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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 ""13"" in this guide, if you want to copy your contacts from the SIM card. NOTICE: SCREEN IMAGES MAY DIFFER FROM YOUR ACTUAL DEVICE.

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Select ""Apps""

Select Apps
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Select ""Settings""

Select Settings
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If you see this screen, select ""PERSONALISATION""

If you cannot find ""PERSONALISATION"", continue to the next step.

If you see this screen, select PERSONALISATION
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If you see this screen, select ""ACCOUNTS""

If you cannot find ""ACCOUNTS"", continue to the next step.

If you see this screen, select ACCOUNTS
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Scroll to and select ""Accounts""

Scroll to and select Accounts
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Select ""Google""

Select Google
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Select your account

Select your account
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Make sure ""Sync Contacts"" is selected

Make sure Sync Contacts is selected
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Select the Menu button or select ""MORE""

Note: The Menu button may be placed elsewhere on your screen or your device.

Select the Menu button or 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 ""Galaxy""

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

To copy your contacts from the SIM card, return to the Home screen and select Contacts
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Select the Menu button or select ""MORE""

Note: The Menu button may be placed elsewhere on your screen or your device.

Select the Menu button or select MORE
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Select ""Settings""

Select Settings
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Select ""Contacts""

If you cannot find ""Contacts"", continue to the next step.

Select Contacts
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Select ""Import/export contacts""

Select Import/export contacts
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Select ""IMPORT""

If you cannot find ""IMPORT"", continue to the next step.

Select IMPORT
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Select ""SIM card / Import from SIM card""

Select SIM card / Import from SIM card
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Select your ""Google"" account

Select your Google account
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Check the ""All / 0 selected"" checkbox

Check the All / 0 selected checkbox
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Select ""DONE""

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

Select DONE
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