How to Download Google Contacts on Android

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• Syncing Your Contacts
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• Downloading the Contacts App

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This wikiHow teaches you how to sync your contacts from a Google account to an Android phone or tablet. Syncing will download all your saved contacts from your Google account to your Android.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Syncing Your Contacts

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1. 
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   Open your Android's Settings app. You can find and tap the

   

   icon on your Apps menu, or swipe down the notification bar from the top, and tap

   

   on the top-right.
2. 
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   Scroll down and tap Accounts. This will open a list of all your saved accounts on a new page.

   • On some versions, this option may be named Accounts & sync.
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3. 
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   Tap Google on the Accounts page. This will open a list of all your saved Google accounts.

   • If you don't have your Google account saved to your Android, tap Add account or the "+" icon here. This will allow you to add your account before syncing.
4. 
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   Tap the account you want to download contacts from. This will open the sync options on a new page.

   • If you only have one Google account saved here, you may automatically skip this step.
5. 
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   Slide the Contacts switch to

   

   . When this option is enabled, all your contacts from this account will automatically download and sync to your Android.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Downloading the Contacts App

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1. 
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   Open the Play Store on your Android. Find and tap the

   

   icon on your Apps menu to open it.
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   Tap the search bar at the top. It's located next to the "☰" icon at the top of your screen.
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   Search Google Contacts on the Play Store. Type "Google Contacts," and tap the search button or the

   

   icon on your keyboard.
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   Tap the Contacts app in the search results. The Contacts icon looks like a white figurehead in a blue circle. It should be the top result.
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   Tap the green INSTALL button. It's located below the app name at the top of the app details. This will download and install Google's Contacts app on your Android.

   • Once the download is finished, you can tap OPEN to launch the app and view your contacts.
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