How to Add, Move, or Import Contacts to Google Contacts

In Google contacts you can save names, email addresses, phone numbers and more. Contacts saved to your Google account will sync with Google Contacts and all your Android Devices. There are 2 ways to manage Google contacts. I will go over both ways to handle this in the following instructions. all information on this page was taken directly from the Google Help Page and you can get to that link here. With that being said lets get started.

On your Android Device

Add a Contact

  1. On your Android phone or Tablet, open the Contacts application
  2. At the bottom right, tap Add +
  3. Enter the contact's name and an email or phone number.
  4. When you're finished, tap Save

Import Contacts

you can add all yoru contacts to a Google Account. After you import, the contacts are still in your other account.

From a SIM card

If you have a SIM card with Contacts saved on it, you can import them to your Google Account.
  1. Insert the SIM card into your device
  2. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Contacts Application
  3. At the bottom, Tap Fix & Manage > Import from SIM.
  4. If you have multiple accounts on your device, pick the account where you want to save the contacts.

From a VCF file

If you've saved contacts to a VCF file, you can import them to your Google Account.
  1. On your Android phone or Tablet, open the Contacts Application
  2. At the bottom, Tap Fix & manage > Import from file
  3. If you have multiple accounts on your device, pick the account where you want to save the contacts.
  4. Find and select the VCF file to import
  5. Move a Contact

    You can move a contact from other Accounts into a Google Account. Moving a contact deletes it from the original account
  6. On your Android phone or Tablet, open the Contacts application
  7. Select a contact.
  8. At the top right, tap Menu : > Move to another account
  9. Choose the Google Account you want to move the contact to.

On your Computer

Add a Contact

  1. On your computer, go to Google Contacts
  2. At the top left, click Create contact
  3. Click Create a contact or Create Multiple contacts.
  4. Enter the contact's information
  5. Click Save.

Import Contacts

From a file

  1. On your computer, go to Google Contacts
  2. On the left, click Import.
  3. Click Select File.
  4. Choose your file.
  5. Click Import.

From a Gmail Account

Step 1: Export existing Gmail contacts
  1. On your computer, go to Google Contacts
  2. At the top right, Click Export.
  3. Select which contacts to export.
  4. Select Google CSV.
  5. Click Export.
  6. At the top right, Click your profile picture > Sign out.
Step 2:Import the file
  1. On your computer, go to Google Contacts, then sign in with your other Gmail account
  2. On the left, click Import
  3. Click Select File
  4. Choose your file
  5. Click Import
These are the basic instructions for managing your Contacts in Google Contacts.