• How To Backup Your Iphone Contacts On Gmail
• Export Iphone Contacts To Gmail
• Backup Contacts From Iphone To Pc
• How To Backup Gmail Contacts On Iphone X

When you need to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android phone, it is very useful to sync iPhone contacts to Gmail. This is also a good way to back up your contacts and avoid any data loss. However, many new iPhone users and even some old users end up with many duplicate or lost information because they do not know the appropriate way to import iPhone contacts to Google account.

To help you import iPhone contacts to Gmail seamlessly, this article provides four options to you: Settings, iTunes, iCloud and transfer tool.

Method 1. Sync Contacts from iPhone to Gmail via Settings

Using the Settings on iPhone is the easiest way to sync contacts from iPhone to Gmail, and vice versa. It is also a common way to sync your contacts between iPhone and other address books like Yahoo, AOL, Outlook, etc. Specific steps are as follows:

• Head over to Settings > Passwords & Accounts on your iPhone.
• Tap on “Add Account” and choose “Google”. If a dialog box pops up saying “’Settings’ Wants to Use ‘google.com’ to Sign In”, tap Continue.
• Follow the onscreen instructions to add your Google account and click “Next”.
• Once you reach the Gmail screen, turn on “Contacts” and then tap “Save”.
  

Note: This method can get Gmail contacts to your iPhone too. If you don’t want that to happen, you can try other methods in this page.

Method 2. Backup iPhone Contacts to Gmail using iTunes

Sync Contacts from iPhone to Gmail via Settings. Using the Settings on iPhone is the easiest way to. Go to “Filters” tab and choose Contacts sync option and check the specific folders that you want to sync; Click “Save” and then click on “Sync all”. We will notify you when your iPhone Contacts will be synchronized with Google Gmail. From now on you can manage your contacts either from Google Gmail Contacts or your iPhone.

You can also import iPhone contacts to Gmail Contacts through iTunes. During the syncing process, you are required to keep the iCloud Contacts feature turned off on your iPhone. Also, make sure that the iTunes on your computer is of the latest version. Now follow the instructions below to backup iPhone contacts to Gmail Contacts using iTunes.

• Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes if it doesn’t pop open automatically.
• Step 2: Click the device icon when it appears in the iTunes window, and then select “Info” tab from the left sidebar.
• Step 3: Check the small box next to “Sync Contacts with” and choose the “Google Contacts” option as shown in the picture.
  
• Step 4: Now visit gmail.com, log in with your Google account and choose “Contacts” from the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner.

Method 3. Import iPhone Contacts to Gmail through iCloud

Another way to sync iPhone contacts to Gmail is to use iCloud. You should first upload your iPhone contacts to iCloud, then download them from iCloud.com to your computer, finally import downloaded contacts to Google Contacts.

This method requires enough space in the iCloud. If your iCloud storage is too low to store contacts from your iPhone, you can skip to the next method and see how to export iPhone contacts to the computer in one click.

• Make sure iCloud Contacts is enabled on your phone by going to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
• Access iCloud.com in your computer browser, sign in with your Apple ID and passcode, and then click on “Contacts”.
• Select the contacts that you want to transfer from iPhone to Gmail and click the Settings button (the gear icon) in the lower-left corner. If you need, click “Select All” to select all contacts.
• Then click “Export vCard” and save exported contacts to the folder you want.
  
• Turn to https://contacts.google.com/ and log in to it.
• Select the “Import” tab from the left pane and click “Select file” in the small pop-up window.
• Choose the exported vCard file and then click Import to confirm.
  

Method 4. Export iPhone Contacts to Gmail with Third-Party Tool

The essence of the third method is to export iPhone contacts to your computer and then import them to Gmail Contacts from the computer. iCloud is not the only way to get iPhone contacts on the computer. You may also use some third-party data transfer tools to accomplish this task. Jihosoft iPhone Manager is the most representative one.

With it, you can transfer and backup your data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod to computer in one click, including contacts, photos, music, messages, notes and more data. It helps you easily manage, archive and view old iTunes backups on computer. Moreover, it enables you to freely access, view and export all kinds of data from your iTunes backup files.

Here is how to export iPhone contacts to computer via Jihosoft iPhone Manager:

• Step 1: Download, install, and launch Jihosoft iPhone Manager on your computer.
• Step 2: Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
• Step 3: Once your device is detected, click the “Backup Now” option to start the backup process. If need be, you can click “Change Backup Location” to specify where to store the backup.
• Step 4: When the backup process is completed, you can click the Contacts icon to view details and export them to readable formats: Text, CSV, or vCard.
  
• Step 5: Now you can log in to Google Contacts and upload the exported contacts there.

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve discussed four effective ways to import iPhone contacts to Gmail. If you have no idea syncing iPhone contacts to Gmail, you can follow any of the tips above to do so. That’s all. Any questions or suggestions are welcomed in the comment section below.

Contact list plays an important role in our social life - it helps you quickly and conveniently get in touch with your family, friends, business partners, etc. However, there are always unexpected storms for the data in the phone so more and more people want to know how to transfer contacts from Android to computer for backup. To help you out, this tutorial will show you some ideal solutions to export contacts from Android to PC easily.

It's also helpful for you to learn:

Now let's see what these solutions are and how to perform them.

How to Export Contacts from Android to PC with MobiKin Android Contacts Manager?

Using a professional Android contacts transfer tool can help you complete the transferring process more effortlessly. Here MobiKin Assistant for Android or MobiKin Assistant for Android (Mac Version) is what you need.

With the help of this software, you can export your contacts information from Android to PC only in a few seconds by several clicks. It allows you to transfer one or several contact files from Android to computer easily. In addition, this software supports overall brands of Android smart phone, including Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, LG, Motorola, HTC and many more, so there is no need to worry about the compatibility.

See, Lifehack also thinks highly of this Android contacts transfer software:

Now, just don't hesitate to download the powerful program on your computer and go with the steps below to easily save your Android contacts:

Step 1. Install the downloaded software and launch it. Then connect your Android phone to the computer and the program will detect it automatically.

Step 2. Click the 'Contacts' > 'All Contacts' button from the left panel to preview and select the contacts you want to transfer.

Step 4. Hit the 'Export' button and select a backup format, such as CSV, HTML, VCF, Outlook, XML, etc. Then the selected contacts will be exported to PC in no time.

Here is a video tutorial for exporting contacts from Android to PC:

How to Backup Android Contacts to PC with One Click?

The contacts transfer tool for Android introduced above - MobiKin Assistant for Android also enables you to transfer the whole contacts folder on Android to PC. This is because it also equips the 'One-click Backup & Restore' function that allows users to make a contacts backup with one click. If you wish to backup all your Android contacts to PC, you can choose this convenient way. The steps are as below:

Step 1. Download, install and run the Android contacts backup tool on your computer.

Step 2. Link your Android phone to computer and follow the prompts to let the program detect your mobile phone.

How To Backup Your Iphone Contacts On Gmail

Step 3. Tap on 'Super Toolkit' on the primary interface and select 'Backup' option on the next interface.

Step 4. Tick off the 'Contacts' category when the 'Back up' window pops up and then hit the 'Back Up' button at the bottom to copy your contacts to PC.

Syncing contacts to computer is one of the best ways to backup Android contacts. But sometimes you may not have a computer at hand and need to backup your Android contacts to other devices or location. In this case, you can turn to the page 'How to Backup Android Contacts' from which you can learn 5 ways to backup your Android contacts.

How to Transfer Contacts from Android to PC via Gmail?

Speaking of Android contacts backup, most users would think of Google/Gmail. That's because Google equips the 'Sync' function that allows people to backup and restore contacts saved on mobile phone easily. By using this way, you just need to sign in your Google account on Android and then you can backup your Android contacts to Google or import contacts from Gmail to Android freely.

Export Iphone Contacts To Gmail

If you don't have a Google account, you can select to copy your contacts from Android to Outlook and then download them to computer as well.

Here are the details and you can follow them to have a try.

Step 1. Go to 'Settings' > 'Accounts' on your Android phone and find the 'Google' option under the 'Accounts' section. Then login with your Gmail account and enable the sync 'Contacts' option.

Step 2. Turn on your computer and sign in your Google account. Then you can navigate to 'Contacts' in your account, and tap on 'More' > 'Export'.

Step 3. After that, you'll see an interface like below. Just choose the contacts you wish to export and decide the export format as you like. Next, you can click 'Export' button to save your contacts from Android to PC.

How to Transfer Contacts from Android to PC without Software?

There is an original and simple way to move the Android contacts - transfer contacts from Android to PC with USB only. By using this way, you can make use of the inbuilt 'Contacts' feature on your phone. This feature enables users to import/export contacts from Android to USB storage. With it, you can move the wanted contacts to USB storage first and then copy them to PC. Here is how:

Step 1. Enter the 'Contacts' App on your mobile phone and click the '...' or 'More' icon to open the menu.

Step 2. Choose the option 'Import/Export'> 'Export to USB storage' from the menu to save your contacts as a .vCard file.

Step 3. Use a USB cable to connect your Android phone to computer. When the mobile phone is recognized, you can simply drag and drop the vCard file to PC. It might take you several minutes finding the vCard files.

Which Contact Transfer Method is Better?

We have mentioned 4 contact transfer methods above, then which one is better? To help you choose the proper method more easily, we would like to make a comparison for these 4 ways.

MobiKin Assistant for Android	Google Account	USB Cable
Contact
SMS
Call Log
App
Music
Videos
Photos

Manage Your Device with Android Contacts Manager

As long as you purchase an Android phone, you inevitably need to manage the contacts on your device. To simplify the management process, you can turn to the Android contacts manager software mentioned above - MobiKin Assistant for Android. In addition to exporting contacts, this program empowers you to add, delete, edit your phone contacts on PC and import contacts to your mobile phone as well. (You can click to learn how to import CSV contacts to Android>>) This enables you to complete the Android contacts management easily.

And not only contacts, other file types like text messages, call logs, photos, videos, music, etc. are supported as well. WIth it, you are able to manage your Android phone with ease. If you are interested in it, you can click the icon below to get the tool.

Write in the End

Backup Contacts From Iphone To Pc

That's all for how to transfer contacts from Android phone to computer. Every method has its own pros and cons so please choose the suitable one based on your actual situation. For example, for the users who wish to get contacts from Android to computer easily and quickly, MobiKin Assistant for Android can be a good option - it helps you to backup all or selected contacts with simple clicks.

How To Backup Gmail Contacts On Iphone X

Related Articles: