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While you can sync both Gmail and iCloud contacts to one iPhone, copying Gmail contacts to iCloud was until now only possible via exporting the Gmail contacts to a vCard file on a computer and then manually importing the contacts to iCloud. Using the latest version of CopyTrans Contacts, you can now easily copy contacts from a Gmail account to iCloud in just a few clicks.

Open 'Contacts', go into 'Groups' and uncheck iCloud contacts. Assess how many aren't on iCloud and delete them individually. Return to Settings, click 'iCloud' and turn off the Contacts to iCloud sync. Restart your iPhone. Go back into Settings, and turn the Contacts to iCloud sync back on. Part 2: How to Transfer iPhone Contacts to Gmail via iCloud. You can also backup your contacts to vCard files via iCloud. It's not the most efficient way since it only supports vCard format but suitable for those who don't want additional programs. Set-up iCloud Contact Sync on iPhone. Step 1 Go to Settings. Step 2 Tap on iCloud.

Here’s how to copy Gmail contacts to iCloud

Download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page:
Copy Gmail contacts to iCloud
Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to this article
Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
You would fist need to connect both the Gmail and iCloud accounts with CopyTrans Contacts. To do so, go to “More > Cloud setup”
Click “+ New connection” and select “Gmail”
Enter your Gmail account credentials, and give the connection a name, for example “Gmail account”. Make sure that the “Contacts” box is checked and click “Add account”
NOTE: If you experience trouble connecting your Gmail account, please read this article.
Now connect the iCloud account by clicking “+ New connection > iCloud”
Enter your iCloud account credentials, make sure the box next to “Contacts” is checked and click “Add account”
NOTE: If you experience trouble connecting your iCloud account, please read our troubleshooting article.
Close the Cloud setup window and let your iPhone data load fully. You can now see both your Gmail and iCloud contacts in CopyTrans Contacts’ main program window. The Gmail contacts will be marked with a small envelope icon, while the iCloud contacts will be designated with a small cloud icon
To copy the Gmail contacts to iCloud, simply select the respective contacts, right click and choose “Copy to…”. Then select the iCloud account.
NOTE: By selecting “Copy to… > iCloud account” you will essentially copy the selected Gmail contacts to iCloud. The copied contacts are kept in the Gmail account. You can instead choose “Move to… > iCloud account” which transfers the selected contacts to iCloud and deletes the original entries from the Gmail account
All selected Gmail contacts are now copied to iCloud. You can verify this by the small cloud icon which now appears next to the copied contact entries
If you enabled Gmail contact sync on the iPhone, you can avoid the same contact from being shown twice on the device by disabling the Gmail contact sync. To do so, on the iPhone, navigate to “Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars” and tap the Gmail account which you use to sync contacts
Place the Contacts slider switch from ON to OFF and tap “Delete from My iPhone”. Make sure you have all of your Gmail contacts loaded up in iCloud before tapping “Delete”
Finally, if you no longer wish to have the Gmail contacts listed in CopyTrans Contacts, navigate to “More > Cloud setup”
Select the Gmail account, uncheck the box next to “Contacts”, and click “Apply”.
After you restart CopyTrans Contacts you will only see the iCloud contacts

This is how to copy Gmail contacts to iCloud via CopyTrans Contacts.

In case you didn’t already know, Google disabled Exchange ActiveSync support for contacts not long ago. That left many iOS device owners with Google account searching for a way to sync their contacts with their devices over the air. It is possible though, to transfer all your Google contacts by exporting them from your Google account and have them on iCloud on your iOS device, which is what we will show you today.

Note: We’ve shown you in past entries how to import Google contacts from several accounts to your iCloud account and even discussed alternative apps to manage your iPhone contacts.

Ready? Let’s start.

Exporting Your Google Contacts

Step 1: Head to your Google account (Gmail in this case) and open your Contacts. Once you do, make sure all your Google contacts are organized the way you want.

Cool Tip: If you would like to only transfer a few, select contacts from your Google account to import into iCloud, organize them into a single, separate group using the Groups option offered by Google contacts.

Step 2: Once on your Google contacts, click on the More button and then select the Export option. A dialog box will appear for you to adjust the way in which your Google contacts will be exported.

Step 3: On that dialog box, under Which contacts do you want to export? select if you want to either export all of them or any group that you had created for this purpose. Then, when choosing the format in which you want to export, select the vCard format. Once ready, click the Export button to export your Google contacts in a single file with the VCF format.

Note:

Note that while the most important information from your contacts will be exported (such as phone numbers, email addresses, and even birthdays), other information (like contact photos and individual ringtone/vibration settings) will not.

Transferring Your Google Contacts to iCloud

How To Export Gmail Contacts To Icloud

Step 4: On your computer open your web browser and log into your iCloud account on iCloud’s website. Once there go to your Contacts.

Step 5: Once in your contacts, head to the lower left part of the screen and click on the Settings button. Then, from the options shown, select Import vCard. A dialog box will open. Navigate until you find the vCard file you downloaded from your Google account and select it to upload it.

If you missed creating a group of contacts when exporting them, iCloud will also offer you the option to group them.

View Only Your Google Contacts on Your iPhone

Step 6: To view your Google contacts on your iPhone or other iOS device, open the Settings and head to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars option. Tap on it and on the next screen, under Accounts, select your iCloud account. Once there, make sure to toggle the Contacts option to ON.

Step 7: Go back to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars screen. There, scroll down and under Contacts tap on Default Account and change it to iCloud.

Step 8: Now exit the Settings and open your Contacts. There, tap on the Groups option at the top left of the screen and select only your iCloud contacts or the group you created (if you created one).

There you go. A few easy steps to get all your Google contacts to your iCloud account and then on your iOS device.

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