

Whereas iCloud typically updates every time you make a change to a contact when you sync without iCloud your contacts won’t update until the next time you connect your iPhone to your Mac. The only thing to keep in mind is that you’ll have to sync contact manually every time you’ve updated or added something. If you’re not already using iCloud or you just like using iTunes to sync your iPhone to your Mac, then don’t worry, there’s still a way for you to sync your contacts. Transfer contacts from iPhone to Mac without iCloud Log back into iCloud by going to Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Add Account > iCloud and sign back in.

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Sign Out.

If, after you try that, your contacts still aren’t syncing, you can try to force the sync by logging out of iCloud and then logging back in.
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To quickly free up space, you can use the Gemini Photos app to clean up your photo library. If you’re out of iCloud storage, then nothing will sync with iCloud, including contacts. So if you run into issues while trying to sync your contacts, these are the likely reasons behind them: When you sync contacts from your iPhone to your Mac, you should keep in mind that you’re actually syncing both devices with iCloud. Why are my iPhone contacts not syncing with my Mac?
