•A USB cable for your old device
•A USB cable for your new Android™ device
•Your old device
•Your new Android™ device
Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts
If you are transferring contacts using a PC, use the PC Companion program. It's free,
and the installation files are already saved on your new device. PC Companion also
offers a range of other features, including help to update your device software.
To install PC Companion
1New device: Turn on your new Android™ device and connect it to a PC using a
USB cable.
2New device: Tap Install to install PC Companion on the PC.
3Computer: If a popup window appears to notify you about available PC software,
select Run Startme.exe.
4Computer: Click Install to start the installation, then follow the instructions to
complete the installation.
To transfer contacts to your new device using PC Companion
1Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2Open the PC Companion program on the PC, then click Contacts Setup and
follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer
For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from
your old device, go to Transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts
Your device works with popular online synchronization accounts such as Google Sync™,
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®,or Facebook™. If you have synced the contacts in
your old device or your computer with an online account, you can transfer your contacts
to your new device using that account. For more detailed information about
synchronization, see Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts on
page 94.
To synchronize contacts on your device with a synchronization account
1From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2Tap , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want to sync with
that account, tap the account, then tap , and tap Sync now.
Transferring contacts from a SIM card
To import contacts from a SIM card
1From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2Press , then tap Import contacts > SIM card.
3If you have set up a synchronization account, you can choose to add the SIM card
contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use these contacts on
your device. Select your desired option.
4To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts,
tap Import all.
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