Contact synchronization is a useful feature used in a number of services and allows you to save a lot of time. In this article, we will tell you how it works in popular OS, messengers and social networks.
What is contact synchronization
To put it simply, contact synchronization removes the difference between two similar lists of numbers. This function is needed both when switching to a new device and when working with different applications, especially messengers. This feature allows you not to worry about accidentally deleting your subscribers and not to waste time manually rewriting data.
How to Enable Contacts Sync on Android
Usually, contact synchronization is enabled automatically when you log in to an app that requires access to numbers. But sometimes, for various reasons, the function may not work.
To enable the option on Android you need to:
- Go to the “Settings” of your smartphone and go to the “Accounts and sync” section;
- Select the desired application from the list and click the “Synchronize” button;
- You can also open the desired program and check the box next to the “Contacts” item.
How to sync contacts in Google
To enable this feature on Google servers, you need to do the following:
- In “Settings” open the Google tab;
- Go to the “Settings for Google apps” section, then “Google contacts sync”;
- Click one by one on the items “Sync contacts on device” and “Automatically copy and sync contacts from device”;
- Enable “Automatically copy and sync contacts from device” and select one account where everything will be saved.
In some versions, everything is much simpler. It is enough to find Google in the “Settings” of the smartphone via search and tap on “Contact data” or “Contacts”.
How to sync contacts in Telegram
If this function does not work automatically in Telegram, then do the following:
- Click on the button with three stripes and open the sidebar;
- Go to “Settings” and click on the “Privacy” section;
- Toggle the slider next to “Sync contacts”.
How to sync contacts in VK and VK Messenger
This procedure works similarly in VK and VK Messenger. To enable it, you need to:
- Open the mobile application and go to “Settings”;
- In the “Application” tab, tap the “Sync Contacts” button.
Also, in the “Account” section, you can configure how exactly your interlocutors will be displayed: according to the VK profile or according to the entry on the smartphone.
How to sync contacts in Viber
The process of setting up synchronization of numbers on Viber is also not complicated.
- In the application, click on the “More” button and go to “Settings”;
- Click on the “General” section and check the box next to “Sync contacts”.
How to sync contacts on iOS
On iOS, contact synchronization works through the iCloud system.
- In the device settings, tap on the device name and go to iCloud;
- Enable the “Contacts” option and confirm the merge.
After that, all contact information will be saved to the cloud storage. All that remains is to log in to your account to access the numbers.