Ultimate 2 Methods to Sync Google Contacts with iCloud

Want to sync Google contacts with iCloud but have no idea? Please refer to this post, which aims to provide you three methods to sync Google contacts to iCloud.

Author Avatar Joy Taylor Last Updated: Jan. 13, 2022

Google Contacts is a free service for Google users to store and organize contacts online, and each contact includes phone numbers, emails, addresses, etc. If you want to send emails or make calls from your iPhone directly, or you just want to backup the Google contacts to another place, iCloud can make it easier. You can sync Google contacts to iCloud, and then you can view them on all your iDevices that signed with the same iCloud account. Then how to sync Google contacts with iCloud? Please read on, we will show you three methods in detail.

Further Reading: How to Restore Contacts from Google on iOS & Android >

Method 1. Sync Google Contacts with iCloud on iDevice

Step 1. Open Settings > Scroll down and click Contacts > Accounts > Add Account.

Step 2. Select Google > Input Google account and password > Turn on Contacts > Tap Save.

Sync Google Contacts with iCloud on iDevice - Step 2

Sync Google Contacts with iCloud on iDevice – Step 2

Step 3. Open Contacts sync on your iOS device: Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Turn on Contacts.

Sync Google Contacts with iCloud on iDevice - Step 3

Sync Google Contacts with iCloud on iDevice – Step 3

This method will sync all your Google contacts with iCloud, and if you just want to import part of Google contacts to iCloud, please read on.

Method 2. Import Google Contacts to iCloud via AnyTrans

You can also export Google contacts firstly, and then import them to iCloud.

Log into your account, follow the instruction, and download Google Contacts from Google which will be a .vcf file.

Download Google Contacts from Google Account to Computer

Download Google Contacts from Google Account to Computer

Then, AnyTrans can help you sync Google Contacts with iCloud in an easy way.

AnyTrans is an awarded iOS content manager, and when it comes to managing iCloud content, it can help you access and manage the photos, notes, contacts, etc. in iCloud. And AnyTrans supports importing contents from computer to iCloud, and vice versa. Besides, AnyTrans allows you to sync data between iCloud and Google accounts.

Now download and install AnyTrans, follow the steps below to know how to import Google contacts to iCloud.

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Step 1. Launch AnyTrans on your computer > Click iCloud Manager on the left panel > Sign in to your iCloud account.

Sign in iCloud Account in AnyTrans

Sign in iCloud Account in AnyTrans

Step 2. Now you need to tap on the iCloud Import option.

Click on iCloud Import on AnyTrans

Click on iCloud Import on AnyTrans

Step 3. There will pop up a window and you can choose the contacts file which you saved from Google. Then click Next to go on transferring contacts from Google to iCloud.

Click on Next to Go on Syncing Contacts from Google

Click on Next to Go on Syncing Contacts from Google

Step 4. Minutes later, you will see a Transfer Completed page on the screen which means you have completed importing google contacts to iCloud.

Sync Gmail Contacts to iCloud

Sync Gmail Contacts to iCloud

Bonus Tip. How to Import Contacts to iCloud via iCloud.com

Step 1. Open any browser and sign in to iCloud account on iCloud.com > Click Contacts.

Step 2. Click the gear button in the left corner > Click Import vCard > Select the contacts you want to import > Tap Open.

To Import Contacts to iCloud

To Import Contacts to iCloud

Then you can view the Google contacts from all your iDevices with the same iCloud account after syncing Contacts with iCloud.

The Bottom Line

That’s all for how to sync Google contacts to iCloud, and we recommend you to use AnyTrans because besides importing Google contacts to iCloud, it also can help you transfer content between iCloud and computer easily. Now give AnyTrans a try.

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