Back up & sync device contacts

Some contacts on your phone or tablet may non exist saved as Google contacts. For case, some apps save contacts in device storage, which means they tin can merely be managed on that device. Changes you make to these contacts don't sync across Google services or to other signed-in devices. If the device is ever lost or damaged, these contacts may be lost.

To go on your contacts backed up and synced to all your devices, you lot can automatically save device contacts as Google contacts. Google contacts are available across Google services and tin can be managed on whatever signed-in device. If the original device is lost or damaged, the contacts can automatically sync to a new device when y'all sign in.

These steps work only on Android.

Back up & sync device contacts

Back up & sync device contacts by saving them every bit Google contacts:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the "Settings" app.

  2. TapGoogle and then Settings for Google apps and then Google Contacts sync and then As well sync device contacts and then Automatically back up & sync device contacts.

  3. Turn on Automatically support & sync device contacts.

  4. Pick the business relationship y'all'd like your contacts to be saved in. Your contacts can only exist automatically saved to one Google Account.

Tip: You can't support contacts to a kid'due south account or a G Suite account (ane you employ for work or school).

Your existing device contacts and any future device contacts y'all add will be automatically saved as Google contacts and sync to your Google Account.

When you sign out of a phone or tablet, all your Google contacts volition exist removed from that device to prevent other people who utilize that device from accessing them. Your Google contacts will remain in your Google Account and sync to a new device when you sign in.

Tip: Depending on your device make and model you may not be able to automatically support and sync device contacts.

What almost SIM contacts and contacts that sync with other deject services?

SIM contacts and contacts syncing with other cloud services (like Exchange, Yahoo, or others) cannot be automatically saved as Google contacts. Acquire how to import contacts.

Tip: To utilise device contacts beyond Google services without saving them equally Google contacts, turn on Save contact info from your devices. That setting includes SIM contacts and contacts syncing with other cloud services, but you tin only manage them on the original device. To back up device contacts without saving them as Google contacts, larn how to support data on your Android device.

Stop saving device contacts equally Google contacts and move contacts out of your Google Account

To stop automatically saving device contacts equally Google contacts:

  1. On your Android telephone or tablet, open the "Settings" app.

  2. Tap Google and then  Settings for Google apps and then  Google Contacts sync and then   Likewise sync device contacts and then  Automatically dorsum upwards & sync device contacts.

  3. Turn off Automatically back up & sync device contacts

Contacts that have already been saved as Google contacts will remain in your account unless y'all manually remove them.

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