Back up contacts to your SIM and your 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 contacts to your SIM and your phone.

Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Note II
  • 1
    Find "Import/Export"
    • Press Apps.
    • Press Contacts.
    • Press the Contacts tab.
    • Press the Menu key.
    • Press Import/Export.
  • 2
    Select option
    • 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 from SIM card.
    • Press Phone.
    • Press Select all.
    • Press Done.
  • 4
    2b - Back up contacts to your SIM
    • Press Export to SIM card.
    • Press Select all.
    • Press Done.
    • Press OK to confirm.
  • 5
    Exit
    • Press the Home key to return to standby mode.