How to import contacts to Gmail from Android phone

Import of contacts to gmail from an android phone is very common thing today. In a modern society people communicate a lot, continuously get new acquaintances. Contacts lists are regularly updated with phone numbers, addresses, birthdays and other necessary information about new friends.

Until quite recently we used simple paper notebooks and notebooks to store any of the numbers we have. But over time, everything changes.

However, the electronic way of storing contacts can also fail. If you want to keep your contacts so that they never lose, then it's best to use a Google account. Therefore, the synchronization of contacts of the Android phone with Google Gmail will work without problems.

Import contacts to Gmail

The first thing you should do is register your Google.com account and attach your Android to it. Only registered Google users can access all the features of Android.

By itself, the synchronization of Android phone contacts with Google Gmail is necessary so that you can use your contacts on any Android device. It does not matter if you lose your phone on Android, or buy something new.

After importing contacts on Gmail account, the contact list will always remain with you. All your friends' data will be saved not only on your mobile device but also on Google servers, directly in your account. To access your contacts on the new phone, you just need to sign in to your Google account.

How do I set up sync contacts with my Google Account?

Gmail account settings

You need to enter the "Settings" menu and select "Accounts and synchronization."

• Add an account
• At the bottom of the screen, click "Add Account."
• Adding a Google Account
• Adding a Google Account.
• Adding an account

If you already have an account, then add an existing one, if not, start a new one.

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Account

We enter login and password, and we already have an account for synchronizing contacts.

Contacts

• go to "Contacts" on the phone.
• import/export contacts
• call the menu and press "import/export"
• contacts to sync

Choose where to get contacts for synchronization. In our cases, this phone and click "Next."

• Place for syncing
• Choose where to sync contacts, the Google profile.
• Contacts for syncing

Mark the connections that will be copied to Google and click on the "Copy" icon in the lower right corner. The process passes unnoticed, or rather it is displayed by the copy icon in the upper-status bar, so do not repeatedly click to avoid duplicate contacts.

Contact list in Google

After 1-5 minutes, you can go to Google contacts (www.google.com/contacts) and edit the list.

Now everything is ready, and you can be sure that you will never lose someone's data. You can edit contact information from your computer, laptop, phone or tablet. All you need to do is log in to Google. After the changes are made, the data is synchronized on any of the devices.

In contacts, you can attach photos, record several phone numbers. Contacts can be divided into groups. In general, contacts can be described in great detail: you can specify an organization, a phonetic name, an e-mail, an address, a site, all sorts of events (for example, birthday) and relationships.

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Source: Legit.ng