Importing Google Contacts in 8x8 Work for Desktop

Importing Google Contacts in 8x8 Work for Desktop

Objective

Import Google contacts into 8x8 Work for Desktop.

Applies To

  • 8x8 Work for Desktop
  • Google Contacts

Procedure

  1. In 8x8 Work for Desktop, go to Settings > Contacts.
  2. Under Add Account, select Sign in with Google.
  3. Select the Google account from which you want to import contacts.
  4. Confirm that you want to continue.
  5. Confirm access.
  6. When the import is complete, the imported contacts will be available in My Contacts list and all Google imported contacts will have a Google logo on the bottom-right of the contact icons.
  7. You can easily Refresh Google Contacts from the top of your My Contacts list.

Additional Information

  • You can only have contacts imported from one Google account at a time.
  • A maximum of 10,000 contacts can be imported.
  • When using a G-Suite managed account, Google contact import applies to contacts from your personal Google Contacts list, but not from your business Google Directory list. To allow colleagues to access Google Directory contacts that are not using 8x8, those contacts should be imported by the administrator at the level of the company directory.


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