To avoid the loss of important conatcts on your SIM card, you can import and save them on your iOS or Android device. Or if you want to change your old iPhone to new iPhone XS Max, you can also use SIM card to transfer iPhone contacts to iPhone. No matter you want to backup contacts on iPhone or transfer contacts from your SIM card to your iPhone , follow this article! In this tutorial, you can find the free and easy solution!
Solution 1: How to import contacts to iPhone from Sim card (When Sim card is available on iPhone)
If iPhone can recognize your SIM card, you can use a feature that iPhone has offered for iOS users:
Step 1: Please turn off your iPhone and then insert your old SIM card which you saved your important contacts into..
Step 2: Turn on your iPhone. Go to “Treat”.
Step 3: Go to “Treat” → “Contacts” → “Import SIM Contacts”..
iPhone will make a copy of contacts to your SIM card. You can also use iCloud to import conatcts. Please note: not all SIM cards allow the import of contacts to an iPhone. This requires that the card format is suitable for the iPhone.
Solution 2: How to transfer contacts to iPhone (When iPhone does not recognize SIM card)
If the card format is not suitable for iPhone and iPhone gives you a “No SIM Card Installed” message, you cannot use solution 1 to import contacts to iPhone, what to do?
FonePaw DoTrans (opens new window) is an iPhone to iPhone transfer app. This program also allows you to transfer iPhone to Android without any data loss. Here you can use it to transfer iPhone contact to iPhone without SIM card.
