I have a Samsung Android phone and need to transfer my iCloud contacts to that phone. How do I accomplish this?
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You may want to ask this over at the Android Stack Exchange site, if you don't get a satisfactory answer here.– CajunlukeJun 29, 2012 at 21:12
3 Answers
You can use the app SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts to accomplish that. The app will just add another standard sync account in Android under System settings > Accounts & sync where you can login with your Apple ID:
After you've setup the new account all your iCloud contacts will be synced down to the Android device and appear in the People app. Moreover, it's a full two-way sync so you can edit your iCloud contacts from your Android phone and the changes will get pushed to iCloud and your iDevices immediately.
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I’m not sure, if this is save. Yes, iCloud contacts are just CardDAV, but I’m unsure, if even can login to iCloud with a non-Apple device Jan 26, 2014 at 9:48
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@SebastianSemmler no problems over here for a long time. Apple doesn't restrict iCloud login to Apple devices Feb 19, 2014 at 11:17
Simple and no need for additional apps:
- Export of your iCloud contacts to your computer in vCard form.
- Connect your Android to your computer and once it appears as a device, go to your Android "Storage"
- Drag and drop the vCard file containing all your iCloud contacts to your Android Storage
- On your Android, go to your Contacts app, tap the "Menu" and tap on "Import/Export > Import from USB storage > Import all vCard files". Your iCloud contacts are imported to your Android
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Which folder to place the vcard file so the contact app can see it?– user56114Aug 30, 2013 at 3:23
You can use the Google Drive app to perform a backup of your iOS device. Your contacts will be added to Google Contacts when you perform the backup.