Move Contacts from SG3 to Nexus 5

Dummy

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I would transfer my contacts from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a Google Nexus 5?


Rgds.

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laoisfan

Are your contacts "Google " contacts? If so then simply login into the new phone using your Google Account and they will sync automatically.

Dummy

Hi Laoisfan,

Thank you but they are not Google contacts.



D.

laoisfan

You have a few options.

#1. Change all your contacts to Google contacts on your S3 then sync yada yada yada

or

#2. Copy2Sim app in Google Play Store...which does as it says.

Even a Dummy can follow that

laoisfan

This may or may not be useful to you

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.happydroid.contacts&hl=en

OR

Export all contacts from phone to sd card. Next import from sd card and select google account as target. Finally, go to the contact view settings and show google contacts and uncheck view phone contacts. Do this on S3. Once your Google contacts sync you can them login to your N5 and they will resync.

Jambo

Dummy wrote: »

Hi Laoisfan,

Thank you but they are not Google contacts.


D.

Go into contacts on your s3 and select merge with google, then your sorted, contacts will then sync to any Android device you have, plus gmail on all other devices.

imo your best keep everything with google and back up your device to google that way everthing should be the same on all devices, plus if you ever loose or damage a phone all your important stuff and contacts can be quickly restored from the cloud.

If you do choose to use google contacts your best to merge contacts like facebook, twitter etc so the you only have one entry per person, also best place to edit google contacts, is via gmail on a pc or laptop

Dummy

Thank you both, Laoisfan & Jambo, very much indeed for your advice. I will merge my contacts with google.

Kind Regards,


D.