How to Save Contacts on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
Introduction
- How to export the contacts from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
1 Contacts
By default, your iOS device saves all your contacts to a free iCloud service that you can access from any computer with a web browser.
It's updated and backed-up automatically; meaning you do not have to worry about keeping your own copy.
Accessing Your Contacts
- Open your web browser, type in icloud.com in the address bar at the top and press enter or return.
- If prompted, sign in with the same iCloud account you use on your phone.
- Select Contacts.
- You'll see a list of your contacts here. You can edit, add, and delete them, and the changes will appear on your phone in a few moments.
2 Export Contacts
Your contact list is kept up-to-date automatically between your smartphone and the iCloud website.
A saved copy of your contacts or offline backup will not automatically update. You will need to save a new copy periodically so you're not missing any.
Exporting Contacts from iCloud
- Open your web browser, type in icloud.com in the address bar at the top and press enter or return.
- If prompted, sign in with the same iCloud account you use on your phone.
- Select Contacts.
- Click on the contact you wish to export to highlight it.
- On the left, select the Gear icon, then Export vCard.
You will need to repeat this process for each individual contact you wish to export. iCloud does not currently offer a method to export your entire address book.
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YesNo- How to export the contacts from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
By default, your iOS device saves all your contacts to a free iCloud service that you can access from any computer with a web browser.
It's updated and backed-up automatically; meaning you do not have to worry about keeping your own copy.
Accessing Your Contacts
- Open your web browser, type in icloud.com in the address bar at the top and press enter or return.
- If prompted, sign in with the same iCloud account you use on your phone.
- Select Contacts.
- You'll see a list of your contacts here. You can edit, add, and delete them, and the changes will appear on your phone in a few moments.
Your contact list is kept up-to-date automatically between your smartphone and the iCloud website.
A saved copy of your contacts or offline backup will not automatically update. You will need to save a new copy periodically so you're not missing any.
Exporting Contacts from iCloud
- Open your web browser, type in icloud.com in the address bar at the top and press enter or return.
- If prompted, sign in with the same iCloud account you use on your phone.
- Select Contacts.
- Click on the contact you wish to export to highlight it.
- On the left, select the Gear icon, then Export vCard.
You will need to repeat this process for each individual contact you wish to export. iCloud does not currently offer a method to export your entire address book.