How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Gmail

Last Updated: May 18, 2020

This wikiHow teaches you how to add contacts to your Gmail account from your iPhone. You can transfer them manually using a computer or phone, or you can set them up to sync to Google automatically.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Exporting Contacts from iCloud

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Enable your Contacts to sync to iCloud. On your iPhone, do the following:
- Open the Settings app. Look for the gray gear icon on the home screen.
- Tap on your name at the top.
- Tap iCloud.
- Tap the switch next to "Contacts" to turn it on (green).
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Open a browser on your computer and go to https://www.icloud.com/. You can use any browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.

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Sign in to your iCloud account. Enter your Apple ID followed by your password and click the gray arrow or hit ↵ Enter.
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Click Contacts. This is indicated with an address book icon.
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Select the contact or contacts you wish to transfer. Click on a single contact to select it. Hold Ctrl+A or ⌘ Command+A to select all contacts.
- To select multiple contacts, hold Ctrl or ⌘ Command while clicking on each contact. Or, click on a contact, hold down ⇧ Shift, and click on another contact. This selects all contacts in between.
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Click on the gear icon. This is in the bottom left corner of the screen.
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Select Export vCard…. This is near the bottom of the menu.
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Save the file to your computer. Choose a location to save the contacts to.
- Some browsers, such as Chrome, automatically save downloads to your Downloads folder instead of allowing you to specify a location.
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Open Google Contacts. While in Gmail or another Google app, click on the square of dots in the top right corner and select Contacts.
- You can also go to https://contacts.google.com/ and sign in with your Google account.
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Click Import. This is in the left panel.
- If you do not see the left panel, click on the 3 horizontal lines in the top left to show the panel.
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Click Select file. This will open the file explorer window.
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Go to the location where your vCard was saved to. Check the '"Downloads" folder, or navigate to the folder if you saved it in a different place.
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Double-click on the vCard file. You can also select the file and click Open. Look for the file with ".vcf" at the end.
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Click Import. This will import the contacts to your Google Contacts, which is accessible by Gmail^{[1]
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Syncing iPhone Contacts to a Gmail Account

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Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Look for the gray gear icon on your home screen.
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Tap Passwords & Accounts. This is near the middle, and is indicated with a key icon in a gray box.
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Tap Gmail. If you do not see this option, do the following to add your Gmail account:
- Tap Add Account.
- Tap Google.
- Tap Continue.
- Sign in with your Google account credentials.
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Turn the switch on next to Contacts. It will turn green when it is on.
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Tap Save. This is in the upper right.
- This will automatically sync your iPhone contacts to Google Contacts, which is accessible by Gmail.