Smartphones on the Android operating system are so loved by users because of their affordable price, a large number of free applications and very rich functionality, which, by the way, can be increased. But this is not needed in this case: a function such as synchronizing contacts from Google to Android is available to the user without any smartphone upgrades.
Why is this needed?
The function of synchronizing contacts from your phone with your Google account was created specifically to protect phone numbers from loss as a result of a breakdown or loss of your own gadget. It just seems that phone numbers are easy to recover. However, as practice shows, in the event of any incident with a mobile device, a lot of users mourn more about irretrievably lost phone numbers. This is because you can buy a phone and a SIM card everywhere, but some numbers, such as distant relatives or business partners, can be very difficult to get, if at all possible.
To such deplorable cases as little as possible, the developers of Android introduced such a useful function.
How to sync contacts from Google to Android?
You can do such a simple operation as follows. The first thing to do is to have a Google account. We assume that this point has already been completed, since without it it is impossible not only to synchronize, but also to go to the Play Market and, accordingly, download something. However, if it so happens that there is no such account, you must create it on google.com.
So, there is an account. Now we go into the settings of the smartphone, look for such an item as “Accounts and sync” and go to it. Here you can see all the accounts not only from Google, but also from other applications, for example, Webmoney, VKontakte accounts, mail.ru and others. However, we will not need the extra ones. By the way, in the section where all accounts are presented, in the upper right corner there is a slider-switch for synchronization. So, before you synchronize your contacts with Google on Android, you need to click on it to start the data exchange. If it is already on, do not touch. Go back to our account. We go into it. We put a check mark (if not) in front of the contacts, simultaneously marking what we consider necessary.
Halfway to Success
We managed to connect the phone and PC by synchronization, now we need to think about how to synchronize contacts with Google on Android 4.4 and other versions of the operating system. We go into the phone book, open the options and press the button like Back up, "Export to."
After clicking, a choice will appear where the backup of the phone book will be saved. Save to the memory card.
Press "Options" again, but now the choice will fall on the "Import" button. In the list of import paths that appears, select "Memory card", and then click on the mailing address of the account.
The search for the backup on the memory card will begin, and when it is found, mark it with a bird and begin the import process. Just wait a few minutes and all phone numbers will be copied to your account.
Transfer contacts to a new smartphone
To transfer the phone book, you need to do nothing more than synchronize contacts with Google on Android 4.2 and other versions. We perform the same manipulations as described above. Namely: we go to the "Settings", open the "Accounts and synchronization" section and start the data transfer process. After that, already familiar phone numbers will appear in the phone book.
Where can I see these contacts on a PC?
We figured out how to synchronize contacts with Google on Android through a PC. Now let's see where they can be found on the computer. Why do this? Well, firstly, out of interest. Secondly, these contacts can be edited: add photos, split phone numbers into groups and much more. Thirdly, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted with your Google account and find out what advantages it has over other accounts from email clients.
In the address bar of the browser, enter the address mail.google.com and log in. At the top left, we find the Gmail button with an arrow, click on it and switch to "Contacts". All phone numbers that have been copied from your mobile device appear on the screen.
What can be done here? Having opened a contact, you can change it by clicking on a pencil. Here you can add:
- Email
- Organization
- position;
- nickname
- a photo;
- address;
- birthday etc.
But the matter is not limited to simply editing a contact. So, phone numbers can be entered into circles (family, friends, acquaintances, etc.), placed in groups, find similar profiles, and more.
Another way to transfer numbers to Google
If there is a problem how to synchronize contacts with Google on Android, but there is no possibility to synchronize in the usual way (for example, there is no Internet on the phone, but there is on the computer), you can proceed as follows.
First, back up the phone book. That is, we go into the phone book, click "Export" and save. Now you need to transfer this backup file to your computer in any convenient way. After we go to Google mail, we also switch to "Contacts". But now in the left toolbar, click on "More", where you need to select "Import". Select the file with the backup copy of the phone book and click on "Import", after which all the numbers from the smartphone will appear.
You can perform such a procedure as synchronizing contacts from Google to "Android" with a photo, in the same way back to your smartphone. Only now on the toolbar in the email, click on "Export" and save in vCard format. After we transfer this file to your mobile phone in any convenient way. After we open the phone book, but now click on the “Import” button from the memory card, after which we select the desired file and enjoy the full phone book that appears.
Other ways to sync
This PC synchronization method is not the only one. You can transfer the necessary data using specialized utilities. They can be either from an official developer and suitable only for one brand of phones, or from an unofficial one - for all models and brands. The only thing needed in this case is a USB cable, a downloaded program, installed drivers, and a desire to do this. The process will take only a few minutes, during which all the necessary data will be successfully saved.