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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 7 in this guide to copy your contacts from your SIM card.

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Select Apps

Select Apps
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Select Settings

Select Settings
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Select Accounts and Google

Select Accounts and Google
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Select your account

Select your account
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Check all the checkboxes and select Sync now

Your contacts from Google will now be synced to your smartphone.

Check all the checkboxes and select Sync now
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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

Select the Menu button
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Select Import/Export

Select Import/Export
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Select Import from SIM card

Select Import from SIM card
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Select your Google account

Select your Google account
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Check the Select all checkbox

Check the Select all 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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Samsung Galaxy S3 4G

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