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Samsung: Import Contacts from SIM Card or vCard File

If your contacts are stuck on an old SIM card or sitting in a vCard (.vcf) file, they won't show up in your phone until you pull them into the right account. Samsung phones can grab contacts from the SIM, internal storage, or a memory card, but picking the wrong source or target account is the most common reason the import seems to fail.

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Import Contacts from SIM or vCard File auf Samsung

Contacts that live on a SIM card or inside a vCard (.vcf) file are not automatically visible in your Samsung Contacts app. You need to run an explicit import and tell the phone which source to read and which account should receive the entries.

Samsung supports three sources: the SIM card itself, internal phone storage, or a memory card. The file you import from storage or a card has to be a valid .vcf export, otherwise the app will not list it as an option.

Open ContactsOpen the MenuTap on Manage contactsTap on Import or export contactsTap on Import. Next, Select from where to import - SIM card, device storage, or memory card.

If you picked storage or a memory card, Select the desired Contacts and tap Done. Then Select where to import - your Samsung account, a Google account, or the device only - and tap Import.

Importing into a Google account syncs the contacts across every device signed in with that account. Importing to the device only keeps them local, which is useful if you want to avoid duplicates later. If contacts already exist under a different account, run the import again for each account you use.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. When you reach Select from where to import, choose the memory card option instead of device storage, then pick the .vcf file stored on it.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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