How to Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud

This wikiHow teaches you how to back up your iPhone's contacts by syncing them to iCloud.

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Open your iPhone's Settings.

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    Tap the gray gear icon on your Home screen. If you don't see it, you'll find it in the App Library.
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2

Tap your name.

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    It’s at the top of the menu. Your Apple ID information will appear.
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Select "iCloud."

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    This option is near the top of the menu. All of the items you sync to iCloud will appear.
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4

Toggle on the "Contacts" switch.

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    Tapping the “Contacts” switch will turn it On
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    .     As long as this switch is on (green) your iPhone’s Contacts sync to iCloud.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I start the iPhone contacts sync? Only new contacts added after turning on sync are getting synced. How do I sync the old contacts to iCloud?
    Minorite
    Minorite
    Community Answer
    iCloud will sync all contacts that are in "On my 'Device'" group. Make sure that these contacts are not saved in Gmail account or similar.
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 38,190 times.
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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap your name.
3. Tap iCloud.
4. Turn on Contacts.

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