Some of my contacts have been saved directly to iPhone and I would like to move them to iCloud Contact Group. Is there simple way of doing it directly in iPhone, rather than using exporting/importing option which I currently do?
Hi, thanks for your response. My contacts default account is iCloud, and I’m not using another email client servers to sync my contacts with. I do not store any contacts on my sim card either. However when I save any new contact from whatsapp it automatically is saved locally in iPhone folder, which is annoying. Currently I am exporting vCards to iCloud drive and then import them to iCloud contacts. Hence I would like to know if there is easier and quicker way of moving them over. I am attaching screenshot so you can see how it shows up now. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for your response. My contacts default account is iCloud, and I’m not using another email client servers to sync my contacts with. I do not store any contacts on my sim card either. However when I save any new contact from whatsapp it automatically is saved locally in iPhone folder, which is annoying. Currently I am exporting vCards to iCloud drive and then import them to iCloud contacts. Hence I would like to know if there is easier and quicker way of moving them over. I am attaching screenshot so you can see how it shows up now. Thanks!
There are no Contacts on an iPhone or SIM. So question of saving directly to an iPhone does not arise therefore move also is not feasible. Read below...
When you look deeply you will find that Contacts are neither stored on an iPhone nor on SIM. They are synced to an email account that you may have added and enabled Contacts. It could be Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other email client server.
When you enable Contacts in any of the email accounts they are displayed to you through the Contacts App. When you edit these contacts on an iPhone they are ultimately edited on the client-server.
Please see the pic below for a better understanding...
If you are unable to find your contacts which were stored in the email client, then try this --> Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and more using ...
Check if the email account has been removed from the iOS mail app.
Add the email account that stores your contacts in the IOS mail app and enable Contacts.
What is your default Contacts account? If none, please add an email account and enable contacts.
See the pic below
Unlike some Android devices, contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other
If you have a corporate email account added through a profile on your device, please check with your organization's system administrator.
Move contacts from iPhone to iCloud directly in iPhone
