How to Sync Contacts from iPhone 8/8 Plus/X to iCloud

iCloud gives you a wireless way to back up the photos, mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, Safari, etc. without physically connecting to the computer. With iCloud, you can access your contacts from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or on icloud.com and when you make a change on one device, the contacts will update on other devices with the same iCloud account automatically. Here, we will who you how to sync contacts from iPhone to iCloud, like the new iPhone 8 or iPhone X to iCloud and update them to your other iDevices. What’s more, you can find a highly recommended iPhone data transfer tool - EaseUS MobiMover Free in this page to help you transfer iPhone contacts to the Windows PC or laptop for data backup and iPhone space freeing up.

How to sync contacts from iPhone 8/8 Plus/X to iCloud

Actually, it’s quite easy to transfer contacts from iPhone to iCloud after you have set up iCloud on your iPhone. Except for contacts backup, iCloud still can be used to restore iPhone with iCloud backup when you have restored your device to the factory resetting.

1. Open your iPhone and update to the latest iOS version.

2. Connect your iPhone to a stable Wi-Fi or an active cellular network. Next, set up iCloud on your iPhone.

3. Go to "Settings" > [your name] > "iCloud". If you’re using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to "Settings" > "iCloud."

4. Turn on "Contacts." When a pop-up occurs and asks if you want to merge or cancel with existing local contacts on your iPhone, tap "Merge." Then, all of the information stored in contacts will be synced to iCloud.

How to sync contacts from iPhone 8/8 Plus/X to Windows computer

Except for the virtual iCloud space, you can still sync your iPhone contacts to the Windows computer with EaseUS MobiMover Free, the top one free iPhone data transfer master in the world. With MobiMover Free, you can set a storage path for the exported iPhone contacts on your computer flexibly and also view & edit the files as you need. And other data transfer features of MobiMover Free are "Transfer to Other Device"  to transfer everything to new iPhone without iTunes or iCloud, "Transfer to This Device" to put files from PC/laptop to iOS device without wiping any previous data and "Custom" to transfer and manage iOS data with comprehensive solutions, such as delete all photos on iPhone or remove the whole contacts from iPhone. 

Step 1. Connect your iPhone X/8/7 to your Mac, launch EaseUS MobiMover for Mac on your computer > Unlock your iPhone and click "Trust" in the prompt asking for your permission > Choose the "Phone to Mac" Option > Click on the "Next."

Step 2. Check "Contacts" and click the default storage path to set a position where you want to house these contacts. Then click "Transfer" to start transferring from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac.

Step 3. When the transfer process has finished, you can go to view the contacts on your Mac. Then contacts will be saved as an HTML file on your Mac. Thus, you need to open it with a browser to view the details.