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How to Backup Contacts on iPhone without iTunes: 3 Solutions

Contact application on iPhone provides us with many benefits, allowing us to find the person we need in the first place. However, when discussing the issue of backing up iPhone contacts, most users will become frustrated to manage this stuff.

As you know, iTunes is the primary tool to back up iPhone content before iCloud is comes along. But the warnings of ‘Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library’ on iTunes makes it intimidating to backup iPhone via iTunes. So some users may have the question of how to backup contacts on iPhone without iTunes. In this article, we offer 3 quick solutions to back up iPhone contacts through FoneGeek, iCloud and email.

1. Backup Contacts on iPhone without iTunes/iCloud for Free

If you are seeking a way to selectively back up contacts on iPhone without iTunes, the solution in this section will work for you. Selective backup means that you can back up only the contacts you need and discard irrelevant ones in the meantime. This backup solution is FoneGeek Phone Backup for iOS. This program has helped lots of users avoid losing contacts when their devices are stolen or formatted.

What Are the Core Features of FoneGeek Phone Backup for iOS?

  • 1 click to selectively or fully back up contacts and other data from your iPhone to computer.
  • Fully or selectively restore contacts from iPhone to computer or to another device without data loss.
  • Preview iPhone contacts for free before the extraction or restoration.
  • It is compatible with all iOS devices and the latest iOS 16/15.

   

Full guide to backup contacts on iPhone with FoneGeek Backup Program

Step 1. Install the FoneGeek program on your computer and then start it. Connect the device to computer and it will soon be recognized and displayed on the window.

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Step 2. Click on ‘Backup’ and the program will allow you to select contacts among all the data types supported by the program.

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Step 3. After the backup process is done, the selected contacts will be successfully backed up on your computer. FoneGeek offers the opportunity to export contacts as the format of html, vcard and csv.

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2. Back up Contacts on iPhone with iCloud

The same as iTunes, iCloud is also one of the core backup service provided by Apple. By using iCloud backup, you can automatically back up iPhone contacts or other important data to cloud with stable Wi-Fi connection or manually backup by following the steps below.

Go to "Settings"> "iCloud" and turn on the switch behind "Contacts". Then, the contacts on iPhone will be backed up to iCloud. Similarly, if you want to back up your photos, calendar, voice memos, etc., you can also set it here.

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Limitations to backup contacts with iCloud:

Apple provides only 5GB storage to back up iPhone data for free per Apple ID. After the free storage is fully occupied, you will need to purchase additional storage.

3. Back up Contacts on iPhone without iTunes via Email

Here are the simple procedures to backup iPhone contacts to Email.

Step 1. Click on the option of ‘Mails, Contacts, Calendars’ from iPhone settings and tick ‘Add Account’.

Step 2. Tap on ‘Exchange’ from the list of Email options and enter the information of your mail account.

Step 3. Click on "Save and Export" and the contacts will be loaded to the Email you just entered.

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Edwin J. Parke

As a professional writer who is interested in technology, Edwin J. Parke has helped thousands of users by offering various tips to solve their problems.

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