How to import your contacts on your Nokia X2

All the news on Nokia X2 in our articles.

How to import your contacts on your Nokia X2

We will see in this tutorial how import your contacts on your Nokia X2. Contacts are a very important feature of your smartphone.

This means that you may want to import them from another device to your Nokia X2, in order to make the most of the features offered by the contacts.

We will see how to import contacts on your Nokia X2 from another device on the one hand, from your Google account located in the 'Cloud' on the other hand, CSV files editable with a spreadsheet such as Excel, and finally files in format VCF or vCard files.

Import your contacts from another device to your Nokia X2

To import contacts from another device, you must first have saved them in your SIM card or an SD card. We invite you to refer to our tutorial on contact backups to do this. Once this backup is completed, you will need to put the SIM or SD card in your new Nokia X2. Once done, go to the category Contacts of your Nokia X2. In this menu, you can then press the 'Settings' key, located at the bottom right of your Nokia X2. An 'Import' option from the SIM card or the Memory card will then be available to you, press it according to your backup mode.

Follow the on-screen instructions and your contacts will be imported to your Nokia X2.

Import your contacts from Google Cloud to your Nokia X2

It is a little known option but very interesting when you know how to handle it: import your contacts from the Cloud to your Nokia X2. To do this, go to the 'Settings' menu, accessible from the home screen of your Nokia X2, then in 'Account and Synchronization'. Once there, click on your Google account.

This will open a new window which will allow you to check the synchronization of contacts, emails and calendars.

Choose what you want to activate.

Import your contacts from a CSV file to your Nokia X2

If your files are on a CSV file, then to import them on your Nokia X2, you'll need to go through an import on your Gmail account. Once in your Gmail account, click on 'Contacts' above the compose email button. Then click on 'More actions' and finally on 'Import'. Choose the file from which you want to import your contacts, and validate. Once finished, you can synchronize any Nokia X2 with your Gmail account as mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Import your contacts with a VCF file on your Nokia X2

One last option to import your contacts on your Nokia X2 is to use VCF files. This option will allow you, along with the CSV files, to share your contact lists from your Nokia X2 as well. As in the first paragraph of this article, go to the 'Import / Export' section of the 'Contacts' folder of your Nokia X2. From there, click on 'Import' then choose the VCF format. Once you have validated the operation and having selected the source VCF file, you can import all your contacts on your Nokia X2. Conversely, you can export contacts to make a backup on your Nokia X2.

Find all our articles on Nokia X2 to help you.