Exporting iPhone Contacts to Gmail: A Step-by-Step Guide

Exporting contacts from your iPhone to Gmail can be a great way to keep your contacts organized and secure. It’s also a great way to sync contacts between multiple devices, such as your iPhone and laptop. Fortunately, the process is easy and straightforward. In this guide, we’ll show you how to export contacts from your iPhone to Gmail in just a few simple steps.

Step 1: Install the Gmail App

The first step is to download and install the Gmail app to your iPhone. You can do this by opening the App Store app, searching for “Gmail”, and tapping “Get” to install the app. Once it’s installed, open the app and sign into your Gmail account.

Step 2: Access Your Contacts

Once you’re signed into the Gmail app, tap the three lines in the top left corner of the screen to open the menu. Next, tap “Contacts” to access your contacts list. This will open a list of all of your contacts that have been saved to your Gmail account.

Step 3: Export Your Contacts

Now, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen to open the menu. From here, tap “Export” and select “Export Contacts” to begin the export process.

Step 4: Choose Your Export Format

Once you’ve tapped “Export Contacts”, you will be prompted to choose the export format. You can choose from vCard, CSV, or TXT. vCard is the most common format and is the best choice for exporting contacts from your iPhone to Gmail. Select vCard and tap “Export”.

Step 5: Save Your Contacts to Your Device

After you’ve chosen the export format, you will be prompted to save the contacts file to your device. Tap “Save” to save it to your device. The contacts file will be saved as a vCard (.vcf) file.

Step 6: Import Your Contacts to Gmail

Once the contacts file has been saved to your device, open the Gmail app and tap the three lines in the top left corner of the screen to open the menu. Next, tap “Contacts” and then tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen to open the menu. From here, tap “Import” and select “Import Contacts”.

You will be prompted to choose the file you want to import. Select the vCard (.vcf) file that you saved to your device in the previous step and tap “Import”. Gmail will begin importing the contacts from the file. This process may take a few minutes.

Once the import process is complete, all of your contacts will be synced to your Gmail account and will be accessible from any device that’s connected to that account.

Exporting contacts from your iPhone to Gmail is a great way to keep your contacts organized and secure. It’s also a great way to sync contacts between multiple devices. With just a few simple steps, you can easily export your contacts from your iPhone to Gmail.