Sim contacts.

lathbury · 28th October 2017, 11:49

I have a Samsung Android phone and want to use a new Android phone, when I put my sim into the dual sim new phone I can't see my contacts in either sim slot, any advice please?. Thanks, John.

Nev The Bear · 28th October 2017, 11:57

Hello John

Give the following a try:

Pop the sim card back into your old phone and copy all of your contacts to the sim card as the contacts might be stored on your phone memory.

Once you have copied or checked the contacts are stored on your sim card insert into your new phone and hopefully you should seen the contacts displayed.

stevestrat · 28th October 2017, 12:56

Only thing to be careful of is when you move your contacts onto the sim you lose a lot of info such as addresses etc. The sim doesn't have the same contacts storage capacity as the phone.

One other possibility, most phones have an option what contacts location the phone reads, sim, phone or both. Open contacts and have a nose around in the menu.

lathbury · 30th October 2017, 19:41

Nev, Steve, thanks for the tips, when I go into contacts, I see "more", in there is " delete, manage linked contacts, mark as default, share contact and add shortcut. I think I will call into the 02 shop next week and let them have a look. I'm scared I will wipe everything off. Thanks again, John.

humphshumphs · 30th October 2017, 19:45

Could you connect the phones by Bluetooth and 'beam' the details over

lathbury · 30th October 2017, 19:56

Thanks for that, I will have to wait until my grandson comes for his tea, he knows what he is doing, they're all experts at his age. John.

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Nev The Bear This is my second home Does not matter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: . Posts: 3,996 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,575 Times in 987 Posts	Hello John Give the following a try: Pop the sim card back into your old phone and copy all of your contacts to the sim card as the contacts might be stored on your phone memory. Once you have copied or checked the contacts are stored on your sim card insert into your new phone and hopefully you should seen the contacts displayed.

30th October 2017, 19:41	#4
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Nev, Steve, thanks for the tips, when I go into contacts, I see "more", in there is " delete, manage linked contacts, mark as default, share contact and add shortcut. I think I will call into the 02 shop next week and let them have a look. I'm scared I will wipe everything off. Thanks again, John.

30th October 2017, 19:56	#6
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Thanks for that, I will have to wait until my grandson comes for his tea, he knows what he is doing, they're all experts at his age. John.