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From iphone to android app?

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Hey does anyone know an app where you can transfer all your address book contacts from the iphone onto an android device?

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  • DevCoder
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    Via iTunes
    1. Launch iTunes on your computer.
    2. Connect your iPhone to the computer.
    3. Your connected device will appear in iTunes. Click on it to open the device’s summary page
    4. Click the Info tab.
    5. Place a checkmark beside “Sync Contacts With” and select “Google Contacts” from the drop-down menu.
    6. Input your Google account and password, if you haven’t done so yet previously. Or, you can click Configure to change a previously set Google account.
    7. Click Apply. iTunes will then sync the existing contacts from your iPhone to your Google account.
    8. If you haven’t registered your Google account on your Android phone yet, add your Google account in Settings > Accounts.
    9. Allow your Google account to sync your contacts to your Android phone
    Via iCloud
    1. Using your desktop Internet browser, go to https://www.icloud.com/ and sign in with your iCloud account.
    2. Click Contacts to view a list of contacts.
    3. Select the contact(s) that you want to export.
    4. Click the cog wheel icon at the lower left and select Export vCard.
    5. Your computer will download a VCF file containing the exported contact(s).
    6. Import this VCF file to Google Contacts or copy the VCF to your Android phone’s /sdcard directory and import it to your phone through the People app or Contacts app.
    Via My Contacts Backup app (from apple appstore)
    1. Install the My Contacts Backup app from the App Store.
    2. Launch the app and tap on Backup. This backup your current contacts on your iPhone.
    3. Once complete, tap Email to attach the VCF file to an email.
    4. Send the email with the attached VCF file to your Gmail account.
    5. On your Android phone, open the email with the attached VCF file and download the file to import the contacts to your phone.
    Via Bump app
    1. Install the Bump app on your Android phone and on your iPhone.
    2. Launch Bump on both phones. Allow permissions when prompted.
    3. On the sender device, which is the iPhone, swipe to the right until you reach the contacts section.
    4. You will see a list of all your contacts. Select those contacts that you want to share.
    5. A label “Bump now!” will appear at the upper-right corner.
    6. Lightly bump your two devices.
    7. Tap the Connect button on the popup dialog to let the two devices communicate.
    8. A copy of your selected contacts will be sent to the receiving device.
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