iContactsImporter app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: ProtoTech Solutions and Services Pvt. Ltd.
First release : 20 Apr 2010
App size: 484 Kb
iContactsImporter lets you import your contacts (or address book) from another phone or Laptop/PC using FTP site. If you have just bought a new iPhone and dont want to type in hundreds of your address book entries from your existing phone again, iContactsImporter is the app for you. In just a few taps you are set.
Features:
* Imports contacts from .csv (comma separated values) file
* Automatically maps the address book fields from your .csv file (e.g. Postal code -> ZIP code)
* Gives you option to adjust the mapping
* Creates a new group for your imported contacts. You can also choose to import all the contacts into the main address book.
iContactsImporter imports your contacts from a .csv file present on FTP site. Most of the handset providers have a PC suite (e.g. Nokia, Sony Ericsson etc.) from which you can easily export all your contacts to a .csv file. You can also do the same from most of the computer applications (Outlook, Thunderbird etc.) and other mobile devices (Palm etc.). Heres the step-by-step guide for importing your contacts:
1. Export your existing address book to .csv file (refer to your mobile handset manual for details).
2. Upload the .csv file to an FTP site.
3. Launch iContactsImporter and enter the access details to the FTP site (username, password, and the CSV filename)
4. iContactsImporter will map the fields and present you with a table. You can edit the map if you want.
5. Enter a group name to which you want to import all the contacts to. Leave it blank to import to the main address book.
6. Tap Import and you are done! The number of contacts that are imported will be displayed.
Note: Before you purchase this app, please note that to use this application you will need to be able to upload your address book file to an FTP site and retrieve it by specifying username and password. The developers of iContactsImporter do not provide this facility.
You can check a free version of this app called iContactsImporter Lite @ "https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/icontactsimporterlite/id375528937?mt=8"
Latest reviews of iContactsImporter app for iPhone and iPad
Performed as promised. Highest praise I can give.
This application would have been perfect to take a csv file of contacts and import them if the app worked, but it did not work. It would never connect to the server even though i was able to connect to it through another app. Oh well maybe another app will come along later that will do what this one was supposed to do.
Its unbelievable that no other apps (that I can find) are made to transfer contacts INTO your device but this one does it. It was hard for me to figure out the FTP protocol but once I did (and once I figured out the field mapping via trial & error) it works great! Maybe not for the technically faint of heart but worth figuring out as I now have a way to load hundreds of contacts. Super app!!!