How To Sync Hotmail Contacts To Gmail? [Quick Guide]

Hotmail was a free online email service that allowed the user to send and receive mails using any device (with Internet access). All Hotmail users use their current services at Outlook.com with the same username and mail service as Microsoft has closed Hotmail. It is simple and easy to sync Hotmail contacts to Gmail. In this article, let us see How to sync Hotmail contacts to Gmail.

Steps to sync Hotmail contacts to Gmail

Step 1:Make sure that your computer is turned on and is connected to the Internet.

Step 2:Go to the default web browser and open the Gmail page.

Step 3:Next, you need to log in to your Gmail account. Once done, select the Gear icon at the top of the page to open the Settings screen.

Step 4:Select the Accounts and Import section on the Settings screen. Choose the Add a mail account option near the Check mail from other accounts section.

Step 5:Now, you will find that a pop-up dialog box appears on the screen.

Step 6:Make sure that you provide the Hotmail email address in the Email address field and click Next.

Step 7:Choose Link accounts with the Gmailify option and click Next.

Step 8:Provide the password in the Enter password field and click Sign-in.

Step 9:Now, you can manage your Hotmail account from Gmail.

Step 10:Next, go back to the Settings screen and select the Accounts and Import section.

Step 11:Scroll down to select the Import mail and contacts option.

Step 12:Make sure that you provide the required Hotmail account details in the respective fields and click Yes to allow this app to use the data.

Step 13:Check whether the Import contacts checkbox is selected on the Import options screen and click on the Start import option.

Step 14:Wait until the Hotmail contacts get synced to your Gmail account.

Step 15:After syncing the contacts, you can see an additional folder named “Hotmail” on your Gmail account page, which indicates that the account has been synced successfully.