How to import or export contacts stored in SIM card

Last Update date : Oct 16. 2023

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If you need to quickly transfer phone numbers from one device to another - exporting them to the storage on your SIM card is an effective way - however, only phone numbers and names will be transferred to a SIM card. Any addresses, email addresses or other information will stay on the device. 

 

You won't be able to add any details to contacts that are stored on a SIM card, so importing them to your device or Google/Samsung accounts will allow you to add photos, email addresses and other information to each contact. 

 

The step-by-step guides in the dropdowns below are organised by operating system.

1 From the Home screen, tap Contacts. Alternatively, if Contacts icon is not available on your Home screen, tap Apps. Then tap Contacts on the Apps page.
2 Press the Menu key, then tap Import/Export.
3 Select Import from SIM card
4 Tap Device to copy all your contacts from SIM to your device. You may opt to save contacts to other options available as well. You will then see a progress at the top left side of the notification bar that your contacts are being copied.
4.1
1 From Home screen, tap Contacts. Alternatively, if Contacts icon is not available on your Home screen, tap Apps, then tap Contacts on the Apps page.
2 Tap on the 3 dots in the top right hand corner(or MORE) button
3 Tap Settings
4 Tap Contacts.
5 Tap Import/export contacts.
6 Select an action, either to Import from device storage or Export to device storage.
7 A prompt will then appear, choose new location of contacts being copied.
4.2.2
1 Open the Contacts app
2 Select the 3 dot menu button and then select Settings
3 Select Import/Export to see the options to move contacts.
4 To save contacts to the SIM card, select Export
5 Select where to save the contacts (in this example SIM card)
6 Select the contacts to copy overAnd then select DONE to finish
9.0
1 Head into the contact icon Contact app.
Open Contact app
2 Tap onthree lines icon
Tap on 3 lines
3 Select Manage contacts
Select Manage contacts
4 Tap on Import/export contacts
Tap on Import/export contacts
5 Select Export
Select Export
6 Select SIM card > tap on the contact numbers you would like to export then tap on Done once complete. To export the contacts to your SIM card, tap on Export.
1 Head into the contact icon Contact app.
Open Contact app
2 Tap onthree lines icon
2 Select Import or export contacts
tap on Import ir export contacts
4 Tap on Export
Select Export
5 Select SIM card then tap on Export
Select Sim card then tap on Export.
6 Choose a contact to export to your SIM card then tap on Done
Choose a contact to export to your SIM Card then tap on Done
7 Read through the popup message then tap on OK
Read through the popup message then tap on OK
8 Once the contact has been exported to your SIM Card tap on OK
Contact has been exported tap on OK

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