How to Import iPhone Contacts to Gmail [3 Easy Ways]

Gmail is a free email service developed by Google, and now you want to import your iPhone contacts into your Gmail contacts. This will give you a backup of your contacts and also allow you to share contacts between devices.

This guide will cover all the possible methods that help you import iPhone contacts to Gmail. In addition, since syncing iPhone contacts to Gmail is not the only way to back up your iPhone contacts, another simple method will also be discussed.

How to Import iPhone Contacts to Gmail - 3 Methods

There are three different methods you can try to transfer iPhone contacts to Gmail. You can first read and then choose one to follow according to your situation. You may encounter the iPhone contacts not syncing to Gmail problem when using Settings or iTunes. In this case, you can turn to the iCloud way to make it.

Method 1. Sync iPhone Contacts to Gmail via Settings

The direct way to sync iPhone contacts to Gmail is to go to the Settings app to make it. All the work is done on iPhone and no other applications are needed.

Step 1. Go to Settings > Scroll down a little to choose Passwords & Accounts.

Step 2. Tap Add Accounts > Choose Google > Enter the required information to add your Gmail account and tap Next.

Step 3. Tap Save when your account is verified > Turn on Contacts > Tap Save to confirm.

Note✍: It can not only help you sync iPhone contacts to Gmail but also sync Gmail contacts to your iPhone if you turn on the option on any device.

Method 2. Transfer iPhone Contacts to Gmail via iTunes

iTunes also provides a way to help users transfer iPhone contacts to Gmail. If you have turned on Contacts in iCloud on your iPhone, you need to disable it otherwise iTunes cannot access your contacts.

Step 1. Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer > Connect your iPhone to your computer via the USB cable and run iTunes.

Step 2. Click the Device tab > Click Info > Check the box Sync Contacts with > Select Google Contacts.

Step 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process to transfer iPhone contacts to Google. When it is finished, you can go to the Google Contacts website to check.

Note✍: If you choose “Windows Contacts”, click Sync to export contacts to computer. Then you can import the contacts to Google refer to Method 3’s third step. (You can locate the Contacts folder in your username folder: Click Start and type your username > find and open the username folder.)

Method 3. Import iPhone Contacts to Gmail via iCloud

It’s a tested way to import iPhone contacts to Gmail by using iCloud though it requires more steps compared to the above methods. If you have already synced iPhone contacts to iCloud, you can start with Step Two.

Part 1: Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud

>> Go to Settings > Tap [your name] > iCloud > Toggle on the Contacts option. It will not remind you whether all contacts have been synced to iCloud and you should check it by yourself in iCloud.com.

Part 2: Export iPhone Contacts from iCloud

Step 1. Open a browser on your computer and go to iCloud.com> Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID and the password > ChooseContacts from the list of provided services.

Step 2. On the Contacts screen, click the Gear icon in the lower-left corner > Click Select All if you want to export all contacts. You can also use Ctrl or Shift to only select the contacts you need.

Step 3. Click the Gear icon again and choose Export vCard... to save contacts to the computer.

Part 3: Import iPhone Contacts to Gmail

Step 1. Go to https://contacts.google.com/ and sign in with your Google account.

Step 2. Click Import on the sidebar > Click Select file on the pop-up window.

Step 3. Choose the vCard file you just exported from iCloud > Click Import to import iPhone contacts to Google.

Bonus Tip: An Easy Way to Backup iPhone Contacts to Computer

From the above, you know how to import iPhone contacts to Gmail. It’s always a good choice to have a copy of the important data on the computer. So here comes another tool to help you back up iPhone contacts to a computer with ease. That’s AOMEI FoneBackup.

★ It can help you back up all contacts in one click or only the selected contacts as per your needs.
★ It lets you restore the backup files to any iDevice and helps you transfer contacts to new iPhone.
★ Besides contacts, it also supports messages, photos, music, videos, etc.

This tool supports most iPhone models including iPhone 7/8/X/XR/XS/11/12/13/14. Get the tool and follow the steps below to backup your iPhone contacts.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer with USB cable > Tap "Trust" on your iPhone home screen to give your computer access to your iPhone.

Step 2. Run AOMEI FoneBackup, and click the Phone Backup option > Choose Selective Backup. Click Get Started.

✍Tip: If you want to export your contacts as Vcard/CSV, you can choose the "Transfer to PC" feature.

Step 3. Make sure the Contacts option is selected, and you can unselect the other data you do not need to transfer.

Step 4. Click the Contacts icon to view and select the contacts you want to backup > Click OK to continue.

Step 5. Select the storage path to save your contacts > Click the Start Backup button to make it.

When the process is finished, you can check the backup task on the Backup History screen. Here you can choose to locate, browse, restore or delete the backup contacts.

Conclusion

That’s all for how to import iPhone contacts to Gmail. You can simply make it via Settings on your iPhone. Or if you have a computer at hand, you can also back up iPhone contacts to your PC using AOMEI FoneBackup. With this iPhone management tool, you can also back up or transfer photos, videos, messages, and more between iPhone and PC. Download AOMEI FoneBackup and use it right now!