Get access to your Gmail contacts on your phone
What to Know
- Existing Gmail account: Settings > Mail > Accounts. Tap your Gmail account. Turn on Contacts.
- New account: Go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account > Google. Turn on Contacts.
This article explains how to sync your Gmail contacts to an existing Gmail account on the iPhone, and how to sync your Gmail contacts when you initially set up a new Gmail account on an iPhone. Instructions apply to iPhones with iOS 14 or iOS 13.
Syncing Contacts to an Existing Gmail Account on iPhone
Although you can choose to sync your Gmail contacts when you initially add the Gmail account to your iPhone, you can add them later to an existing Gmail account.
Here’s how to get those Gmail contacts into your iPhone.
On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
Tap Mail and select Accounts.
Tap your existing Gmail account.
Tap Contacts toggle switch to the on position.
Your Gmail Contacts begin to sync with the iPhone immediately.
Syncing Contacts When Adding an New Gmail Account
If you haven't added your Gmail account to the iPhone, you can do that and sync the Contacts at the same time.
To add Gmail as a new account on your iPhone, select Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account.
Choose Google from the options in the next screen.
Enter your Gmail address when prompted and select Next. Enter your password and tap Next.
Tap the switch next to Contacts until it is in the On/green position, and then tap Save.
All your Gmail contacts sync to your iPhone.
You can also sync your Calendars and Notes on the same Gmail screen.
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To keep your contact information up to date across all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID, you can use iCloud.
Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.
Alternatively, you can sync the information between iPhone and your Mac or Windows PC to keep the information up to date across iPhone and your computer. See Sync supported content.
If you use iCloud for Contacts, your contacts are kept up to date automatically, and no options appear for syncing them with your computer.