How to Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

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

Steps

1
Open your iPhone's settings
. This app is typically found on the home screen.
2
Tap your name. It’s at the top of the menu.
3
Tap iCloud. It’s the first option in the menu.
4
Slide “Contacts” switch to On
. 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

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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Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

Tech Specialist

This article was written by 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 24,903 times.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap your name.
3. Tap iCloud.
4. Turn on Contacts.

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