Moto G is one of the fasted selling phones in developing markets. I’ve been using it for the past couple of days and it is nothing less than impressive. Especially when you consider it costs only $179. It is fast, a pleasure to hold in hand and comes with the latest version of Android – 4.4 Kitkat.
Tap the “Mail” drop-down menu in the Gmail window and choose the “Contacts” option. Tap the “More” button to choose 'Export Contacts'. Then you need to choose “vCard format” to export the Gmail contacts to your computer. With All iCloud Contacts selected, click on the Gear Icon again and select Export vCard option. On the next screen, select download location for the Contacts File and click on Save. All your iCloud Contacts will be downloaded to your computer as a.VCF file. Import iPhone Contacts from Computer to Gmail.
While you cannot directly export your contacts from the People app, you can export your contacts from Outlook.com to a CSV file and then import them back and/or import them into other email apps such as Gmail or Yahoo, or other versions of Outlook. You can import contacts from various services, including Outlook, Exchange, Gmail, and iCloud. So let’s go ahead and migrate from iCloud to Gmail right away. Steps to Import iCloud Emails to Gmail are as follows; Step 1. Open your Gmail account and navigate to the Setting option. Select Account and Import option and click “Import mail and Contacts”. Enter your iCloud email login credentials and sign in. ICloud – Contacts, Calendar and Tasks. Synching your iCloud Contacts, Calendar and Tasks folder with Outlook is only possible when you install the iCloud Control Panel application which also install an Outlook add-in. In the iCloud Control Panel, you can then select the option to sync Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks with Outlook.
Primomusic. I hope you are just as happy with your purchase as I am. I’ll be sharing more tips and tricks about the phone in upcoming articles but to start with, here are four different ways to get contacts from your old phone, iCloud, Gmail and a Vcard/CSV file to your Moto G.
1. Contacts Stored With Google Account
This is the simplest option. If you used your Google account to sync contacts on your old phone, you don’t really need to do anything.
During the set up process, if you entered the Google account where all your contacts are saved, they will be automatically downloaded to your phone.
In case there is a problem, Go to Settings -> Account -> Google, tap on your account and make sure Contacts option is checked.
2. Sync With iCloud (Manual)
Note: This is a manual method where you need to download a Vcard file and transfer it to the phone manually. If you a looking for an automated approach, skip to the fourth option in the article.Step 1: Go to iCloud.com and log in. Then click Contacts. You should now see your contacts listed here. Select all the contacts by pressing Ctrl+A.
Step 2: From the gear icon on the bottom left corner, select Export Vcard.
Step 3: A .vcf file will be downloaded. Transfer this file to your Moto G by copying it to the local storage.
Step 4: Now, open the People app on your Moto G and from the Menu button on the bottom right corner, select Import/Export.
Then select Import from Storage. Your phone will now be scanned for a new .vcf file and your contacts will be imported.
3. Android To Android – Motorola Migrate
Coming from an Android phone? Motorola has made it really easy to transfer all kinds of content from your old phone to the new. First, you’ll need to download the app on your old phone (it comes pre-installed on your Moto G).
Step 1: Launch the app on your Moto G. From the first page, select Android as we are importing data from an Android phone.
Step 2: Next, select the kind of content you want to import. Contacts, messages, photos, videos and even call logs can be imported. For this example, I’m sticking with contacts.
Step 3: Moto G will ask for permission to take over your Wi-Fi and after you allow it, it will ask you to download the Migrate app on your old phone. Hit Next and a QR code will show up on the screen.
Step 4: Now, on your old phone, launch the app and just hit the Start button. You will now see a QR code scanner show up. With your old phone’s camera, scan the QR code displayed on Moto G’s screen.
That’s it. The phones will now connect and contacts will be transferred in mere seconds.
4. iCloud Sync With Motorola Migrate (Automated)
The recently updated Motorola Migrate app allows you to import contacts from iCloud to your Google account just by logging in to the services. If you don’t want to do it manually as described above, this is another alternative.
Step 1: From the first screen, select iPhone.
Step 2: Log in with your iCloud account and on the next step log in to your Google account and grant the app permission to access your contacts.
In the next couple of seconds, your iCloud contacts will be transferred to your Google account and will show up in the People app.
Your Way
How do you usually transfer contacts from your old devices to a new one? Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below.
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When you are using an Android phone, one prefers using Google Contacts to store and manage contacts. But when it comes to the iPhone, users are confused between iCloud Contacts and Google Contacts. If you are also wondering where to save contacts on your iPhone – iCloud or Google? You will find the answer in this post.
You can pick one of the option when you start using your new iPhone. Of course, you can always switch to another service later. But why would you want to take the risk and headache of merging or losing contacts?
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We will help you figure out which one should you pick between iCloud Contacts and Google Contacts. Let’s get started.
Required Cloud Account
Typically, when you save a contact on your iPhone, it gets saved on your iPhone’s storage. Now you can either enable iCloud Contacts or use other services such as Google Contacts to sync contacts.
iCloud Contacts is a service attached to iCloud storagethat uses Apple ID. When you add an Apple ID on your iPhone, iCloud is activated automatically. It’s a default cloud service on Apple devices. You can enable/disable various services like photos, notes, reminders, calendar, etc. Contacts are also one such service. When iCloud Contacts is enabled, contacts from your iPhone sync to your iCloud account. You'll be glad to know that iCloud Contacts works without adding any additional account or app to your iPhone.
On the contrary, Google Contacts, as is obvious, is a service from Google. You need to sign in with your Google account on your iPhone to use Google Contacts.
Availability
You can access iCloud contacts primarily on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac). And on the web version of iCloud that can be accessed from a Windows PC as well.
You can use Google Contacts on iPhone, iPad, web, and Android phones without any issue. Basically, you can access Google Contacts from other phone, computer or tablet by connecting your Google account and without using any workaround.
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Once you have added respective accounts for iCloud or Google on your iPhone, each service's existing contacts will sync with the ones on your iPhone.
Any changes you make to contact on iPhone or other devices will immediately reflect on other connected devices. Basically, the sync process works in the same manner for both iCloud and Google. You don't need to worry on that front.
The only difference is that by default, the existing and any new iPhone contacts will sync to iCloud. You will need to manually change the default storage location of new contacts, as shown at the end of the post.
Special App
Whether you save contacts on iCloud or Google, those can be accessed using the same app on iPhone, i.e., Apple Contacts app. Google doesn’t offer a dedicated contacts app for iPhone as available on Android.
Organize Contacts
When the contacts are saved on either service, you might wonder what features you would get. Let's begin with the organization.
On both services, you can organize your contacts into categories. With iCloud Contacts, you get the Groups and on Google Contacts, you have Labels.
Import/Export Contacts
Fortunately, both make it easy to add new contacts in bulk using the Import feature. Similarly, you can export all your contacts with Export. The feature is available on the web version of both services and cannot be used on the iPhone directly.
Find and Merge Contacts
Over time, you save duplicate copies of various contacts. Instead of finding duplicate contacts manually, you would prefer a feature that would find duplicate contacts automatically.
Fortunately, one of Google Contacts' interesting capabilities is to look for duplicate contacts and merge them. You can perform this action using the web version of Google Contact (on mobile and PC both) and through the Google Contacts app on Android phones.
On the other hand, only Mac supports finding duplicate contacts in iCloud (Go to Card > Look for Duplicates in Contacts app). Otherwise, you will either have to find them manually or take the help of third-party apps such as Cleaner.
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In case you accidentally delete a contact from either service that you intend to use, you can restore it on both services.
You will have to use the Account settings section on the iCloud web to restore Apple contacts. We have done a detailed guide on how to restore deleted contacts from Google Contacts.
Where to Save Contacts on iPhone
The answer depends on your need and preferences. Meaning, if you are using Apple devices only, then you should continue staying with iCloud Contacts. You should also move your existing Gmail contacts to iCloud. In case you decide to move to Android or Google Contacts in the future, you can always do so.
But if you own an Android phone or keep switching between Android and iPhone regularly, then Google Contacts is a better choice. Moreover, if you use lots of Google services, you should opt for Google Contacts.
However, there is no hard and fast rule. You can use either, both, or none of the services. Your user experience will be the same whether you use Google Contacts or iCloud Contacts. When both services are enabled, existing contacts from both services will sync to your iPhone. However, you will have to decide where you want to save new contacts, as shown below.
Tip: Change Default Contacts Account on iPhone
For that, open Settings on your iPhone and go to Contacts. Tap on Default account. Select Gmail or iCloud. The iOS will use selected account to save new contacts. Nothing will happen to the existing contacts.
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If you decide to stay with iCloud Contacts, you don’t need to move your existing iPhone contacts. They will automatically sync to iCloud. But if you want to use Google Contacts, change the default storage location of new contacts as shown above. Then move your existing iCloud Contacts to Google Contacts. You can use both services to keep contacts in sync between iPhone and iPhone as well.
Next up:If you are keen on using Google services instead of Apple, you might want to sign out of Apple ID. Find out what happens when you log out of Apple ID on your iPhone or iPad from the next article link.
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