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Perez
Apr 23, 2026Iron Contributor
How to transfer address book from android to iphone after setup without sim
Hello, I need to move my address book from an Android phone to an iPhone, but I do not want to use a SIM card for the transfer. I am not very familiar with phone data transfer, so I am looking for a...
Lionelh
Apr 23, 2026Copper Contributor
To transfer address book from Android to iPhone without SIM, PlainApp is a free Android app that turns your phone into a self-hosted web server. Your data never leaves your local Wi-Fi network – no cloud, no accounts, no subscriptions.
How it works for you to transfer address book from Android to iPhone without SIM:
- Install PlainApp on your Android phone
- Open the app – it starts a local web server
- On any computer or laptop connected to the same Wi-Fi network, open a web browser
- Enter the local address shown in PlainApp
- Navigate to the Contacts section – you can view, search, and manage all your contacts
- From there, you can export your contacts or view them on the computer
To get the contacts to your iPhone:
- Since PlainApp's web interface lets you access your contacts from any browser, you could:
- View the contacts on your computer screen and manually add them (only practical for small contact lists)
- Use the web interface to export contacts in a readable format
Pros:
- 100% local – your data never touches the internet
- End-to-end encrypted (TLS + XChaCha20-Poly1305)
- Completely free and ad-free – no purchases ever
- No accounts required
- Open-source