I needed to transfer my contacts tonight from my old phone (Sony Ericsson K800i) to my new phone (Nokia N95) and since I had no desire to type them in one at a time, I was determined to find a software tool to do it for me. As ever, Apple came to my rescue.
OS X includes a fantastic little utility called iSync, which allows you to keep your phone book synchronised between your Mac and a number of other devices. I had to install a plugin from Nokia in order to get it to recognise the N95, but it picked up the older K800i without any problems.
So, the steps required to sync your phones are as follows:
- Enable bluetooth on your mac, and each of your phones.
- Pair the devices in the bluetooth settings in system preferences
- Install the latest iSync plugin from Nokia for the N95.
- Load iSync and go to Devices > Add Device.
- It should detect both your phones, so just double click to add them.
- Click Sync Devices.
And that’s it!