How to transfer contacts from Android to Windows Phone

Moving data between devices is always a tedious activity. Especially when transferring contacts from one smartphone platform to another. In this competitive world, thankfully there are certain basics that make complex tasks incredibly easy.

For all those who have bought or plan to buy a Windows Phone device, here is a nice way to transfer all your contacts from an Android smartphone. Simply copying the .vcf file will not work for Windows Phone for one has to convert the files to .csv format. Instead of going through that headache, we recommend a simpler method.

This is assuming that all the contacts, emails, and calendar events have been synced to the Gmail account on the Android phone. Only then can you proceed with the following steps.

Step one

Scroll down and open the Settings app, and then choose the email+accounts option.