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This guide will show you how to retrieve your contacts from your ""Google"" account if your last phone was a smartphone. If your last phone was a non smartphone, you can copy your contacts from the SIM card. Jump to step ""9"" in this guide, if you want to copy your contacts from the SIM card.

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Select ""Settings""

Select Settings
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Scroll to and select ""Accounts & sync""

Scroll to and select Accounts & sync
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Select ""Google""

Select Google
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Make sure ""Contacts"" is selected

Make sure Contacts is selected
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Select ""More""

Select More
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Select ""Sync now""

Select Sync now
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Your contacts from ""Google"" will now be synced to your smartphone

Your contacts from Google will now be synced to your smartphone
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To copy your contacts from the SIM card, return to the Home screen and select ""Google""

To copy your contacts from the SIM card, return to the Home screen and select Google
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Select ""Contacts""

Select Contacts
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Select the Menu button

Select the Menu button
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Select ""Settings""

Select Settings
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Scroll to and select ""Import""

Scroll to and select Import
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Select ""SIM card"" and ""OK""

Select SIM card and OK
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Select ""Import""

Select Import
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Your contacts will be saved to your ""Google"" account and saved to your phone the next time ""Google"" is synced.

Your contacts will be saved to your Google account and saved to your phone the next time Google is synced.
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