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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 11 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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Scroll to and select Settings

Scroll to and select Settings
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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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