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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.
Steps
Adding a Gmail Account to Contacts
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2Scroll down and tap Accounts & Passwords. It's about a third of the way down the "Settings" page.Advertisement
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3Tap Add Account. It's near the bottom of the page.
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4Tap Google. You'll find this option in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a Gmail login page.
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5Type in your email address. Enter the email address associated with your Google account.
- You can also use your phone number if it's associated with your account.
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6Tap Next. It's in the bottom-right corner of the page.
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7Enter your Google password. Type it into the field in the middle of the page.
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8Tap Next. Doing so will add the Gmail account to your iPhone and open the account's settings page.
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10Tap Save. 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.
Enabling Contacts for an Existing Gmail Account
Community Q&A
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QuestionWill importing Gmail contacts create duplicate contacts, or it will merge/replace the existing contacts?Community AnswerIn 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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QuestionHow do I transfer the contacts from my old iPhone to my new iPhone?Community AnswerYou can do this quite easily by connecting via iCloud.
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QuestionI 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?The OctopussyCommunity AnswerI 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.
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.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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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