There are many scenarios when an iPhone user wants to move contacts from iPhone to SIM. When upgrading to a new phone, you may want to transfer all contacts to a SIM card and apply them to the new phone. Or maybe you just got a new mobile network provider and want to have all the iPhone contacts saved to SIM. So can you transfer contacts from iPhone to SIM card and how to transfer contacts from iPhone to SIM card? Well, you can find the answer in this guide.
Unfortunately, Apple doesn't support moving contacts from iPhone to SIM directly. That's because Apple thinks that it is not safe to store data on a removable device. They tend to encourage users to save data on the device itself, iCloud, or computer through iTunes. These options are considered to be more reliable and powerful.
One way to save contacts to SIM on iPhone is by jailbreaking. Jailbreaking your iPhone can unlock some features that Apple doesn't offer by default, but we don't suggest you try this way as it requires some technical skills. And your iPhone will get damaged if you don't handle the jailbreaking carefully.
Here we will introduce some indirect methods to transfer iPhone contacts to SIM. Though they are not straightforward, they are helpful and very easy to operate.
Here, we have listed 4 feasible ways to solve this problem. Keep reading and find out how.
The first method is to rely on a useful data transfer tool - Coolmuster Mobile Transfer. This software is designed to transfer multiple files between two phones, even with different operating systems. With it, you can transfer all contacts from iPhone to Android phone first, and then export the transferred contacts on Android to a SIM card.
The main features of Coolmuster Mobile Transfer:
How do I transfer contacts from iPhone to SIM card using Mobile Transfer?
01Install Mobile Transfer on your computer and launch it. Connect your iPhone and an Android phone to a computer, then follow the on-screen prompts to get two phones detected by the software.
02Once detected, you will see the interface as below. Make sure that the Android phone is the target device; if not, click "Flip" to change the positions.
03Select "Contacts" and then hit the "Start Copy" button to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone.
04Now insert the SIM card to which you want to put contacts to the Android phone, open the "Contacts" app > tap "more" on the top-right > "Settings" > "Export contacts" > "Export to SIM card" > select the contacts moved from iPhone and transfer them to SIM.
Another software that can assist you in transferring contacts from iPhone to SIM card is Coolmuster iOS Assistant. It is a powerful program that is skilled in managing, transferring, and backing up/restoring iOS data. Using this tool, you can preview iPhone contacts on PC, and selectively export and save contacts to PC in CSV, vCard, and XML formats. After saving contacts from an iPhone to a PC, you can freely transfer contacts from a PC to an Android phone with the target SIM card inserted, then export contacts to the SIM card.
Key features of Coolmuster iOS Assistant:
How do I export contacts from my iPhone to SIM card using iOS Assistant?
01Install and open iOS Assistant on your computer. Then connect the iPhone to the computer using a USB cord. Unlock your iPhone and tap "Trust" as prompted, the software will automatically detect your iPhone quickly.
02Click "Contacts" from the left panel, and you will see all the contacts on your iPhone are displayed on the screen. Select the required contacts and click "Export" > click "Export to vCard" to save them on your PC.
03Insert the SIM card into an Android phone and connect the Android to the PC via a USB cable, and then head to "Contacts" > select the "Import from USB storage" option.
04After importing, tap "Settings" > "Export contacts" > "Export to SIM" card on the Android Contacts app.
To transfer multiple contacts from iPhone to SIM, you can also use iCloud. You will need to sync your contacts from iPhone to your iCloud first, and then download the contacts from iCloud to PC to proceed. The disadvantage of using this method is that you don't have full control over the contacts during the iCloud syncing, and it takes a bit longer to sync.
Here is how to save iPhone contacts to SIM card using iCloud:
Step 1. On your iPhone, go to "Settings" > "iCloud" > turn on the "Contacts" option.
Step 2. On your computer, log in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID and password. Then hit the "Contacts" option.
Step 3. Select the contacts you want to export and then click the "gear" icon > select "Export vCard" to get the iPhone contacts to PC.
Step 4. Now connect an Android phone to the computer with a USB cable. Open the Contacts app on your Android and then click "Import from USB Storage". This will import the vCard files downloaded from iCloud to the Android phone.
Step 5. When the importing is complete, tap "Export contacts" > "Export to SIM" card on the Android. Then the iPhone contacts will be copied to a SIM card.
If you have only a few contacts to transfer, you can use email to send them to Android one by one. After that, download the iPhone contacts on Android and then move them to the SIM card.
Here is how to transfer contacts from iPhone to SIM card without iCloud via Email:
Step 1. Send contacts from iPhone with email
Open the Contacts app on your iPhone, then go to the contacts you want to transfer. Tap "Share Contact" and share it via email.
Step 2. Download iPhone contacts on Android phone
On an Android phone, open the email sent from the iPhone, and then download the vCard contacts files on Android.
Step 3. Import vCard files on Android
Open the Contacts app on Android > tap "More" > "Settings" > "Import/Export contacts" > "Import vCard file". Then the downloaded vCard files will be imported to the Android Contacts app.
Step 4. Save contacts to SIM card
After getting the contacts from your iPhone on your Android contacts app, you can tap "More" > "Settings" > "Export contacts" > "Export to SIM card" to get the contacts to SIM card.
Though Apple doesn't allow you to directly copy contacts from your iPhone to SIM, it offers you the option to import SIM card contacts to your iPhone.
Here's how to do it:
Step 1. Insert the SIM card that contains the contacts you want to iPhone.
Step 2. Open the "Settings" app, then tap "Contacts" > "Import SIM Contacts".
Step 3. Select the location where you want to store your SIM card contacts.
As you can see, though there isn't a direct way to solve the problem of how to save contacts to SIM on iPhone, we can get the job done with a bit extra effort. We have mentioned two programs to help you import contacts to a SIM card for iPhone. They are both handy and powerful for transferring data. If you want to transfer contacts from another phone to an iPhone, you can choose Coolmuster Mobile Transfer. When it comes to backing up or managing contacts or other files, Coolmuster iOS Assistant is your go-to software.
If you have any questions about the methods or the software, please feel free to leave your comment to let us know.
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