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Before you start

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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Swipe left

Swipe left
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Scroll to and select Settings

Scroll to and select Settings
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Select email + accounts

Select email + accounts
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Select your Google account

Select your Google account
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Make sure Contacts is selected and select done

Make sure Contacts is selected and select done
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Press and hold your Google account and select sync

Press and hold your Google account and select sync
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Your contacts from Google will now be synced to your Lumia

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

To copy your contacts from the SIM card, return to the Home screen and select People
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Select the Menu button

Select the Menu button
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Select settings

Select settings
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Select import from SIM

Select import from SIM
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Select Save contacts to

Select Save contacts to
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Select Google

Select Google
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Select next

Select next
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Check all the checkboxes and select import

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

Check all the checkboxes and select import
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Import contacts

Nokia Lumia 520

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