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Online address book

Last updated: March 2025

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Last updated: March 2025

What is Google Contacts?

Google Contacts is an online address book, integrated with Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other Google products. It can sync your contacts to all your devices. It is a way to store and organize contact information about the people you communicate with. Each contact can contain basic information like names, email addresses, and phone numbers but can also include extended information like physical address, employer, department, or job title.

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Google Contacts's key features

GetApp's analysis of 81 verified user reviews collected between July 2021 and July 2024 identified Google Contacts' most critical features and how it performs according to users.

Contact Database

Reviewers appreciate the Contact Database in Google Contacts for its versatility and ease of use. They highlight the ability to store extensive information such as addresses, emails, phone numbers, and labels. Users report seamless syncing across devices and value the cloud storage for easy access. They find it helpful for organizing and managing contacts efficiently. However, some users mention issues with unwanted contacts being saved automatically from Gmail accounts. Of the 44 Google Contacts users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Contact Database, 100% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“The database is as good as the quality of information added. There are a lot of features that can be used. Address, email, phone number, titles, whether they are available on whatsapp, signal etc. The contact itself can be labeled according to whatever label required, eg close family, or perhaps managerial staff etc. It is very versatile as labels can be customised. ”
“I like the fact that I am able to have a Contact Database available to me from different gadgets, as I can easily export and sync my Google contacts to my Android phone/tablet.”

Search/Filter

Users find the Search/Filter capabilities in Google Contacts extremely valuable for quickly locating specific contacts. They appreciate the sensitivity of the search capability, which can find contacts using partial information. Reviewers indicate that the ability to create groups and filter contacts by various criteria helps them stay organized. They also highlight the efficiency of the search bar and the time-saving benefits it provides, especially for large contact databases. Of the 44 Google Contacts users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Search/Filter, 95% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“Search/ Filter in Google Contact provides one to screen and customize your search results to find exactly what you want. Search settings does not change when one uses filters.”
“If I need a phone number email address or contact name for one of my clients, I don't want to spend precious time looking through everything, I need to be able to search and filter fast and efficient. ”

Data Import/Export

Reviewers indicate that the Data Import/Export functionality in Google Contacts is highly useful for transferring contacts between devices and accounts. They appreciate the ease of importing and exporting contacts using CSV files and the seamless syncing across devices. Users report that this capability is essential for backing up contacts and preventing data loss when changing devices. They also find it user-friendly and reliable for maintaining up-to-date contact information. Of the 48 Google Contacts users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Data Import/Export, 92% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“In contacts, a user can import contacts from another device or account and export the same to another device or account. This eases data transfer when users decide to use a new device or account.”
“The data Import / Export is amazing for Google Contacts. I have changed phones and had new devices and I always manage to be able to get my contacts synced across all devices. It is really perfect!”

Shared Contacts

Users appreciate the Shared Contacts feature in Google Contacts for its ability to easily share contact information with others. They highlight the convenience of sharing contacts within organizations and with team members, which enhances collaboration. Reviewers mention that it is simple to share contacts without having to retype information, thus avoiding errors. They find it effective for networking and maintaining updated contact lists across different platforms and devices. Of the 35 Google Contacts users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Shared Contacts, 89% rated this feature as important or highly important.

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“I like that I can share my contacts with my coworkers which allows for us to finish our deadline in a timely manner.”
“It's really a good function which I use for sharing my contacts within the organization and to get some contacts which I don't have in my contact list. ”

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Google Contacts pricing

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Google Contacts integrations (263)

Integrations rated by users

We looked through 691 user reviews, to identify which products are mentioned as Google Contacts integrations, and what is the users perception.

Gmail logo
Gmail

Integration rating: 4.8 (10)

I saves you from looking for email addresses, just write the contact name and the email address appears.

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Rana Zaigham

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Google Maps

Integration rating: 5.0 (3)

When traveling and want to go to someone place, is easier to set the name of the person inste

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Daniel Saidman

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WordPress

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

We can easily use Google Contacts to make appointment booking systems on the WordPress website.

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Sachin Singh

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Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

I choose eM Client as my email handler, google contacts synchronizes with eM Client.

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Integration rating: 4.6 (5)

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Integration rating: 5.0 (4)

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Google Contacts support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Phone Support

Training options

Documentation
Videos

Google Contacts reviews

Overall rating

4.7

/5

691

Positive reviews

95

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.25/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“Overall, I think it is the best among all the others available in the market. Easy to use and navigate, Import/Export is also very awesome and good user experience.”
“Apart from being an application dedicated to contacts, it has more functions, which makes it a fairly robust and friendly application.”
“This software serves as an excellent tool in terms of being able to save important phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and the like.”
Cons
“Google contact should be able to inform my contact when my device is reported stolen or lost.”
“Google contact made it possible for me to retrieve my contact the times I lost my phone. And updates automatically.”
“The only thing I dislike is that it can't be used with multiple accounts.”

Google Contacts FAQs

Where is my Google Contacts list?

Go to the Google homepage and click on the app dropdown menu in the top right corner. Select Contacts.

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How do I delete duplicates in my Google Contacts?

Once in Google Contacts, click Merge & fix on the lefthand menu. A list of duplicate contacts will be displayed, and users can choose to merge all duplicates at once or merge contacts individually.


How do I access Google Contacts on iPhone?

To access Google Contacts on an iPhone, open the Settings app and select Contacts. Choose Add Account and select the Google icon. Sign in to your Google account and choose which Google apps to sync. Once this step is finished, you can view your Google Contacts in your iPhone's Contacts app.


How do I manage my Google Contacts?

To manage Google Contacts, select a specific contact to edit, delete, export, or favorite. Additionally, users can select Create Label from the lefthand menu to organize contacts.


How do I find my old Google Contacts?

To restore deleted contacts, open the lefthand menu and select Trash. Then, choose a specific contact and click Recover.


What is the difference between Google Contacts and Gmail contacts?

There is no difference between Google Contacts and Gmail contacts. When a contact is saved in Gmail, it is automatically added to Google Contacts. Google Contacts can be accessed in Gmail as well.


How do I import contacts in Google Contacts?

To import contacts, select Import on the lefthand menu and choose a CSV or vCard file.

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