Key Takeaways
On desktop and iPhone, head to the Google Contacts site, select a contact, and edit or delete it. On Android, launch the Contacts app to view, edit, and remove your Gmail contacts.
Finding, adding, editing, and deleting Gmail contacts is as easy as launching the Android or iPhone app or opening a website. We’ll show you how to get your Google contacts in order on your preferred devices.
Gmail saves your contacts on its cloud servers, which means you can log in to your Google account on any of your compatible devices to find and edit your contacts.
On Android, use the default Contacts app to view your Gmail contacts. On an iPhone, either use the Google Contacts website or manage your contacts through Apple’s Contacts app. On a desktop computer, you’ll access the Google Contacts website to access your saved contacts.
Note that on an iPhone, Google recommends accessing the Google Contacts website to make changes to your contacts—there is no official Google Contacts app for iPhone. Also, Gmail syncs your changes across all your devices, which means you have to make changes to your contacts on only one of your devices.
To access and modify your Gmail contacts on your mobile or desktop, use the steps in the section specific to your device below.
On Desktop
Open a web browser on your desktop and launch the Google Contacts site. Sign in to the site if you haven’t already. Learn what to do if you forgot your Gmail password.
When the site loads, you’ll see all your saved contacts. To modify a contact, select a contact and then choose “Edit.”
All contact fields will become editable, allowing you to make any changes you want. When you’ve made the required changes, save your contact by choosing “Save.”
On Android
Launch the Contacts app on your Android phone to view all your Gmail contacts. To edit a contact, tap it on the list and then choose the pencil icon at the top.
Make the desired changes to your contact, then save your changes by tapping “Save” at the top.
And that’s it.
To add new contacts to your Gmail account, use the following steps on your desktop or smartphone.
On Desktop
Access the Google Contacts site. In the site’s top-left corner, click Create Contact > Create a Contact.
On the page that opens, fill in the details of the contact you want to create. This includes the contact’s name, phone number, email address, and any other details. Then, save your contact by clicking “Save.”
Your contact is now created.
On Android
Open the Contacts app on your Android phone and tap “+” (plus) in the bottom-right corner.
You’ll see a “Create Contact” page. Here, enter your contact details. Then, save the contact by tapping “Save.”
Your contact is now saved, and you can export your saved contacts as well.
Removing a Gmail contact is as easy as selecting your contact and choosing an option. Here’s how to do that on your desktop and phone.
On Desktop
Launch the Google Contacts site and access the contact to delete. On the contact page, click the three dots and choose “Delete.”
In the prompt, select “Move to Trash.”
Google has moved your contact to Trash. It’ll delete your contact permanently after 30 days have elapsed. If you’d like to recover your contact within these 30 days, access “Trash,” find the contact to recover, and choose “Recover.”
And that’s it.
On Android
Open your Android phone’s Contacts app and tap the contact to remove. On the contact page, at the top, tap the three dots and choose “Delete.”
In the “Move to Trash” prompt, select “Move to Trash.”
Your contact is now moved to Trash, and it will sit there for 30 days before being deleted permanently. To restore the contact, access Fix & Manage > Trash, tap your contact, and choose “Recover.”
You’re all done.
And that’s how you find and make changes to your Gmail contacts from your various devices. We hope the guide helps you.
