How to Transfer Contacts from Blackberry to iPhone

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: October 21, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to move your BlackBerry's contacts over to an iPhone. If you're using a BlackBerry Priv, follow the instructions for transferring contacts from an Android to an iPhone instead of the ones in this article.

Part 1

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Exporting BlackBerry Contacts

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Open your BlackBerry's Contacts. This app resembles a dark book with a light blue person's silhouette. You'll find it on the BlackBerry's Home screen.
2
Select Export Contacts. Depending on your BlackBerry model, you'll either tap this option, or you'll use the arrow buttons to navigate to it. Your BlackBerry will save a list of your contacts as a .VCF file.

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3
Connect your BlackBerry to your computer. To do so, plug the USB end of the BlackBerry's charging cable into your computer's USB port, then plug the charging end of the cable into your BlackBerry's charge port.
4
Wait for the BlackBerry window to open. Depending on your computer, you may first have to confirm that you want to let the BlackBerry run on your computer.
5
Click and drag the .VCF file onto your computer's desktop. Doing this will place the file on your desktop, from which point you can upload it to iCloud.

Part 2

Part 2 of 3:

Syncing Contacts to iCloud

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Go to the iCloud website. If you're already logged into iCloud, doing so will open your iCloud dashboard.
- If you aren't logged into iCloud, enter your Apple ID email address and password and click → to do so.
2
Click Contacts. It's the grey app with a person's silhouette on it.
3
Click ⚙️. This option is in the bottom-left corner of the iCloud page; clicking it will prompt a pop-up menu.
4
Click Import vCard. Doing so will invoke a window in which you can select the BlackBerry's .VCF file.
- You may have to click the .VCF file's location in the left-hand side of the window before you can select it.
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Click the .VCF file, then click Okay. Doing so will upload the .VCF file to your iCloud account; once there, your BlackBerry contacts will be added to the "All Contacts" group.^{[1]
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Part 3

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Adding Contacts to iPhone

1
Open iTunes. It's a white app with a multicolored musical note on it. If you're prompted to update, click Download iTunes to do so.
- If you update iTunes, you'll need to restart your computer and re-open iTunes before proceeding.
2
Connect your iPhone to your computer. To do so, plug your iPhone's charger cable into the phone, then plug the USB (larger) end into a USB port on your Mac or Windows computer.
3
Click the "Device" icon. It's the iPhone-shaped button in the top-left area of the iTunes window.
4
Click Sync. This button is in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will synchronize your iCloud account's contacts with your iPhone, thereby adding your BlackBerry's contacts to your iPhone.
- You'll need to be signed into your iPhone with your iCloud account's Apple ID.
- If you don't have Internet access, your iCloud contacts won't synchronize.