Transferring data between devices is always a tiresome task, specially when moving contacts from one Smartphone platform to another. Luckily, in this competitive world, there are some basics that make difficult tasks extremely simple.
Now, there is a great technique to transfer all your contacts from an Android Smartphone for those who have bought or planning to buy a Windows Phone device. For Windows Phone it will not work by simply copying the .vcf file. Users have to convert the files to .csv format. We suggest you a simple and easy method instead of going through headache.
It is supposed that on Android phone all the contacts, emails, and calendar events have been synced to the Gmail account. Then only, user can continue with following steps:
Step 1:
Go to the main menu of your Windows phone by tapping on the arrow on the top right corner of the screen. Scroll down and open the Settings app.
Step 2 :
After opening the settings, you will find an option of ‘email + accounts’. Select this option to create a new account. This is required so as to fetch the contacts from the Gmail server.
Step 3:
Select the option to add a new email account.
Step 4:
From the list, select Google to add your Gmail account details in the following screen.
Step 5 :
After adding the Gmail account login details and pressing next, the phone asks you if you wish to sync only email, or email, contacts and calendar. Choose the second option. Then let the phone sync all your contacts to the Windows Phone contacts app. This may take some time so it is recommended to grab a cup of your favorite beverage.
Source : themobileindian