How to save contacts on the SIM card - Step by step

But for how long it's about contacts you have already scheduled? You could go one by one, to edit and save them on the SIM card, although depending on the number of contacts you have in your address book, this can be too boring.

A practical and quick way to do this is to import all the contacts on the SIM, whether they are stored in a Google cloud or iCloud (you can also import the contacts you have chosen to convert into vcards files).




To do this, we enter the device settings by pressing on the three dots you have in the upper right corner of the screen.

Once inside, you need to enter the Import / Export Contacts section. Depending on the mobile device you have, you will have more or less options. You need to select Import to SIM card.

Now you have to select all the contacts you want to save on your SIM by checking the box you have to the left of each contact name. If you want to select all, click on Select all.

How to save contacts on the SIM card - Step by step

The latter option is at the beginning or at the end of the contact list, its position will depend on the manufacturer's customizations.

When you have finished selecting all those contacts you want to import, click on Done and then on Ok to continue. A progress bar will now appear on the screen informing you of the status.

Wait a few seconds for the process to complete. Now you have all contacts saved on your SIM card.

How to copy all my contacts to Google Cloud or iCloud quickly and easily

You can save all contacts in the Google or iCloud account that you have associated with your mobile. This is a good alternative to being able to access your contacts from any device by simply logging into your account.




With this you will create a backup copy. If your mobile phone has been stolen or lost, you have probably lost your SIM card and with it all the contacts you had saved on it.

Save them to a cloud it's a way to make sure you never lose your contacts. For this you have two ways to do it. One comes from the contacts application and the other from the settings.

To do this from your contacts you have to enter that app and click on the icon with the three dots you have at the top of the screen. From there select the Import / export contacts section.

Now, instead of choosing Export to SIM card, you will select Export to your account. In the same way you did in the previous process, select the contacts you want to export.

Once the process is complete, you will have a backup copy in your Google cloud or iCloud.

How to save contacts on the SIM card - Step by step

If you want to do this from the settings, enter them from the main menu. Go to Accounts and Sync. In the new interface you will be able to see all the accounts you have associated with your device.

Select one of them. When you do this, you will now see a list with all the applications that you have available on your device and that can be synced with your account. Contacts is one of them.


Enter Contacts and click on it so that it is selected. This way, all the contacts you add from now on and the ones you already scheduled will be saved as a backup there.


As you can see, it's very simple save your contacts on your SIM card and in your Google and iCloud accounts. If you have any questions, you can leave them in the comments so we can help.


Before you go, remember that not only can you save contacts to the card, so it wouldn't hurt to look for articles that teach you how to save a Yahoo mail contact list.

Or failing that, you can also investigate how to recover contacts or numbers from a damaged phone without backup?, In case you fail to save everything in the SIM in time.


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