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What Google Contacts is

Google Contacts stores names, email addresses, phone numbers, photos, addresses, and notes, with access on the web and Android. Contacts saved to a Google Account sync with Google Contacts and Android devices. Google Play services for contacts can back up, restore, and sync contacts across devices, and can automatically clean up some contact issues. Google apps and services such as Gmail and Photos can use contact access and autocomplete suggestions. The Android Contacts app can recover deleted contacts from Trash within 30 days. It supports up to 25,000 contacts and imports from CSV, vCard, SIM cards, and Google Accounts. Device and SIM contact backup is unavailable with child or Google Workspace accounts, and automatic saving can use only one Google Account. Workspace contact delegation is possible when an administrator enables sharing, but delegates must use a computer and cannot import, export, or merge contacts. Google lists the service as free; a Google Account is required for syncing saved contacts across signed-in devices.

Who it suits

It suits people who want to keep contact details synced across Google Contacts and Android devices. Google Workspace users may also find contact delegation useful when an administrator enables sharing.

What it does well

  • Stores contact details including notes and photos.
  • Syncs Google Account contacts with Android devices.
  • Can recover Android contacts deleted within 30 days.
  • Imports CSV, vCard, SIM cards, and Google Accounts.

What to know first

  • Device and SIM backup excludes child and Workspace accounts.
  • Automatic saving can use only one Google Account.
  • Delegates cannot import, export, or merge contacts.
  • Delegates must use a computer.

Limits

The service supports up to 25,000 contacts. Automatic device and SIM backup cannot be used with child or Google Workspace accounts, automatic saving can target only one Google Account, and Workspace delegates cannot import, export, or merge contacts.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Google ContactsGoogle Account required · contacts saved to Google Account sync across signed-in devicesFree

As contacts.google.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Open https://contacts.google.com/
  2. Sign in with a Google Account
  3. Use Google Contacts on the web or Android
  4. Import contacts from CSV, vCard, a SIM card, or a Google Account
  5. Save contacts to the Google Account to synchronize them across signed-in devices

Verdict

Google Contacts offers contact storage, syncing, recovery, and import options across web and Android. Check the account and delegation limits if you rely on device backup or shared management.

Questions

Is Google Contacts free?

Yes. Google Contacts has a free plan priced at $0, and a Google Account is required.

Which platforms support Google Contacts?

Google Contacts is available on the web at contacts.google.com and on Android. A Contacts app is also available for Wear OS.

How many contacts can it hold?

Google Contacts supports up to 25,000 contacts.

Can I import contacts?

Yes. Import sources include CSV, vCard, SIM card, and Google Account.

Can deleted contacts be restored?

The Android Contacts app can recover contacts deleted within the last 30 days from Trash.

Does it support delegated management?

Google Workspace users can delegate contact management within the same domain when an administrator enables sharing. Delegates must use a computer and cannot import, export, or merge contacts.

Facts from Google Contacts's own pages

Account and device limit
Automatic backup of device and SIM contacts cannot be used with a child account or a Google Workspace account, and contacts can be automatically saved to only one Google Account. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Backup and restore
Google Play services for contacts backs up, restores and syncs Google contacts across devices. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Contact delegation
Google Workspace users can let users in the same domain manage their contacts when an administrator enables contact sharing. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Contact records
Google Contacts stores names, email addresses, phone numbers, photos, addresses and notes. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Delegation limits
Delegates must use a computer, can be invited by entering up to 25 names, and cannot import, export or merge contacts. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Duplicate cleanup
Google Play services for contacts can automatically clean up and fix issues with contacts. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Google integrations
Contacts can provide autocomplete suggestions and contact access to Google apps and services, including Gmail and Photos. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States · contacts.google.com, 28 Sept 2026
Security and privacy
Google Play lists no data shared with third parties, encryption in transit, user deletion requests and an independent security review for the Contacts app. · play.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Support
Google provides a Contacts Help Center covering editing, grouping, sharing, duplicate merging, export, backup, restore, import and synchronization. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Synchronization
Contacts saved to a Google Account sync with Google Contacts and Android devices. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Trash recovery
The Android Contacts app can recover contacts deleted in the last 30 days from Trash. · play.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Wear OS
The Contacts app is also available for Wear OS with favorite-contact and individual-contact tiles and a contact complication. · play.google.com, 1 Oct 2026
Web and Android access
Google lists Contacts as available on the web at contacts.google.com and on Android. · support.google.com, 1 Oct 2026

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