How to Transfer Contacts From One iPhone to Another

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Apple regularly releases new versions of its iPhone. If you have recently purchased or acquired a new iPhone, you probably want to transfer the contacts from your old iPhone to your new iPhone. To transfer these contacts, you can use iTunes. You can sync your old iPhone to your computer to copy all of the contacts from your old phone to your computer. You can then add the contacts from your computer to your new iPhone.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. 1
   Plug your old iPhone into your computer and open iTunes. Your iPhone's icon appears in the left column.
   
2. 2
   Click the "Info" tab at the top of iTunes. This opens settings on your iPhone, including "Contacts."
   
3. 3
   Click the "Sync Address Book Contacts" check box at the top of the window. Then click the radio button next to "All Contacts."
   
4. 4
   Click the "Sync" button at the bottom right corner of the screen. Contacts from your iPhone are now synced with your computer. Your computer address book should now match the contact list on your old iPhone.
   
5. 5
   Eject the old iPhone by clicking the "Eject" button next the icon of your iPhone.
   
6. 6
   Plug the new iPhone into your computer. Click on the icon of the new iPhone in the left column.
   
7. 7
   Click the "Info" tab and make sure the check box next to "Sync Address Book Contacts" is selected. Also make sure that the radio button next to "All Contacts" is selected.
   
8. 8
   Scroll all the way to the bottom of the window and locate the "Advanced" menu. Click the check box next to "Contacts" under the "Replace information on this iPhone" menu. This allows the new iPhone to import the contacts on your computer onto the phone.
   
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   Click the "Sync" button and the contacts from your computer, which are identical to the contacts from your old iPhone, are now added to your new iPhone.