How to keep your contacts up to date on all of your devices with iCloud

Every Mac or iOS user has iCloud account to access programs developed by Apple. Moreover iCloud helps to create a data backup of your Mac or iOS device. It is common that people use the same iCloud account on their all Apple devices and applications including iPhone, Mac, iTunes and more. If you want to keep your contact list up to date on all the devices, you may easily do it using iCloud account. With iCloud, you can have your contacts in your pocket and on your computer. When you make a change on one device or computer, Contacts updates automatically with iCloud. Here, we will provide you a short guide to keep your contacts up to date with iCloud.

Before getting started, make sure that your iOS device or Mac is updated to latest software update. Make sure that you are signed in with same Apple ID on all devices and devices have active internet connection.

How to set up iCloud contacts on your iPhone or iPad?

When you enable iCloud contacts, all of the information stored on devices gets uploaded on iCloud. In order to set up iCloud contacts on your devices follow the below given steps:

• On your iOS device, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. If your device has iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud.

• Enable “Contacts.”
• Now you will be asked if you want to Merge or Cancel, tap “Merge.”
• After following the above given steps, all of the information stored in Contacts uploads to iCloud.

How to setup iCloud contacts on your Mac?

If you are using Mac, follow the below given steps to enable iCloud contacts.

• On your Mac, select Apple menu > System Preferences.
• Click “iCloud” and select “Contacts”, doing so will not ask even if you want to merge.

• After following the above given steps, all of the information stored in Contacts uploads to iCloud.

This is how you may sync your contacts from Mac or iOS device to iCloud and keep them up to date. Once they are updated, you may also access them from your Windows computer by signing into iCloud account.

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