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How to import a CSV or Excel file into Android contacts
Short answer
The Contacts app on Android imports only .vcf files. To add contacts from a CSV or Excel file on the phone, open Contaxo, tap Import Contacts, choose the file, check the matched columns and tap Save. On a computer, you can instead import the CSV at contacts.google.com; the contacts then sync to any Android phone with that Google account.
Import a CSV or Excel file on Android with Contaxo
Choose the file
In Contaxo, tap Import Contacts, then Choose a file, and pick the .csv, .xlsx or .xls file from Downloads or Google Drive.
Check the columns
Contaxo reads the header row and matches each column to a field such as name, phone, email or company. Tap Edit to change a column.
Pick the contacts
Every row becomes a contact with a tick. Untick anyone you don't need.
Save
Tap Save to add them to your phone's contacts.
On a computer: Google Contacts
- Open contacts.google.com and sign in with the Google account used on your phone.
- Click Import, choose the CSV file and click Import. Google adds a label with the date so you can find the new contacts.
- On the phone, the contacts appear after the next sync.
For an Excel file, save it as CSV UTF-8 in Excel first. If the CSV has different column names from Google’s, some fields may land in notes or be skipped; check a few contacts afterwards.
Samsung phones
Samsung Contacts imports vCards from Manage contacts › Import or export contacts › Import. For CSV and Excel files, use Contaxo, or Google Contacts on a computer if your contacts are saved in your Google account.
Which way should I use?
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| To do it on the phone | Contaxo |
| To choose who gets added and fix columns first | Contaxo |
| A free way, with a computer and a Google account | contacts.google.com import |
Frequently asked questions
Can Google Contacts on the phone import a CSV?
No. The Google Contacts app and Samsung Contacts import .vcf files only. CSV import is available on contacts.google.com from a computer.
My file is a vCard, not a CSV
Open it with the Contacts app, or in Google Contacts use Fix & manage › Import from file. Contaxo can import vCards too.
Phone numbers lost their leading 0
That happened in Excel before the file was saved. Format the phone column as Text in Excel, fix the numbers and save again.
Is it free?
Files with up to 5 contacts are free. Larger files need Pro; Contaxo tells you before you tap Save.
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