Your contacts can be saved on your phone, a Google account, iCloud service, or any other email account. Learn how to check where contacts are saved on an Android or iPhone.
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Know Where Your Contacts Are Saved on iPhone
On iPhone, contacts are either saved to iCloud or an app like Google. Follow these steps to check where your contacts are saved on your iPhone:
1. Open the Apple Contacts app and tap on Lists or Groups at the top.
2. Tap All iCloud to see the contacts stored on iCloud or All Gmail to see the contacts stored in a Google account. Here you will see all the accounts that can show contacts on your iPhone.
Few tips:
- You cannot save or view contacts stored in a SIM card on your iPhone. You must import the SIM contacts to iCloud or another account by going to Settings > Contacts > Import SIM contacts.
- To check or change the default account for saving contacts, go to Settings > Contacts > Default Account. Know how to keep iPhone contacts synced to Google.
Know Where Your Contacts Are Saved on Android
Method 1: Using the Google Contacts App
1. In the Google Contacts app, tap Customized View or All Contacts option at the top of the contacts list.
2. Tap on Customize View. Here you will see all services where your contacts could be stored. Keep the toggle enabled only for one account at a time and press the Save button to see the contacts saved in that account.
Few tips to keep in mind:
- Sometimes, you will see the email ID where contacts are saved right above the contacts list.
- You can also tap on the profile picture icon at the top-right corner and select the Google account to view contacts stored in that account.
- To check the Google account where new contacts are saved by default, tap on the profile picture icon in the top-right corner of the Google Contacts app and select Settings. Scroll down and look for the Default account for new contacts option.
Tip: Check out the best contact manager apps for Android.
Method 2: Using the Samsung Contacts App
1. Open the Samsung Contacts app and tap three-bar icon at the top. Then, tap account name or All contacts depending on what’s showing on the screen.
2. The list of all the storage spaces where contacts are stored will show up. Tap on the specific storage or account whose contacts you want to see.
Bonus Tip: Check Where a Specific Contact Is Saved on Android
Steps for Android
1. Open the contact whose storage location you want to confirm in the Google Contacts app.
2. Scroll down and tap on the View linked contacts option. If that’s not showing, tap on the three-dot icon at the top and select View linked contacts. The accounts where the contact is saved will show up. That includes third-party apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.
Steps for Samsung
1. In the Samsung Contacts app, open the contact for which you want to know where it is stored.
2. Tap on Storage locations at the bottom of the contact screen to see the account/s where the contact is stored.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. How to save contacts on a device or in a different account on Android?
If you are creating a new contact from the Phone app, input the number on the keypad, and press the Save button. Then, on the contact screen, tap on the account name at the top. Select the account where you want to save the contact.
2. How to view contacts stored in Google or iCloud?
Open contacts.google.com and log in to the Google account to see and manage your contacts. Similarly, open iCloud.com and log in to your Apple ID. Click on Contacts to view the iPhone contacts.
You might have seen the import/export terms while using the Contacts app. Learn what is import/export of contacts on phone. Also, know how to import contacts from Gmail to Android or iPhone.
