TEN EASY WAYS TO BACK UP AND RESTORE YOUR PHONE CONTACTS
"BACK UP AND RESTORE PHONE CONTACT" - Interesting Title from all my other posts because many of them face this Problem normally When you lost your phone? While upgrading to a new one? You shouldn't have to give up that painstakingly crated list of contacts. Keep multiple backups of your contacts, both on the device as well as the cloud.
Phonecopy:
One of the few cross platform services available, PhoneCopy lets you back up your phone contacts, messages & calendar entries and sync them across all the devices you own. You need to signup for a free account so that your data can be stored on the PhoneCopy servers. PhoneCopy offers free apps for all smartphones and also works with some feature phones that support synchronisation over a data connection. You can check if your feature phone is supported on phonecopy.com. Once your contacts are saved to their servers, you can access and edit them from anywhere by just logging in from a web browser.
One of the few cross platform services available, PhoneCopy lets you back up your phone contacts, messages & calendar entries and sync them across all the devices you own. You need to signup for a free account so that your data can be stored on the PhoneCopy servers. PhoneCopy offers free apps for all smartphones and also works with some feature phones that support synchronisation over a data connection. You can check if your feature phone is supported on phonecopy.com. Once your contacts are saved to their servers, you can access and edit them from anywhere by just logging in from a web browser.
Lookout:Lookout is a complete security app for your smartphone. Apart from the usual security features like tracking, remote wipe and a privacy advisor, it offers a contacts backup solution. It saves all your contacts to the cloud from which they can be restored or downloaded to a PC anytime.
Download Here : Android | iOS
Download Here : Android | iOS
My Contacts Backup: If you prefer to store local (offline) copies of your contacts, this free app is the solution. It offers one-touch backup of your contacts to your device in VCF format and even lets you export them to CSV format (as a spreadsheet). You can choose to save the backup file on cloud storage or just email it to yourself.
Download Here : Android | iOS
InDefend:
To use InDefend, you need to first sign up for a free account. This step is essential because it lets you connect two Android devices for backup and quick restore. All your data is encrypted and stored on InDefend's servers from where you can access it anytime. Apart from contacts, this free app also lets you backup other data from your phone.
Download Here : Android
SanDisk Memory Zone:
Go Contacts Pro:Although Go contacts Pro is more of a phonebook/dialer replacement for Android, it comes with an easy-to-use backup feature; it lets you export contacts to device storage as a single VCF file. You can then transfer this file to another device and use the app to Import all the contacts to your new device. You can also use the app to import contacts stored on your sim card.
Download Here : Android
Easy Backup - My Contacts Backup Assistant:
One of the rare free contacts backup solutions for any iOS device, Easy Backup lets you do a one-touch backup of all your contacts. You can then choose to email the backup to yourself or upload it to Dropbox/Google Drive. The backup can be restored to your device using the native mail app.
Download Here : iOS
To use InDefend, you need to first sign up for a free account. This step is essential because it lets you connect two Android devices for backup and quick restore. All your data is encrypted and stored on InDefend's servers from where you can access it anytime. Apart from contacts, this free app also lets you backup other data from your phone.
Download Here : Android
Contacts Backup:
This free app has a plain and simple interface. It works with multiple accounts that you have added to your Windows Phone device. You can choose which accounts to use and it creates a contacts (VCF) file that is saved to your OneDrive (previously SkyDrive) cloud storage. You can even choose to save it locally on your device. Note that it does not support restore of contacts.
This free app has a plain and simple interface. It works with multiple accounts that you have added to your Windows Phone device. You can choose which accounts to use and it creates a contacts (VCF) file that is saved to your OneDrive (previously SkyDrive) cloud storage. You can even choose to save it locally on your device. Note that it does not support restore of contacts.
Download Here : Windows
SanDisk Memory Zone:
This multi-faceted free app lets you back up any file to your phone's memory card, move files from your phone's internal memory to memory card and sync data with your cloud service of choice (just sign in to Dropbox, Box, Google Docs, SugarSync or OneDrive from within the app). You can also use the password protection feature to keep your data safe.
Download Here : Android
Go Contacts Pro:Although Go contacts Pro is more of a phonebook/dialer replacement for Android, it comes with an easy-to-use backup feature; it lets you export contacts to device storage as a single VCF file. You can then transfer this file to another device and use the app to Import all the contacts to your new device. You can also use the app to import contacts stored on your sim card.
Easy Backup - My Contacts Backup Assistant:
One of the rare free contacts backup solutions for any iOS device, Easy Backup lets you do a one-touch backup of all your contacts. You can then choose to email the backup to yourself or upload it to Dropbox/Google Drive. The backup can be restored to your device using the native mail app.
Contacts Backup for BlackBerry 10 (BlackBerry)
This free app offers basic options to backup or restore your contacts. It saves all your backup files in an XML format and displays a list of various backups made on your device. You can choose to delete all existing contacts before restoring a backup file. Users of older BlackBerry devices can use the free Backup Contacts app by Amaira Soft.
Download Here : BlackBerry
Download Here : BlackBerry
Backup contacts to your computer:
Almost all the major brands have their own free desktop software which you should install for regular backups. There are usually two options available: to backup phone contents to the computer so that you can restore the data if needed or to sync contacts with an address book (Windows/Apple Address Book, Outlook/Outlook Express). If you have an Android phone, give MoboGenie a try (mobogenie.com). MoboGenie is a free program that works with most Android devices. It can safely store a backup of your personal information locally, on your computer.
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