How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone

How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone

Posted on By Tony Poruba

Well, Windows phone seems to be a dead system for now with uncertain future. Today we will show you, how you can transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone, it can be helpful for a lot of windows phone users.

 

How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone:

  1. With your windows phone you should be connected to your Live ID account (@outlook.com, @microsoft.com, …). Once you have your Live ID, check on your windows phone that you have sync setting active. If yes, your contact will be automatically synchronized with your Live ID account.How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  2. In your computer, go to Live ID account (in this example ***@outlook.cz)How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  3. Switch your tab to PeopleHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  4. Now you should see a list of all your contacts from your windows phone. If not, check your sync setting (ad 1)How to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  5. Go to Manage >> Export contactsHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  6. Confirm export to CSVHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  7. and save it to your computerHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  8. Now sign-in to your Gmail account and switch the tab to ContactsHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  9. Choose Import contactsHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  10. Choose file from your computer – select choose file and find the .csv file you have saved in step 7 and click ImportHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  11. Your contacts will be uploaded and synchronized with your Google account.
  12. On Android 6 or higher go to Settings > Google > Restore contacts.
  13. For older android Android go to Settings >> Accounts and Sync. Under Manage Accounts select (or Add) the Google account you used to import WM contacts. Finally press Sync Contacts. Done

 

New design of Google Contacts

If you are using new Google Contacts, you don’t need CSV file from your Live ID account and import is really easy.

  1. In your Google Contacts choose More >> ImportHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  2. Choose from where your contacts will be importedHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  3. You must give temporary access rights to google to get your contactsHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  4. Your contacts will be importedHow to transfer contacts from windows phone to android phone
  5. Sync your contacts with android phone (step 12 above)
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