If you want to get a paper copy of your iPhone contacts, follow this guide, which will show you how to print contacts from your iPhone without iCloud.
Hey, I want to print a complete copy of my iPhone X contacts list. I do not use iCloud. So how can do I print my iPhone contacts list without iCloud? Can anyone help me? Thanks.
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From time to time, you may need to print out a list of the iPhone contacts into the paper. Maybe you bought a new phone and tend to format your old device and want to keep a copy of your contacts for important backups, or maybe you have to provide your entire contact list. All in all, you need to print iPhone contacts.
So, how to print contacts from iPhone? In fact, Apple provides an iCloud sync service to sync data. You can download contacts from icloud.com and print them, as long as you have Contact Sync turned on.
However, chances are that you don’t use iCloud like the user above and want to know how to print contacts from iPhone without iCloud. Well, you've come to the right place. Read on for three effective ways to print contacts from iPhone 14/13/12/11/X/8/7 without iCloud.
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If you don’t want to go through any unnecessary hassle to print contacts from iPhone, one of the most efficient and fast ways to print contacts from iPhone is to transfer iPhone contacts to computer and then print them from there.
FoneTool is an excellent iOS data transfer tool that can help you export contacts from iPhone to computer without iCloud and print them out effortlessly.
? It allows you to export selected iPhone contacts to computer in CSV, VCF format, which displays the full content of the contacts including name, number, email address and other details you have saved on your phone. ❤️ Besides, you can also import the backup contacts from the computer to a new iPhone in one click. ? This tool supports the latest iPhone models, including iPhone 4/5/6-iPhone 11/12/13/14, and is fully compatible with the latest iOS 16/15/14.
Now, free download FoneTool on your computer and follow the steps below to transfer contacts to computer for printing.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer > Run FoneTool > Tap Trust to access your iPhone > Choose the Phone Transfer > iPhone to PC. Click Start Transfer.
Step 2. Click the Contacts icon > Choose the contacts you need to print > Tap OK.
Step 3. Click Start Transfer. Then you can choose the Vcard or CSV and choose a path on the Transfer Settings > Click Transfer.
Wait a moment for the transfer process to complete. After the process is complete, you can go to the storage path to check your contacts. Then you can easily print your iPhone contacts from the computer using the printer.
Note: If you need to import your contacts to your new iPhone, you can click the Transfer to iPhone icon on the home interface.
The second method is to use Google Contacts to help you print iPhone contacts. Google gives you the option to back up your iPhone contacts to your Gmail account. So like iCloud, you can also print contact list from iPhone on your computer through Google Contacts.
But your iPhone contacts will be mixed up with Gmail contacts. If you don’t mind this, follow the steps to learn how to print contacts from iPhone via Google contacts.
Step 1. Go to Settings on your iPhone > tap Password & Account > click Add Account > choose Google.
Step 2. Sign in with your Gmail account and password > toggle on Contacts.
Step 3. Go to contacts.google.com on your computer > log in with the same Gmail account > select the desired contacts > click the three dots on the top.
Step 4. Next, choose Print to print iPhone contacts after adjusting the printing settings.
Most users also like to use iTunes to back up and manage their iOS data. Because when something goes wrong with your device, and you end up losing all your files and other content, iTunes can help you easily restore your data.
Besides, it can also help you to print iPhone contacts on the computer. The process is a bit complicated. Nevertheless, you can give it a try.
Step 1. Install and open the latest version of iTunes on your Windows PC.
Step 2. Connect your iPhone to the computer with USB cable > click on your iPhone on the left side > tap the Info tab.
Step 3. Check Sync Contacts with > choose Windows Contacts > Select the contacts you wish to print > hit the Sync button below. (There are two options: All contacts and Selected groups.)
Step 4. Click the Start button on your computer > tap your username > find the Contact folder and double-click it > click the Export option to export your contacts to a CSV file.
Step 5. Choose CSV (Comma Separated Values) > tap Export > name the CSV file.
Step 6. Tap Browse to choose a storage path to save the CSV file > choose Next > decide which iPhone contact fields to save> hit Finish to export the CSV file to your PC.
A pop-up window will appear informing you that your contacts have been exported in the new format, and you can click OK to exit the window. Then your contacts file can be opened as a spreadsheet, and you can now print your contacts with a printer.
Did you learn how to print contacts from iPhone without iCloud? The three methods introduced are all good choices. With FoneTool, you can easily copy iPhone contacts to computer, and then print the contacts you want on your computer, safely and conveniently.
iTunes and Google indeed can be available for printing iPhone contacts, but the downside is that iPhone contacts can be mixed with Gmail contacts, and iTunes is a bit more complicated.
Just choose the appropriate method according to your situation.