How to Import Contacts from Gmail to Your iPhone

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Quickly copy your Gmail contacts to your iPhone
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This wikiHow teaches you how to add your Gmail account's contacts to your iPhone's address book. You can add a Gmail account if the account isn't already on your iPhone, or you can enable contacts from an existing Gmail account on your phone.

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  1. Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a grey box with gears on it. [1]
  2. It's about a third of the way down the "Settings" page.
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  3. It's near the bottom of the page.
  4. You'll find this option in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a Gmail login page .
  5. Enter the email address associated with your Google account.
  6. It's in the bottom-right corner of the page.
  7. Enter your Google password . Type it into the field in the middle of the page. [2]
  8. Doing so will add the Gmail account to your iPhone and open the account's settings page.
  9. If the switch to the right of "Contacts" is green, you're all set; if not, tap the white "Contacts" switch
    iPhone Switch Off Icon
    to enable contacts. [3]
  10. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so saves your Gmail account and adds its contacts to your iPhone's Contacts app. [4]
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  1. Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a grey box with gears on it. [5]
  2. It's about a third of the way down the "Settings" page.
  3. Tap the Gmail account for which you want to enable contacts. [6]
    • If you have just one Gmail account on your iPhone, you'll tap Gmail here.
  4. It will turn green
    iPhone Switch On Icon
    , signifying that the selected Gmail account's contacts are being added to your iPhone's Contacts app. [7]
    • If this switch is already green, your Gmail contacts are enabled on your iPhone.
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    Will importing Gmail contacts create duplicate contacts, or it will merge/replace the existing contacts?
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    In some cases, importing Gmail contacts creates duplicates. If you added a contact and included their email address, however, Gmail will likely skip duplicating the contact in question.
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    How do I transfer the contacts from my old iPhone to my new iPhone?
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    You can do this quite easily by connecting via iCloud.
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    I was using an iPhone 5, which is not upgrade-able to iOS 11, and now I am using a 5s with iOS 11.03. I need help on how to transfer contacts from Gmail, any suggestions?
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    I recommend creating VCards of your contacts, importing them to your iCloud account and then that way you never run into this matter in the future as these contacts will then be stored on your iCloud email account if you have one available.
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      • If you have problems importing your contacts, log into your Gmail account on desktop. You might need to acknowledge an "Unusual sign-in location" prompt before you can continue importing.
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      Warnings

      • Adding a Google account to Contacts will also add your Gmail calendar and mail items to your iPhone. If you wish for those to remain disabled, you can do so by tapping the green Mail and Calendar switches to the "Off" (left) position on the Gmail account settings section of Settings .
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102619
      2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102619
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS
      4. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS
      5. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS
      6. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS
      7. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/2753077?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS

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      1. Open Settings
      2. Scroll down and tap Accounts & Passwords
      3. Tap Add Account
      4. Tap Google
      5. Enter your email address and password
      6. Make sure that the "Contacts" switch is green.
      7. Tap Save

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