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How do I get my old contacts off my old phone onto my new phone when I can’t turn on old phone

How do I get my contacts from old phone to new phone

Posted on Oct 10, 2021 11:56 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2021 12:09 PM

If your contacts are stored in iCloud, then the contacts are available to all devices.


If the device was backed up to a local Mac or Windows system, or to iCloud, restore the backup to the new device.


If there were contacts or other data stored locally on a now-failed device, and without available backups, there are no good options.


A repair might be possible while preserving the data, depending on details of the failure.

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Oct 10, 2021 12:09 PM in response to Oldnumbers

If your contacts are stored in iCloud, then the contacts are available to all devices.


If the device was backed up to a local Mac or Windows system, or to iCloud, restore the backup to the new device.


If there were contacts or other data stored locally on a now-failed device, and without available backups, there are no good options.


A repair might be possible while preserving the data, depending on details of the failure.

How do I get my old contacts off my old phone onto my new phone when I can’t turn on old phone

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