Samsung Galaxy phones are many pre-installed applications, some of which you will rarely use. In these pre-loaded applications, you will find phone calls, messages, contacts, Samsung browsers, etc.
However, some Samsung mobile phone users do not like Samsung apps. They prefer the Google app compared to the Samsung app, especially when they want their contacts to be synchronized and can be used with the Google Contacts app. This article will show how to use Google contacts instead of Samsung contacts on Samsung phones.
METHOD 1: HOW TO USE GOOGLE CONTACTS FROM SAMSUNG CONTACTS AP
If you are satisfied with the functionality of the Samsung Contacts app, you can use the Google Contacts service in the Samsung Contacts app. This aspect covers how to store new contacts in the Google Contacts service, and then display only Google contacts in the Samsung Contacts application. And how to synchronize the address book in Google Contacts.
How to Sync Contacts to Google Contacts
First, you should check to transfer Samsung contacts to Google contacts. We have covered this in detail in a separate post. In order to keep future contacts synchronized with the Google address book service, you need to add your Google account to your Samsung phone and enable synchronization for your contacts in “Settings”.
To do this, open the settings on your phone and go to “Accounts and Backup”> “Accounts”. Click Add account. And add your Google account. If you have already added a Google account, click on your account. Or, return to the “Accounts and Backup> Accounts” screen. Click on your Google account. Then click Sync Account in both cases. Enable the toggle next to the contact.
You can enable sync from the Samsung Contacts app too. For that, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open the Samsung Contacts app and tap on the three-bar icon. Select Manage contacts.
Step 2: Tap on Sync contacts. Enable the toggle next to your Google account and hit the Sync button.
How to Store New Contacts in Google Contacts
To set Google Contacts as the default storage location for new contacts, open the Samsung Contacts app. Tap the three-time icons, and then select Manage contacts. Click the default storage location. Choose your Google account. Now, whenever you save a new contact, it will be saved directly in the Google Contacts service.
How to Display Google Contacts in Samsung Contacts App
After removing contacts from Google Contacts and enabling the default storage location, you can only display Google contacts in the Samsung Contacts app.
To do this, open the Samsung Contacts app and click on the “All Contacts” option at the top. Click Google Contacts. Now, only Google contacts can be seen in the app. You can follow the same steps to bring it back to all contacts.
METHOD 2: HOW TO MAKE GOOGLE CONTACTS APP DEFAULT ON SAMSUNG PHONE
If you reinstalled the Google Contacts app, please open the Samsung Phone app. Type the number you want to save, and then click the three-dot icon at the top. Select Add to contact. You will be asked to select the default contact application. Click on the Google Contacts application icon and always press the button.
If the Samsung Contacts app opens by default while saving contacts, use the following steps to make the Google Contacts app the default app.
Step 1: Touch and hold the Samsung Contacts app icon and tap on App info. Alternatively, go to Settings > Apps > Contacts.
Step 2: Tap on Set as default. Hit the Clear defaults button.
Step 3: Try to save a new number using the Phone app. When asked to choose an app, select Google Contacts, and hit the Always button.
Now, delete the Samsung Contacts application from the home screen, and then place the Google Contacts application in an accessible location so that you can quickly access it. If synchronization is enabled for Google Contacts in your phone’s settings, the app will work normally. You will be able to save new contacts and use them to view existing contacts in the Google Contacts app.
You must also select a default account for new contacts from Google Contacts. To do this, open the Google Contacts app and tap the icon three times. Select Settings from the navigation drawer. Click on the default account for new contacts and select the desired Google account.
GOOGLE CONTACTS NOT SYNCING
We hope that the above methods can help you switch to Google contacts on Samsung phones. If you are unlucky, you may have problems with your Google Contacts. Learn how to solve the problem of not syncing Google contacts to Samsung phones.
