Best way to save contacts

I have just purcahsed a new phone from Giffgaff. Its a Sumsung S5 and when saving contacts i am now given an additional option of saving them to gmail. Where...

gillianredmond · 2015-05-19T22:12:56+00:00

I have just purcahsed a new phone from Giffgaff. Its a Sumsung S5 and when saving contacts i am now given an additional option of saving them to gmail. Where...

Best way to save contacts

exmember-3115060

Sim and gmail

As if your phone breaks you can get your contacts by putting your sim in another phone.

Gmail will save it online so when you buy a new phone it will save them on your new phone

gwpreston

Mine are on my phone is but I also have them backed up as well

deanwh

Hi @gillianredmond

I use google to back up my contact all you do is use a Gmail email address and sync it with your phone then anytime you buy anew phone just pop the email address in used to back up and happy days

Have a nice day the giffgaff way

147brian21573

Sim and Gmail

If you lose your phone, at least you can block the sim yet still have the contacts in your email folder

pwincess2k13

Gmail is the best place and your phone too

proudmummykayla1

Hi save to sim card and gmail then if you loose your phone or somehow your sim card breaks all your numbers are backed up to your gmail account.

The samsungs give you the option to back up everything including pictures songs videos apps. Hope this helps

fisher18

Definitely Gmail.

computekbrain

Personally I'd say the best place to store them is your google account... that way they're automatically backed up online! 🙂

moominpappa

Beware that most Android handsets won't read contacts from the sim card, so whilst using the sim card for storing contracts is perfect for basic phones, they won't show up in your contact list when the sim is inserted into an Android handset like your S5.

alexandermclarke

Gmail is the best option, although it might be a good idea to keep a copy on the SIM, just in case your gmail account is comprimised at some point.

It happens, so a local copy is always a good thing with this type of thing 🙂

swissfabian

@gillianredmond

Personnaly I would go for Gmail...

I've tried many many things as I've had many smartphones over time... so this is what works best for me and what I would recommend any friend!

The only downside I see is that Google knows your contact details... but then, they'd know anyway (if they wanted, they could access your phone numbers, as Android (Samsung S5 runs on that) is from Google !)

It is the safest, easier way to save contacts...

And there are many positive sides:

- you can access your contacts from anywhere in the world, from a computer (can be handy...)

- if you change your phone, just give your gmail address, and boom, all your contacts are on your new phone!

- if you're using Gmail for your emails, you can write emails online (not only from your phone) to your contacts if you added their emails

- ...

mofo57

I say gmail as the sim can be destroyed

dcalvy

I would say either a Gmail account or samsung account. That way if your phone or sim get damaged , lost or stolen you will still have your contacts.

sophiaarmstrong

Sim and gmail you have a back up then

aktachande

use an app called my contacts backup and email them yourself.