have already removed contacts backup on iCloud, you just need to press Disabled here to finish.
Step 5: Go to the contacts section, copy all contacts > select Export >Export as Vcard File to export the contacts file on your device.
Choose the folder containing vCard files.
Step 6: Now go to the designated folder and copy all vCard files in it.
Connect an Android device, remember to insert the SIM card you want to transfer contacts to, then transfer all the vCard files onto the Android device.
Step 7: After copying, open the device and go to the contacts section, select contact management in the top right menu then press import/export contacts.
Step 8: Here, you select import vCard file then proceed to import from your phone, the system will automatically search and list the vCard files for you to import into the device.
Step 9: After the above steps, revisit this section but this time select export contacts and choose SIM.
Select all the contacts you want to export then press export below, the process of copying contacts from iPhone to SIM card is complete.
Mytour has completed the process of copying contacts from iPhone to SIM card with iTools, although transferring contacts still requires an Android device due to iOS's mechanism. Of course, jailbreaking may provide an alternative, but it poses risks to your device, especially with newer operating systems where jailbreaking is not yet possible.
However, through this, you can see that backing up phone contacts on Android is much simpler. Perhaps iOS developers don't want users to easily abandon this operating system, so its mechanism is more complex than backing up Android phone contacts. Nevertheless, copying contacts from iPhone to SIM card with iTools is also a method that doesn't consume too much of your time.
- Read more: How to back up Android phone contacts