How to Import & Export Contacts Using Your Phone (Android Guide)

Easily back up or restore your contacts so you can use them smoothly inside DoubleTick.

Managing contacts is an essential part of using DoubleTick effectively—whether you want to upload a broadcast list, recover lost numbers, or shift contacts to a new device. The easiest way to do this is by using your phone’s built-in Contacts app to export and import contacts through a single file format called a VCF (.vcf).

This article will help you understand:

• How to export contacts from your phone

• How to import contacts into your phone

• Benefits for DoubleTick users

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🔄 How to Export Contacts From Your Phone (Create a .vcf File)

Exporting helps you save all your contacts in one file so you can upload them to DoubleTick, move them to another phone, or keep a backup.

👉 Step-by-step (Android phones):

1. Open the Contacts app on your phone.

2. Tap the menu icon (☰) in the top-left corner.

3. Select Settings.

4. Scroll down and tap Export.

5. Choose where your contacts should be exported from:

   • Google Account

   • SIM card

   • Phone storage

6. Tap Confirm to complete the export.

7. Your phone will automatically create a .vcf file and save it locally.

This is especially helpful if you're uploading the file into DoubleTick from another device.

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📥 How to Import Contacts Into Your Phone (Restore a .vcf File)

Importing is the process of adding contacts from a .vcf file back to your phone.

👉 Step-by-step (Android phones):

1. Open the Contacts app.

2. Tap Settings → Import.

3. Select the .vcf file from your phone storage (usually in Downloads).

4. Choose where to save the imported contacts:

   • Google Account (recommended for syncing)

   • Phone storage

5. Your contacts will be restored instantly.

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🌟 Benefits of Importing & Exporting Contacts

Using Import and Export helps you manage your contacts easily and safely:

• 📁 Create a full backup of your contacts

• 🔄 Move contacts to a new phone quickly

• ⚡ Prepare and update contact lists before using them in DoubleTick

• ✨ Clean and organize your database in one file

• 🚀 Restore all contacts in seconds

• ☁️ Keep contacts synced with your Google Account

• 🛡️ Recover lost or deleted contacts anytime

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🎉 You’re All Set!

With the Import and Export features in the Contacts app, you can now:

• Back up your full customer list

• Restore contacts instantly

• Transfer contacts between devices

• Upload a clean & accurate .vcf file into DoubleTick for messaging campaigns

This method is simple, safe, and recommended for all DoubleTick customers who want to manage contacts efficiently.