Transfer contacts from iPhone to iPad is it easy to do ?

Just an update to my previous posting, shortly after posting I found a program syncios that according to their FAQ's "Syncios Software supports all iPod, iPad and iPhone models including: iPod Classic; iPod mini; iPod 4G; iPod nano; iPod nano 3; iPod nano 4G; iPod nano 5G; iPod nano 6G; iPod touch; iPod touch 4; iPod shuffle; iPod shuffle2; iPhone; iPhone 3G; iPhone 3GS; iPhone 4; iPhone 4S; iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C; iPad; iPad 2; the new iPad; iPad Mini; iPad 4, iPad Air." Mine is an iPod Touch.

It was easy to download and install and at first looked like it was my solution. It appeared to sync up everthing between my old iPod and new iPad including contacts. Other transfers (music, pictures, etc) worked fine but when I tried to transfer the contacts, it would take awhile and then just hang and eventually present a "stopped working" message. I emailed Syncios support on Dec 29, received a prompt reply asking me to send a copy of the program's log file which I did immediately. They immediately responded again with "We have submitted your problem to our R&D Department. We will try our best to solve the problem as soon as possible." Since there was a person's name attached to the emails, I presume it was a personal response and not an automated one. That was Dec 30 and I have heard nothing back since. It was a "free" download so I guess I can't expect much support. So that was my last option I think so I guess I'll start to copy over my contacts the hard way (about 100 of them) by manually retyping all that information into my iPad.

Just in case it might just be a problem with some corruption in my contacts, this program might work for anyone else out there with an older iPod - if it works for you, great; if not, well nothing lost but a little time.

Spiderma wrote:

if you sync your contacts in itunes it will put them on your ipad.

At the same time, you had better know that sync with itunes may wipe your previous data of your iPad. But if your iPad is a new one, maybe it is a best way for you to transfer your data.

Sorry, what is BUMP and where do I find it?!

Very easy if you use an app called

Contacts Backup - IS Contacts Kit

by IntSig Information Group Co Ltd. Well designed and beautifully simple to use. There's even a full-featured free version available if you are happy to tolerate advertisements.

genius! it worked! thank you!!!!! 🙂

A final update to my previous post of January 26. I never managed to find the time yet to manually type all those contacts into my iPad but tonight I figured I'd give Syncios one more try. When I opened the program I got a popup advising there was an update available. I installed the update, and it apparently fixed whatever was wrong the first time. My contacts transferred easily in seconds. The procedure exported from the iPod to the PC and then imported from the PC to the iPad. Quick and easy this time.

Assuming that you are running the same iOS on both devices ..... Do you use iTunes? Transfer purchases from the iPhone into iTunes, backup the iPhone, and sync the phone again. Connect the iPad to iTunes, restore from the backup of the phone and then sync with iTunes.

iPhone only apps will appear in their native size on the iPad screen but they will work.

Restoring from the backup will place all of the app data, device settings and documents onto the iPad but you still have to sync with iTunes in order to place of the apps and your other media onto the device.

if you use iCloud only, restore the iPad from the backup of the phone and that will take care of everything.

Some useful and informative information here.

Transfer purchases.
http://bit.do/iphone-to-ipad

How to backup and restore from a backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

I do not understand .... I would love to use the Bump app to transfer my contacts from my iphone to my ipad .. BUT, I cannot find the Bump app as suggested in the instructions .. How did you find it???

I know this is very late but you can get a application called iExplorer on both Mac and PC and you can automatically sync all of your contact between your iDevice or straight to iTunes

Hope this helps if you still need the answer..

Very easy to do. First use iPhone Go to Settings-> iCloud -> turn off contacts. Important!!!!!! Select "keep contacts on your device" Then turn the contact on, merge contacts.

Then follow the same steps on you iPad.

DO all the steps couple of time on both device.

Done!!

IT worowd on my iPad.

Morvran wrote:

Very easy if you use an app called

Contacts Backup - IS Contacts Kit

by IntSig Information Group Co Ltd. Well designed and beautifully simple to use. There's even a full-featured free version available if you are happy to tolerate advertisements.

In my views, to back up iPhone contacts on iPhone with tapping "Settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage" to select "Back up Now". Then, move to iPad to sign in the same Apple ID and passcode so that you can restore the data from the backup files on iPad. In addition, if you want to transfer iPhone contacts to iPad directly, AirDrop is a useful method to share the contacts. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen on iPhone to enable AirDrop and then, tap the iPhone contacts that you tend to transfer to iPad. Tao share button and select “AirDrop" to share the name card to iPad but you must turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on iPad and iPhone both.

Too easy!! Thank you!!

I know your post is somewhat old but, Thanks! Worked perfectly on 2017 devices.