Add Microsoft contacts to Android Device & Transfer O365 Contacts

If you are among people who want to add Microsoft contacts to Android mobile then look no further than this blog. It contains all the steps one would require to bring in the contact details of other people from the cloud-based O365 service to the local storage of your Android device. 

Here we define the solution to every problem faced by users during this complicated contact transfer. The easy-to-follow steps along with the best practices make the entire operation simple to perform even for those who lack formal technical training. First up understand the need behind the contact sync

Why Sync Office 365 Contacts With Android Devices in The First Place?

Leaving an organization but resting the contact details of colleagues is the most cited reason among individuals.

Another reason could be a person wanting the contact details to be available on the go inside their mobile when they travel out of the office for work-related tasks.

Also Read: Guide on How to Import Yahoo Contacts to Android Device

Or simplify as means of a backup policy in case they are unable to access the Office 365 contacts like during a service outage.

Taking over the responsibility of another person means having a copy of their contact details. This helps to inform and communicate with other stakeholders as well.

Sometimes when a company transitions from Microsoft to Google Suite then too they must share the contact details. As Google is the company behind Android the so contact transfer is inevitable.

Now that the major reasons are done let us look at the ways in which this can be done starting with direct account addition. 

Sync Office 365 Contacts to Android via App Permissions

• Download the Outlook app on Android.
• During the Permission popup allow Contacts
• Log in and set up your account.
• Tap the Profile icon
• Click on the cog 
• Scroll till you see Contacts and tap it.
• Open Sync contacts option
• Toggle the blue button next to your account.
• All contacts should become visible.

Also Read: Steps to  Import Outlook Contacts to iPhone 

However, there is a catch all users don’t have the luxury to attempt this sort of direct account linkage. So what they can do instead is extract the contacts and add them to the Android mobile manually.

Pull and Add Microsoft Contacts to the Android in CSV Format

If on your official workstation, you still have access to the classic Outlook client then you may use it to add Microsoft contacts to Android. Here is the list of steps that you need to follow.

• Open Outlook 
• Click on File
• Go to Open & Export
• Tap Import/Export
• In the Wizard select Export to a file > hit Next
• Keep CSV selection > Next.
• Scroll Select contacts > Next
• Browse for Location > Next
• Map custom Fields (optional) and Click Finish.

Those who use the new Outlook Desktop client or have web-only access to their Outlook account have to follow a slightly different procedure to get their hands on the contact files.

• Login to Outlook Web or Open the new Outlook desktop client.
• Tap the People icon from the leftmost pane.
• Expand the Manage Contacts option present on the toolbar. Select Export.
• From the Export box choose the All contacts option and hit Export.
• Save the Resultant CSV in the appropriate location.

Once you have the CSV upload it to Google Drive.

Keep in mind that this Google Drive should be present on the Android Device.

• Open the Contacts app on your device.
• Toggle the Organise tab.
• Scroll till you See Import from File and tap it.
• Choose the Device option.
• This automatically opens the Google Drive Screen. 
• Navigate to the CSV you got from Outlook earlier and Tap it.
• A pop-up message appears at the bottom of your screen.
• You won’t see all contacts at once so close and reopen your Android Contacts app.
• Every new contact that you brought from Office 365 should be present on screen.

Take Office 365 Contacts of All Members at Once

Although the above-mentioned works for an individual scenario the same can be said for organization-wide contact transfer.

Your helper in this situation is the SysTools Office 365 Export tool. It can allow admins to pull out the contact details present in every employee of part of their Office 365 setup. Those contacts can then be mailed to individuals. So, admins, have a fully controlled transfer that is monitored at every step of the way.

With the help of a date filter admins are able to adjust the duration for which the contact data needs to be extracted. 

• Launch the tool Pick Office 365 as one Endpoint and File System as another
• Mark the box Next to Contacts Workload and apply the Date Filter.
• Validate Source-side admin Credentials and Destination path.
• Map the users via Fetch/Import/Download
• Preview and Export.

Send the resultant VCF files to their respective owners. They can then put these extracted Office 365 contacts into their Android devices when ever need be.

Conclusion

Here we taught users how to add Microsoft contacts to Android and continue all the calls/emails/chats from their mobile devices. As many times adding a professional account to a personal device is not feasible we gave a way in which just the contacts can be shared across the endpoints