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Get your contacts
If you have a Google Account, any contacts associated with that account are automatically backed up by
Google. This means all your contacts are always available on the web and can be synced to any Android
phone that's set up with the same account.
As a result, even if you lose your phone, switch to a new phone, or use a desktop computer, your contacts
are always available.
To get your phone numbers and other contact information into your Google account, you have several
options:
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Import your contacts directly into your phone from your SIM card. See the instructions below.
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Use a desktop computer to import both your email and your contacts from another email account
into your Gmail account. See
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Use a desktop computer to export your contacts from applications like Outlook or the Mac Address
Book as a text file, then import them into your Google Account through a desktop browser. Two
common text file formats used for this purpose produce files that end with .csv or .vcard. See
Importing CSV files
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Use a desktop computer to export your contacts as a text file, then import them directly into your
phone.
Regardless of the method, you only need to import your contacts once. After you start using a Google
Account, all your contacts stay in sync, even if you get a new phone or other mobile device. To view your
contacts:
Import email and contacts
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Importing vCard files
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