Transffering Phone Book.

[AmbroseJohn]

I'm trying to transfer the contacts from my Iphone 4 to my 2008 GS450h and failing miserably. It tried to do this when I first got the car but couldn't sort it, so I just added home and a couple of numbers I used most.

As I'm picking some friends up tomorrow, I tried to add their numbers manually but it seems I can only add six number manually. I had to delete my son's mobile to add the new numbers.

I then tried again for an hour with out success to transfer the whole phone book.

 

Any ideas?

 

[Zotto]

It sounds strange, for what I remember also in 2008 GS you can add till 1000 numbers, if you have much time also manually ... Try looking at phone menu in car.

[AmbroseJohn]

There's scroll bars on the left of the screen when adding numbers but they're always greyed out, so only six places available.

 

I could live with having to enter the few numbers I use manually but six is insufficient.

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[AmbroseJohn]

Thanks but there's no SD cards on iPhones. :)

[AmbroseJohn]

apple seem very reluctant to allow you to transfer data to other devices. Eg you can transfer Android to apple via iCloud but not apple to Android. They don't provide software for people to leave them. 

[OldTrout]

AmbroseJohn,

I too have Iphone 4 and a GS450h albeit 2007 not 2008.

I have entered more than 6 numbers manually although these might have been into the quick dial area. When moving if I press the "lift handset" button on the steering wheel the quick dial screen comes up with some numbers and I have the option to go to a second page of numbers.

I could find no method to copy all my contacts across. I don't know if there is an app which my achieve the transfer. I'll have a look.

John

[AmbroseJohn]

I'm long over due a new phone, it looks like the Iphone is going. Any recommendations?

Nokia, LG, Samsung? I'm not really into web surfing on the phone, just calls and texts really.

 

 

[Zotto]

It should be a compatibility list of phones in Lexus site, so you can choose one of them.

[AmbroseJohn]

The IS300h that I borrowed a couple of weeks ago was brilliant insofar as the phonebook was available without me having to do anything. I just paired the phone and all the numbers were available.

[Fig]

consider a sony z3 compact good phone works well with 2005 gs300. although phonebook was transferred from an old nokia

[AmbroseJohn]

Nokia seem to be the best for compatibility so I've bought a Lumia 650, only £135 from amazon. Very surprised It lifted the data from the Iphone but I can't check out the rest of the functions until the nano sim arrives from EE.

 

Thanks for the help, I let you know if it all works OK later.