How to transfer your Google contacts to iPhone

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When you know how to transfer your Google contacts to iPhone, you won’t have to resort to scribbling down numbers on pen and paper like in the olden days. Knowing that everyone you want to keep in touch with can be transferred in moments can bring real peace of mind, especially for someone as popular as you!

The process of transferring contacts from Google to iPhone is really easy, and baked into the iOS Accounts feature. Being able to do this natively is just another of the those little UI touches that make the iPhone one of the best phones available.

Once you’ve gotten your Google contacts to your iPhone, you can relax knowing the boring legwork is out of the way, and try something more fun that iOS has to offer, like how to cast Harry Potter spells with Siri.

So whether you’ve just moved from Android or you’ve got a new work phone, here’s how to transfer your Google contacts to iPhone:

How to transfer your Google contacts to iPhone

Open Settings and tap Contacts
Tap Accounts, then Add Account
Select Google
Sign in to your Google account
Tap the Contacts toggle
Open the iOS Contacts app

Read on to see detailed instructions for each step.

1. First of all open the settings tab and then tap Contacts.

The first step to transferring contacts from Google to iPhone, the settings tab — (Image credit: Future)

2. If you haven’t yet added your Google account to your iPhone, you'll only have one option, which is to tap Add account. If you already have one connected, tap Accounts instead.

The second step to transfer contacts from Google to iPhone — (Image credit: Future)

3. Tap Add Account and then select Google.

The third step to transfer contacts from Google to iPhone- The accounts menu — (Image credit: Future)

4. Sign in to your Google account using the on-screen form.

|The fourth stop to transferring contacts from Google to iPhone, signing in to your Google account — (Image credit: Future)

5. You will be presented with a list of things to transfer, tap Contacts (and anything else you wish to transfer, like messages) until the toggle goes green.

The fifth step to transferring contacts from Google to iPhone, choosing what to add — (Image credit: Future)

6. To finish synchronizing your contacts, return to the home screen and tap Contacts. You contacts should start syncing — this may take a few minutes.

The sixth step to transferring contacts from Google to iPhone, the contacts page — (Image credit: Future)

And just like that, all done! Now they're in your iPhone, why not call someone and invite them to dinner to celebrate? In all seriousness, if you have contacts saved on another profile (like a work email) you can add multiple accounts via the same process. If there’s any overlap don’t worry, you just need to know how to quickly delete duplicate contacts in iOS 16.

If you wish to transfer your apps from an Android device straight to your iPhone check out how to transfer contacts and data from Android to iPhone. If you've just got the latest iPhone, you'll need to know how to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone. Concerned about your iPhone's security? Learn how to enable iOS Lockdown Mode.

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