When you switch to a new phone , the contacts stored in the phone are easy to lose. Therefore, you need to perform the operation of copying contacts to SIM to store contacts. In this article, I will guide you how to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM simply and quickly.
- This article is guided in Vietnamese (including the interface and instructions in words). If your phone is using English, you can see how to change the machine language from English to Vietnamese as follows: Instructions on how to change the language from English to Vietnamese on iPhone, iPad
- Why can't you copy contacts directly from iPhone to SIM?
+ Apple does not allow data such as contacts to be stored on the SIM card because they think these data are very important to users, if you lose your SIM card, the bad guys can take these data to affect you .
+ Apple encourages users to save important data including contacts to iCloud. This is even more convenient when you switch to a new iPhone, the data is still easily retrieved through your iCloud account.
1. How to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM by email (low quantity)
Note:
- How to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM by email is usually applied when you copy with a small number of contacts.
Besides, you have to email each phone number to another Android phone and then insert the SIM before you can copy contacts.
- Step 1: Select the phone number to copy and send by email
First, you select the phone number to copy in the Contacts application> Share Contact .

Share contacts
You choose Gmail > Enter recipient's email address > Press the Send button .

Send by email
- Step 2: Download contacts and open the Contacts Manager on Android phone
You download the contacts from the email mailbox> Click to access from the notification box > Press the Save button to save the contact.

Download contacts to Android phones
You open the Contacts app from the home screen> Press the 3 tiles button > Manage Contacts .

Manage contacts
- Step 3: Transfer contacts to SIM card
You choose Import or export contacts > Select the Export button .

Import or export contacts
You select a SIM card (No Internal storage selected)> Select contacts to export > Done .

Select a SIM card to export
Finally, choose Export > OK .

Export contacts to SIM
2. How to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM using iCloud (bulk)
Note:
- How to copy contacts from iPhone to SIM by syncing contacts with iCloud helps you to copy contacts in bulk.
- After syncing with iCloud, you download contacts to your computer, transfer them to your Android phone and copy them to your SIM card.
- Step 1: Sync Contacts with iCloud
You open Settings > Choose Your Name > iCloud .

Open iCloud
You switch the button from left to right to allow your Contacts to sync with iCloud.

Sync Contacts with iCloud
- Step 2: Go to iCloud.com
Go to iCloud.com on your computer> Enter your Apple ID and password to sign in to iCloud.

Sign in with your Apple ID
Next, you choose Contacts .

Phonebook
You press the Ctrl key on the keyboard then select each contact so you can select more contacts at the same time> Click Export vCard to download contacts to your computer.

Download contacts to your computer
- Step 3: Copy contacts to Android phone
You connect the computer to an Android phone and then copy the downloaded contacts to the Android phone.
Then, you open Contacts > Press the 3 tiles button > Manage contacts and follow the steps as in method 1 .
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