The contacts may be the most important data on iPhone because it contains
phone numbers, email address and more info of family, friends, and colleagues. You certainly
don’t want to lose them in the event that your iPhone gets broken, lost or stolen. You can
imagine that it’s difficult to rebuild a large contact list which is not like redownloading
apps. So you want to backup your
iPhone contacts.
iCloud is the official Apple’s cloud storage software that provides us an easy way to backup
iPhone content and sync important information from one device to another. It’s a good choice
to back iPhone contacts to iCloud. However, it also has the disadvantages, for example, it
only offers 5 free storage space which may not enough and you may meet iPhone contacts
not syncing to iCloud problem. So here in this guide, I’ll not only tell you how to
backup iPhone contacts to iCloud but also introduce another alternative way to help you
backup iPhone contacts to computer.
How to Backup iPhone Contacts to iCloud?
There are two ways you can choose to backup iPhone contacts to iCloud: sync iPhone contacts
to iCloud or create a full iCloud backup including the contacts. Whichever method you
choose, there are some preparations you need to make:
● Go to have a check whether there is enough
iCloud storage space. (Settings > [your name] > iCloud)
● Connect your iPhone to a
stable Wi-Fi network.
● Plug in your iPhone if the battery is low.
Method 1. Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud
Once you have turned on the Contacts in iCloud, all your iPhone contacts will be synced to
iCloud server. If you turn on Contacts on other devices that logged in with the same Apple
ID, the contacts on that device will also be merged to iCloud. When you add or update a
contact, iCloud makes the change everywhere.
1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. Turn on Contacts.

3. When you're asked if you want to Merge or Cancel,
tap Merge.
Then all of the information stored in Contacts will be synced to iCloud. To check the
uploaded contacts, you can head to iCloud.com from a computer.
Method 2. Backup iPhone Contacts to iCloud
This is another way that can help you backup iPhone contacts to iCloud. But you should know
that it will backup not only contacts but also other contents and settings. In other words,
it will make a full backup for your iPhone.
1. Go to Settings app > Tap your name > Choose iCloud.
2. Select iCloud Backup > Turn it on.
3. Tap Back Up Now.

If there is not enough iCloud storage space to store the data, the backup will fail. Well,
the 5 GB storage space is far from enough for most people. You may choose to backup iPhone
contacts to computer instead.
Another Easy Way to Backup iPhone Contacts
From the above, you know how to backup iPhone contacts to iCloud. However, the iCloud way has
its disadvantages. Besides, you should know that cloud services can undergo many issues and
problems such as data theft. So it’s always a good choice to backup data to computer. AOMEI MBackupper, one free iPhone backup expert is recommended
here. It offers more powerful functions to better protect your contacts.
★ Selectively Backup – It
lets you preview and select the contacts you want to backup.
★ Check Backup
Files Any Time – It allows you to view the backup contacts anytime you
want.
★ Flexible Restore – It enables you to restore selected contacts
to any iPhone, iPad, iPod.
★ No Data Loss During Restore – It will not
erase any existing contacts or other data on the device.
★ Supports More
Files – Besides contacts, it also supports messages, photos, music, videos,
etc.
This tool supports most iPhone models including iPhone 4/5/5s/6/6s/7/8/X/XR/XS/11/12 and it is
fully compatible with the latest iOS 14. Get it now and follow the steps below to have a
try.
1. Launch AOMEI MBackupper > Connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable > Tap “Trust” on
the home screen to give your computer access to your iPhone.
2. Click Custom Backup option > Click Contacts icon to
view and select the contacts you want to backup > Click OK to continue.

3. Select the storage path to save your contacts > Click Start Backupbutton to make it.

When the process is finished, you can check the backup task on the Backup Management screen.
Here you can choose to locate, browse or delete the backup contacts.

Note: You can click the triangle icon to run the incremental backup next
time. It will only backup the newly added contacts to save both space and time.
Conclusion
That’s all for how to backup iPhone contacts to iCloud. You can choose to sync iPhone
contacts to iCloud or create a whole iPhone backup including the contacts. Or you can try
AOMEI MBackupper to backup iPhone contacts to computer without worrying about whether there’s
enough cloud storage space.