How to import a VCF file

iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the .vcf attachment in Mail, Messages or WhatsApp (or open it from Files).
2. Tap Create New Contact — or Add All N Contacts for a file with several.

For a big file, it's easier on a computer: open icloud.com/contacts, click + → Import Contact and choose the file; it syncs to your iPhone.

Android

1. Open the Contacts app (Google Contacts).
2. Tap Fix & manage → Import from file, choose the account, then pick the .vcf.

Or simply tap the .vcf in your downloads or a chat and choose Contacts.

Gmail / Google Contacts

Go to contacts.google.com → Import → choose the .vcf → Import. Multi-contact files work. Imported contacts get a label with the import date, so you can find (or undo) them.

Outlook and Mac

• Classic Outlook for Windows: double-click the .vcf → Save & Close. File → Open & Export → Import/Export → “Import a VCARD file” also works, one contact per file.
• Outlook.com / new Outlook: People → Import contacts expects a CSV; for a multi-contact .vcf, import it into Google Contacts first and export as an Outlook CSV.
• Mac: double-click the file, or Contacts → File → Import.

If something looks wrong

• Only the first contact imported: the app handles one contact per file — use Google Contacts or iCloud.
• Garbled accents: the file wasn't UTF-8. Files from this site always are.
• No photo: some Outlook versions skip vCard photos.

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