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Back up contacts to SIM or phone

You can back up contacts to your SIM and your phone. This is useful if you change SIM or phone, as it saves you from keying in all the information again. Follow these instructions to back up your contacts to your SIM or your phone.

Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z
  • 1
    Find "Contacts"
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Contacts.
  • 2
    Select option
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Select one of the following options:
    • Back up contacts to your phone, go to 2a.
    • Back up contacts to your SIM, go to 2b.
  • 3
    2a - Back up contacts to your phone
    • Press Import contacts.
    • Press SIM card.
    • Press Local contact or the required email account.
    • Press Import all.
    • After a moment the contacts are copied.
  • 4
    2b - Back up contacts to your SIM
    • Press Back up contacts.
    • Press SIM card.
    • Press MARK ALL.
    • Press BACK UP.
    • Press Add contacts or Replace all contacts.
    • If you selected Replace all contacts:
    • Press OK.
    • After a moment, the contacts are backed up.
    • Please note that if you select Replace all contacts, all contacts on your SIM are deleted.
  • 5
    Exit
    • Press the home icon to return to standby mode.