How to Add Contact to Samsung Android Phone

How to Add Contact to Samsung Android Phone

Adding a contact on a Samsung phone is one of the easiest things to do, but if you are new to the android world, here are the steps to follow so you can perform the task.

Additionally, you will also learn how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S7 in this article.

Adding a Contact to Samsung Phone – Using the Phone App

Open the Phone app – it is the green icon with a white phone receiver inside.

You can locate it at the bottom of the home screen. When tapped, it opens the dial pad.

Enter the new contact’s phone number on the dial pad, then tap Add to Contacts at the top of the screen.

Select where to save the contact – either on phone, sim, or cloud drive.

If the phone number belongs to an existing contact, select Update Existing Contact, and if it is a new contact, tap Create Contact.

Enter the contact’s details.

You will need to input some information. It’s always good to enter a name and phone number or email address into the provided blanks.

Click on Save to save the Contact. Now, your new or updated contact is ready for use.

Adding Contact to Samsung phone – Using the Contacts App

Open the Contacts app – It is an orange icon with a person’s head and shoulders inside.

You will find it in the app drawer.

Click on the icon + (it is in an orange circle at the bottom-right corner of the screen.)

If directed to choose a place to save the contact, select Device to save to phone only, or Google to save to both phone and the cloud.

Enter the contact’s details. How much information you input is up to you, but it is good to at least enter a name and phone number or email address into the provided blanks.

Click on Save, and your new contact is stored.

How to Move Those Contacts from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S7/ S7 Edge

Since Apple does not allow users to store contacts directly on a sim card, how can your contacts be transferred from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge?

If you are switching over from iPhone to a Samsung device like Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, you may be pondering how to transfer contacts in your iPhone to Android correctly.

Both phones run on an entirely different OS.

In this article, you will learn two methods by which you can copy contacts from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S7/ S7 Edge.

Check it out and choose the approach you prefer.

• Method 1: Sync iPhone via Email Contacts to Galaxy S7

If your contact list is synced to an iCloud account or you don’t have access to a USB cable, you can quickly transfer your address book using this “wireless” method.

Navigate to Settings on your iPhone > iCloud and toggle on the option for contacts to backup your address book to Apple’s cloud servers.

Log on to your iCloud on PC, then tap on contacts.

Select all contacts by pressing Ctrl + A (Cmd + A for Mac users) or click the gear icon in the lower left-hand corner, followed by Select All.

Tap on Export vCard in the lower-left corner to prompt the download of your iPhone contacts on the computer.

Log on to https://gmail.com and input the same credential you use on your Android Gmail, navigate to Contacts from the main drop-down menu.

Tap on Import and select vcf file saved from iCloud. Your contacts automatically save and sync to the device using the same gmail account.

• Method 2: Transfer iPhone Contacts to Galaxy S7 via Syncios Phone-to-Phone Transfer

One great software for transferring data between two different phones is the Syncios Data Transfer.

The program can transfer contacts, text messages, photos, video files, music, bookmarks, and many more with just a click.

This software can also transfer contacts from iPhone to Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, such as email, address, note, birthday, company, etc.

Follow the steps to copy iPhone Contacts to Galaxy S7/ S7 Edge in just one click:

Download and install Syncios Data Transfer on your PC or Mac, double-click the desktop icon to launch it.

On your homepage interface, tap on the ‘Start’ button and navigate to Phone to Phone Transfer.

Connect your Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge and iPhone to the computer by USB cables, and then you will see your phones displayed on the window.

The iPhone is the source device on the left panel, and Samsung is on the right.

Also, you can click on the ‘Flip’ button to exchange position.

Check Contacts on the middle checkbox. A progress bar will pop out.

When it appears, click on ‘OK.’

It takes only a moment, all of your iPhone contacts will display on your new Samsung Galaxy phone.

The program supports all iOS devices, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4/4s, iPhone 5/5s/5c, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPad, iPod Touch, etc.

You can transfer unlimited contacts between two devices using the free trial version.

Conclusion

Adding contacts to your Samsung device is easy to do by following the instructions explained in this article.

The article also shows how to transfer your contacts from iPhone to your Samsung phone.