In this tutorial, we will show you how you could merge contacts on the iPhone 4 to iCloud.

Note: Make sure you have upgrade your iPhone to iOS 5.

1. Go to the Home screen > tap on Settings > select iCloud.

2. Now switch the Contacts to the Off position.

Note: iPhone will warn you that it would delete existing contacts on the device. If you already have a backup of the contacts on your PC or MAC then select YES, otherwise make a backup first. At a later stage we will need to sync it back to the iPhone 4 device.

When prompt "What would you like to do with the previously synced iCloud contacts on your iPhone?" you have the options to choose:

• Keep on My iPhone
• Delete from My iPhone
• Cancel

Select Delete from My iPhone.

3. Next you will have to Sync your contacts with the computer. Connect the device to the computer (PC or MAC), open up the iTunes software and start to sync process. If you don't know how to perform iTunes Syncing then follow this: iPhone 4: How to Set Up iTunes Syncing.

4. After the sync process, you will need to switch the Contacts back on in iCloud. Settings > iCloud > Contacts > On.

5. iPhone then will prompt with the message "The contacts you previously synced with your Mac will be merged with iCloud.", you can either select Merge or Cancel. In this case select Merge.

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Note: Once you are done, open up iTunes and you will notice that the Sync Address Book Contacts option is disabled.

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Comments (5)

• |27.33.185.xxx |2011-10-29 06:52:18 Marvin Maloney
  This is excellent. Many thanks for this helpful post.

• |208.65.90.xxx |2012-01-25 16:16:12 Lars Olsson  - I agree with Marvin; EXCELLENT
  There's always a bit of a learning curve when it comes to a new OS or new computer/phone/whatever...but it's a mystery to me why there aren't more good, step-by-step guides from the manufacturer for doing things like this which seem like virtually everyone would want to do them. Anyway, where Apple failed to deliver, you came through. Thanks!

• |SAdministrator |2012-01-25 16:37:27 admin
  Lars Olsson - thanks for taken the time to leave the comment. We will look forward to provide more useful tips to the community.

• |202.156.10.xxx |2012-03-14 07:06:59 Muthiah  - I do not want to merge my iphone contacts with icl
  Hi,
  Earlier I used to choose the option of "Delete from my iphone" and merge icloud contacts with iphone contatcs.
  
  Now I do not want to merge anymore. I want have the icloud contacts separately.
  
  - OFF the iCloud contacts. Choose "Keep on My iPhone"
  - ON the iCloud contacts. Now I do not see the option Keep on My iPhone any more. I just get Merge or Cancel.
  
  Pls help me on this.
  
  Regards

• |SAdministrator |2012-03-15 02:45:29 admin
  Muthiah - Go into iTunes and go to System Preferences > iCloud > Unselect Contacts.

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