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5 Ways to Sync iPhone 12(Pro) Contacts to Outlook

To save time, we need a quick way to sync contacts to Outlook. I don't want to sync iPhone contacts to outlook by manually anyway. Last time, I tried to sync part of my contacts to Outlook with a free mobile manager. I want to share my experience right now! Meanwhile, I also want to share some methods I tried before. You can go through this article, choose one you prefer to sync your iPhone 12 contacts as well as other iOS and Android devices' contacts to Outlook quickly Five solutions are provided, the common ways to transfer iPhone 12 contacts to Outlook are introduced in this tutorial too.

Sync iPhone 12(Pro) Contacts to Outlook

Solution 1: Easy Way to Sync iPhone 12 Contacts to Outlook 👍

🍦 Required: Syncios Mobile Manager Free, Windows PC or Mac, iPhone 12, USB Cable, Outlook Account

Firstly, I will share the most convenient way to transfer contacts from iPhone 12(Pro) to Outlook. I tried all ways in this article and choose the best one for. With Syncios Mobile Manager free version, you can easily manage all files on your iOS or Android devices, not just transfer contacts to Outlook. Check a brief description below then start all steps.

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Step 1:Start Syncios Mobile Manager on your computer, then get a USB cable to connect iPhone 12 to computer. When a pop-up message appears on iPhone 12, choose Trust then your phone could be recognized successfully.

Step 2: Go to Information > Contacts to load all contacts from your iPhone 12. If you have turned on iCloud on your phone, you can see all contacts under group "iCloud Contacts". Then you can only backup contacts but you could not edit, delete an etc. You can go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud to turn off "Contacts backup option". Choose Keep contacts on your iPhone. You can turn on this backup option after the transfer.

Step 3:Then connect your iPhone 12 to computer again. Now your contacts are saved to local storage on iPhone 12. Go to Information > Contacts and choose contacts and tap Backup. You can choose "Backup the selected contacts" or "Backup all contacts", then choose to Outlook.

backup iPhone 12 contacts to outlook

Step 4:Then a pop-up window asking you to backup contacts to computer. Click Backup. After that, you are required to log in with Outlook account by a pop-up window. Input your Outlook account and sign in. Then Syncios will start backing up iPhone 12 contacts to Outlook.

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Step 5:When it's finished, open Outlook website and log in. Go to "contact icon" on the lower left bar, tap it you can check all contacts here. Choose to check contacts in date order, then you can see the contacts your just imported from iPhone 12.

sync iPhone 12 contacts to outlook

🙋 Note:

The new imported contacts will merge with the existing contacts in Outlook instead of replacing them.


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Solution 2: Sync iPhone 12 Contacts to Outlook with iTunes

To sync iOS data with iTunes is common. You can back up iOS data with iTunes, but when restoring, all data will be replaced. So it's only for backing up data. If you've backed up with iTunes and want to restore them without overwriting, you can use the tool we shared above, Syncios Mobile Manager, go to it's toolkit and find "Phone Transfer" tool to restore iTunes backup to iOS or Android devices without any data overwriting. Or just open its "iTunes Backups" and "iTunes Library" tools to restore data from iTunes without losing the existing data on your phone.

To save your time, we are going to tell you how to sync iPhone 12 contacts to Outlook via iTunes right now.

Step 1: To establish a successful connection, make sure you've installed the latest iTunes on your computer. Otherwise you can download from its official website.

Step 2: Connect your iPhone 12 to computer and choose trust this computer on your phone when connecting. Start iTunes and go to Account to link it with the same Apple ID on your iPhone 12.

Step 3: Go to device icon then choose info tab under iPhone 12. You will see an option "Sync Contacts with", just tick off the check box.Choose All Contacts or Selected Groups under this option, then and choose sync contacts with Outlook.

sync iPhone 12 contacts to outlook via itunes

Step 4: You will be prompted to sync or cancel, choose Switch. Now go to lower right to tap Sync. iTunes will sync all contacts from your iPhone 12 to Outlook. If you need to check the imported contacts, just go to step 5 of solution 1.

transfer iPhone 12 contacts to outlook via itunes

🙋 Notes:

Be careful! Your original contacts stored in Outlook may be covered by newly exported ones.


Solution 3: Transfer iPhone 12 Contacts to Outlook via iCloud

To transfer contacts from iPhone 12 to Outlook by using iCloud, you need to make sure you have synced all contacts with iCloud. Then we can start all steps. If not, just take an immediate backup on your iPhone 12 right now, then follow us in detail.

Step 1: Just visit iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID. On the main interface of iCloud backup website, navigate to Contacts.

sync iPhone 12 contacts to outlook via icloud

Step 2: Select contacts you need to transfer. If you want to export multiple contacts, you can click a single name, place your mouse cursor over the final contact you want to export, meanwhile, press and hold the "Shift" key, and then click the last contact.

Step 3: After the selection, click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner and select "Export vCard" in the pop-up menu.

Step 4: Select a location you'd like to save your vCard and give it a name. After making your selection, click "OK" to import your contacts. If you need to check the imported contacts, just go to step 5 of solution 1.

Solution 4: Sync iPhone Contacts with Outlook via Settings

If you need a straightforward way to transfer contacts from iPhone 12 to Outlook, you can sync iPhone 12 contacts via "Settings". Want to understand more, you can follow detailed steps bellow to export iPhone contacts.

🌼 For iOS devices running lower than iOS 14:

Step 1: Get your iPhone 12, then just open Settings then scroll down, tap Password & Account. Go to Add Account > Outlook.com. Now you need to login with your Outlook account.

Step 2: You just need to enable Contacts or Email, Calendar, and Reminders, and then all contacts from this iPhone 12 will be automatically synced to your Outlook account.

sync iPhone 12 contacts to outlook via settings

🌼 For iOS devices running iOS 14 above:

Step 1: The settings is little different on iOS devices running iOS 14 above. Get your iPhone 12, then just open Settings then scroll down, tap Contacts.

add account

Step 2: Now you can Add Account > Outlook.com. Login with your Outlook account. And sync iPhone 12 contacts to Outlook. If you need to check the imported contacts, just go to step 5 of solution 1.

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Solution 5: Transfer iPhone Contacts to Outlook via Exchange

I don't know if all methods above satisfy you. Last one solution will be introduced now! Hope you know what's the best way for you. If not, follow this method to get the last chance. And note that this method works only if your iPhone or iPad is connected to your internal corporate network. If your company has an Exchange server, then you can use this method.

🌼 For iOS devices running lower than iOS 14:

Step 1: Get your iPhone 12, then just open Settings then scroll down, tap Password & Account. Go to Add Account > Microsoft Exchange. Now you need to login with your Microsoft Exchange account. Your iPhone will contact the Exchange Server and it requires you to fill in the address of the server in the Server field.

Step 2: After entering all details correctly, you can select the contacts you want to synchronize with your Outlook account. Tap Save to sync iPhone contacts with Outlook.

sync iPhone 12 contacts to outlook via exchange


🌼 For iOS devices running iOS 14 above:

Step 1: Just get your iPhone 12, and also open Settings then scroll down, tap Contacts.

add account

Step 2: Now you can Add Account > Microsoft Exchange. Login with your Microsoft Exchange account. After entering all details correctly, you can select the contacts you want to synchronize with your Outlook account. Tap Save to sync iPhone contacts with Outlook. If you need to check the imported contacts, just go to step 5 of solution 1.

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Conclusion

For users who don't want to want to sync iPhone contacts to Outlook by manually typing one by one, you can follow this tutorial to quickly transfer contacts from iPhone to Outlook. Our post collects 5 possible ways to transfer iPhone 12 contacts to Outlook, go through and get one you prefer. If this guide helps, please share it with your friends.