{"id":30246,"date":"2017-07-06T11:38:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=30246"},"modified":"2020-07-30T07:22:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T07:22:28","slug":"how-to-download-contacts-from-icloud-to-iphone-1114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-download-contacts-from-icloud-to-iphone-1114.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;<i>Hi, how to download contacts from iCloud to iPhone's memory? - I want to have my contacts on my phone, not just on iCloud. How can I download contacts from iCloud to iPhone directly? I read somewhere that I have the option to download them from iCloud in Settings > Store, but I don't have that option. Please show me the detailed steps on how to download iCloud contacts to iPhone. Thanks<\/i>.&quot; A question raised by Allen on Quora.com. <\/p>\n<p>Most people would feel incompatible if they can't download iCloud contacts to iPhone, especially when then switched to a new iPhone. Actually, this is not hard at all. You could easily download contacts from iCloud to iPhone with the tools Apple has provided. This post would show you how to download contacts from iCloud to iPhone in different ways.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via Sync<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via Restoring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part1\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 1: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via Sync<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>No matter you're going to download contacts from iCloud that is logged in with an Apple ID that is different from the one you've logges in on your iPhone or with the same Apple ID, you could make use of the sync feature on iPhone to download contacts from iCloud to iPhone. The below steps would show you how to donwload contacts from iCloud to iPhone in detail via sync:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"pl40\">\n<p>1. Go to Settings &gt; iCloud on your iOS device.<br \/>\n  2. Turn off Contacts.<br \/>\n  3. Choose Keep on My iPhone on the popup message.<br \/>\n  4. Turn on Contacts.<br \/>\n  5. Choose &quot;Merge&quot; to merge existing contacts to those stored in your iCloud account.<br \/>\n6. After sometime, you'll see new contacts from iCloud on your device.<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/restore-contacts-from-icloud.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/restore-contacts-from-icloud.jpg\" title=\"restore-contacts-from-icloud\" alt=\"restore-contacts-from-icloud\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: To download contacts from iCloud with Apple ID A to iPhone with Apple ID B, you only need to log out your Apple ID B off your iPhone and then log in the Apple ID A on the iPhone. Remeber to keep orginal contacts on your iPhone. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 2: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via Restoring<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You could also try to download contacts from iCloud to new iPhone via restoring. This is not recommended since it will restore all data and files you've backed up on iCloud the laste time. However, this is indeed an effective solution that could help you download contacts from iCloud to iPhone. The below steps would show you how to do this:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Erase your iPhone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/erase-all-content-and-settings.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/erase-all-content-and-settings.jpg\" title=\"Erase your iPhone\" alt=\"Erase your iPhone\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> Navigate to &quot;Settings &gt; Genaral &gt; Reset &gt; Erase All Content and Settings&quot; successively. Make sure you've already backed up your iPhone to iCloud before. Otherwise your content and file will be lost.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Download contacts from iCloud backup<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/restore-from-icloud.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/restore-from-icloud.jpg\" title=\"Download contacts from iCloud backup\" alt=\"Download contacts from iCloud backup\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then your device will get restarted and asks you to set it up. Choose Restore from iCloud Backup &gt; Sign in your account &gt; Choose a backup to restore.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, all content and files in the iCloud backup will be downloaded to iPhone, including contacts. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 3: How to Download Contacts from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud.com<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is still another way to download contacts from iCloud to iPhone. That's to make use of iCloud.com. You could directly download contacts from iCloud.com to computer and then transfer the downloaded contacts from computer to iPhone. The below steps would show you how to download contacts from iCloud.com:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Log in iCloud<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Log-in-iCloud.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Log-in-iCloud.jpg\" title=\"Log in iCloud\" alt=\"Log in iCloud\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> Visit iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID account and password. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Download contacts from iCloud.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icloud-contacts-web.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/icloud-contacts-web.jpg\" title=\"Download contacts from iCloud.com\" alt=\"Download contacts from iCloud.com\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Click &quot;Contacts&quot; to open the address book. And then click the clog icon at the bottom left. In the drop-down list, select &quot;Export vCard...&quot; option to download contacts from iCloud.com to save in vCard file. Then, you could make use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iPhone Transfer software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Leawo iTransfer<\/strong><\/a> to transfer downloaded contacts from computer to iPhone. It is a professional iOS data transfer app that could transfer data and files between iOS devices, iTunes and computer, contacts included. <\/p>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jumbotron of myjumbotron-1\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"col-md-5\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/products-banner\/itransfer.png\" alt=\"iTransfer\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iPhone Transfer software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leawo iTransfer<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"win_icon\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2609 Transfer files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs with ease.<\/p>\n<p>\u2609 Transfer up to 14 kinds of data and files without iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2609 Support the latest iOS devices like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\u2609 Up to date iOS is supported for data and file backup and transfer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt10\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download and install this iTransfer on your computer. Then follow the below steps to learn how to transfer contacts from computer to iPhone. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Connect iPhone with computer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/connect-itransfer.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/connect-itransfer.jpg\" title=\"Connect iPhone with computer\" alt=\"Connect iPhone with computer\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Use the iPhone USB cable provided by Apple to connect your iPhone to computer. And launch Leawo iTransfer, then you could see your iPhone appear on this program.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 3. Open Contacts tab<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/choose-contacts-iphone.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/choose-contacts-iphone.jpg\" title=\"Open Contacts tab\" alt=\"Open Contacts tab\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Under the iPhone device tab, open &quot;Library &gt; Contacts&quot; tab successively. Then, click the &quot;Import&quot; button.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 4. Add contacts from computer to iPhone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/import-contacts.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/import-contacts.jpg\" title=\"Add contacts from computer to iPhone\" alt=\"Add contacts from computer to iPhone\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Leawo iTransfer would then let you browse and load contact file (in either VCF or CSV file) from computer. Click Open to start transferring contact file from computer to iPhone. <\/p>\n<p>With Leawo iTransfer, you could transfer multiple data and files like music, video, photos, etc. between iOS devices, iTunes and computer. Also, as a dual-way iOS data transfer app, you could transfer contacts and other data\/files from iPod and other iOS devices to computer as well. If you're using a Mac computer, you could make use of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer-mac\/\" title=\"Leawo iTransfer for Mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leawo iTransfer for Mac<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Video Demo of How to Use Leawo iTransfer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tc\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 560\/315\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vVPC0VX-Uls\/maxresdefault.jpg)\" ><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vVPC0VX-Uls\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;Hi, how to download contacts from iCloud to iPhone's memory? - I want to have my contacts on my phone, not just on iCloud. 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I read somewhere that I have &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-download-contacts-from-icloud-to-iphone-1114.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[364,304,341,315],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-30246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icloud-tips","category-ios-using-tips","category-transfer-data-from-computer-to-ios","category-transfer-iphone-data","tag-itransfer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":7057,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}