
Once you have entered this, the device will sync data and you will be able to see your Gmail contacts. Make sure you use the same one you used to backup your data. When setting up data for the first time, the device will ask for a Google account to sign in.
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Note, that as Gmail automatically backs up your contacts, you can also go back to previous syncs to restore contacts as well.Ĭlick here to find out more on How To Backup Your Contacts. If you can see all of your contacts there, then all your mobile contacts are synced with your Gmail account and you can back these up at any time.

Once this is done it will update automatically. Make sure everything is correct and edit any details you need. It will then take you to the contacts app. Where it says ‘Gmail’, click on the drop down arrow and select Contacts. It should show the Gmail address you use and have various checkboxes for data you may wish to sync, such as ‘App Data’ and ‘Contacts’. You can check on your device by going to ‘Contacts> Settings> Accounts’ then select ‘Google’. Go to the Google Contacts app on either a computer or mobile device to check. If you have saved an email address to your Google/Gmail account it will be backed up and should be in your list of ‘Contacts’. This will ensure that your contacts are automatically saved to Google/Gmail.

(the above steps can be slightly different as per your smartphone device) There you will find an option: Backup to Google Drive.

Click on Backup & Restore and then go to Google Account
