How to Sync Google Contacts to iPhone X/iPhone 8/iPhone 7 in iOS 11
Google Contacts enables you to sync contacts from one Google account to another, import Google contacts to Outlook or transfer Google contacts to iPhone with the help of iCloud. For users who get a new iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus in iOS 11, learning how to sync Google contacts to iPhone is quite necessary. If you are one of them, read this article and you will know how to import Google contacts to your iPhone X/8/8 Plus within minutes. Besides, you can also apply the steps below to device if you are using an iPhone 7 or earlier. Read on to get the details. (Want to know more tips on how to use your new iPhone X/8/8 Plus? Go to iOS & Mac Topics to get what you want.)
How to sync Google Contacts to iPhone X/iPhone 8/iPhone 7
As mentioned above, you can transfer Google contacts to your iPhone with the help of iCloud. Thus you need to turn on iCloud Contacts on your iPhone in iOS 11. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and then toggle on Contacts. After that, follow the steps below to learn how to sync Google contacts to your iPhone X/8/7 easily and quickly.
Step 1: Go to Google Contacts (https://www.google.com/contacts/) from your computer and log in with your Google account.
Step 2: Choose the contacts you'd like to import to your iPhone.
- If you want to sync Google Contacts to your iPhone selectively, click the checkbox next to the contact you want to sync and then click More > Export > Selected Contacts.
- If you want to import groups to your iPhone, choose More > Export > The group and select the group you'd like to transfer.
- If you want to transfer all your Google contacts to your iPhone, go to More > Export > All contacts instead.
Step 3: In the Export Contact window, choose vCard format as the exported format and then tap on Export.
Step 4: Visit iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID. (Make sure you're signed in to iCloud on your iPhone X/iPhone 8/iPhone 7 with the same Apple ID to avoid problems like "iPhone contacts not syncing".)
Step 5: Choose Contacts among the options and then you will go to the iCloud Contacts page.
Step 6: Tap on the gear icon at the left bottom of the screen and choose Import vCard.
Step 7: Choose the file (.vcf) you have just exported in Step 3 and click Open. Then the selected contacts will be imported to your iCloud contacts quickly.
Step 8: Go to your iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 7 and open the Contacts App and you will see the Google contacts have been synced to your iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 7 via iCloud.
Easy, right? Using the similar way, you can sync your iPhone contacts to Gmail if you need.
Notes:
What will you do if you have contacts saved on your PC as the .html file and want to transfer the contacts to your iPhone from yourcomputer? No worry. There is a completely free iOS data transfer tool that can help you import contacts from PC to your iPhone free of charge. The tool referred is Qiling MobiMover Free. With MobiMover installed on your PC runningWindows 7 or later, you can transfer contacts, messages, notes, calendars, photos, videos, audios, and more between iOS devices (iPhone/iPad in iOS 8 or later) or between iOS device and computer. If you have the backup of your contacts from your previous iPhone on your computer and now want to sync them back to your new iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus. You can transfer contacts from PC to iPhone/iPad via MobiMover quickly with following steps. Instead, if you want to back up iPhone contacts to computer, read the hot blog and get help.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone toyour PC with a USB cable and startQiling MobiMover. Unlock your iOS device and click "Trust". Then go to "PC to Phone" > "Select Files".
Step 2. Select the files you want to transfer and click "Open".
Step 3. Click "Transfer" to start transferring contacts from your PC to your iPhone. (The contacts that are to be transferred must be saved as HTML files on your computer.)
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