Sync iPhone Contacts via iCloud

Ever since the release of iOS 5, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch owners can sync iPhone contacts with the iCloud service. This page explains how to perform iPhone contact sync via the iCloud through a number of steps as seen below.

Many people rely on iCloud as a means of syncing and in addition backing-up their iPhone contacts. iCloud is the mainstream sync method for most iPhone users' contacts.

Make sure you familiarize yourself with the below video showing a quick method of backing-up your iPhone contacts to your PC - before you sync them with iCloud - as a safeguard should something happen to your iPhone or you lose acees to your iCloud account:

Syncing your iPhone contacts with iCloud - the steps:

There are at least two ways to sync iPhone contacts with iCloud. If you already have contacts on your iPhone sourced via Gmail, Yahoo, Exchange, or Facebook, unfortunately, you cannot directly sync these contacts to iCloud from within the iPhone. To transfer such iPhone contacts to iCloud, use a PC and a third-party utility instead. This tool will help you transfer any of your iPhone contacts (regardless where they are sourced from) to your iCloud account as shown in the screenshot below.