# Sync contacts — phone, Google, Apple

> Bring contacts in from your phone, Google Contacts, or iCloud.

_Source: https://hexafloww.com/docs/contacts/contact-sync_

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Contact Sync (`/admin/clients/contact-sync`) brings contacts in from a phone or an address-book account, without exporting a CSV yourself. It's a tabbed page under the Contacts group.

## Phone / vCard

- On **Android Chrome**, use the contact picker to select contacts from your phone directly.
- On any device, upload a `.vcf` file (exported from your phone's Contacts app). It's parsed in your browser and imported in one go.

Names, phones, emails, company, birthday, address, and notes are all brought across.

## Google Contacts

1. On the **Google** tab, click connect and sign in. HexaFloww reads your **My Contacts** group.
2. Optionally choose a segment to add every synced contact to.
3. It syncs now, then again automatically about every 6 hours.

Only your contacts are read (read-only access). Contacts synced this way are **not** WhatsApp-opted-in.

## Apple / iCloud

1. On the **Apple** tab, enter your Apple ID and an **app-specific password** (create one at appleid.apple.com — your normal password won't work).
2. HexaFloww verifies the credentials and lists your iCloud address book.
3. It syncs now, then again automatically about every 6 hours.

> [!NOTE]
> All three sources **add and update** contacts. Removing a contact from your phone or Google does not remove it from HexaFloww.

## Common problems

- **Contact picker missing** — the browser-based picker is Android Chrome only. Use a `.vcf` upload instead.
- **Apple sync says "wrong Apple ID or password"** — you used your main password. Generate an app-specific password and reconnect.
- **A connection shows an error** — the token or password was revoked. Reconnect from the same tab; sync resumes afterwards.