How To Transfer Contacts Using Bluetooth – HTC One M8

Learn how to Transfer Contacts using Bluetooth on your HTC One M8. Use Bluetooth to transfer contacts from an iPhone, a phone that has Android version 2.1 (or earlier version), or other types of phones.

Depending on the capabilities of your old phone, you may be able to transfer not only contacts but also other data such as calendar events and text messages to your new HTC phone.

Note: Use HTC Sync Manager to transfer more types of content from an iPhone.

• If you’re setting up your new HTC phone for the first time, select Get content from old phone. Or go to Settings, and then tap Get content from another phone.
• Choose whether to transfer from an Android phone, iPhone, or other phone types. If you chose to transfer from an Android phone, tap Quick transfer.
• On your old phone, turn Bluetooth on.
• Follow the onscreen instructions on your old and new phones to pair them and start the data transfer.

Other ways of getting contacts and other content

There are different ways you can individually add contacts and other content to HTC One.

• Sync with your computer: Use HTC Sync Manager to sync contacts, documents, playlists, and more between HTC One and your computer running a Windows or Mac OS operating system. You can also use it to transfer your iTunes backup that contains contacts, messages, and other content from an iPhone from your computer to HTC One.
• Google Account: Google contacts are imported to HTC One after you sign in to your Google Account. You can also create more Google contacts right from HTC One.
• Social network accounts: Log in to your favorite social networks to sync contact information from them.
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync: HTC One syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.
• Phone contacts: You can create contacts locally on HTC One, if you don’t prefer to store them on your online accounts.
• nano SIM card: Copy all your nano SIM contacts to HTC One.