Gmail is one of the world’s most popular email services. There are millions of users of this email service, and it is one of the most widely used. Additionally, it is a popular tool for sending emails, which are often used for communication.

While Google allows you to send emails to other users through your Gmail account, it doesn’t let you share your contacts. In this article, you will learn how to share Google Contacts in six ways with your Google Workspace and Shared Inbox.

What is Google Contacts and How To Use It?

The Google Contacts application suite will help you find the people you need to contact. This web-based application makes it easier for you to find your contacts. You can create unlimited contacts and add them to your Google account for free. Your Google Contacts profile can also include photos and videos.

The suite provides tools to reach out to your business contacts. Using this suite of applications, you can identify customers and prospects who are most likely to be interested in what you sell.

It’s easy to find information on the internet, but sometimes it’s hard to find the information you need. For many organisations, Google Contact information is a valuable resource. Your website can become more searchable, and most of it is free to use. Sharing this information with people in your network is important, but sharing it can be challenging.

To make it easier for your contacts to find you, we will show you how to share Google contacts with them.

How to share Google Contacts in Google Workspace?

Sharing Google Contacts is intended to simplify the process of sharing information. This is a great tool for those who don’t have the patience or time to dig through their contacts to contact friends or relatives.

You can share your Google contacts in a variety of ways. Email is the most common method. It is possible to create an email template and send it to your friends and family to share your contacts. Alternatively, you can use Evernote or a text file. Other than this, you can also easily share your Google Contacts with others in the following ways:

1. Using the Google Contacts “delegation” feature

Within Google Workspace, delegating Google Contacts allows other users to view your contacts. Delegating access means granting others access to your contacts, which implies permitting them to use them. Adding or updating contacts in your account will be useful if one of your colleagues needs to do so but cannot use them themselves.

The access delegation feature, however, has some limitations, including:

• Your main contact folder is accessible to delegates, but your labels (contact groups) are not.
• Delegates cannot find delegated contacts through the search function.
• Delegated contacts cannot be autocompleted in Gmail or Drive.
• Delegated contacts cannot be viewed on mobile devices by delegates.
• All contacts delegated to delegates will have full permission to view them; “view only” permissions cannot be granted.

2. Share contacts using an online contact manager

Create a profile for each client in your contact manager. This will help you remember their details, as well as help you be more efficient when it comes to scheduling meetings and responding to email requests. This contact manager offers the following features:

• You can integrate sharing features across all your Google Workspaces.
• Sharing of global address lists (LDAP, Google Directory) with users and groups within and outside the organisation.
• The restoration of deleted contacts, even after the 30-day grace period from Google.
• Tracking contact updates with admin logs.
• A detailed search of contacts (by company, for example).

3. Share contacts from an iOS Device

In iOS, Google Contacts doesn’t get the best support; no app for iPhones or iPads supports it. There is synchronisation between the native iOS contacts app and Google, but it does not support contact labels and domain directories.

With Shared Contacts for iOS, anyone with an iPhone (or iPad) can:

• View all of their Google Contacts labels.
• Contacts and labels can be shared with anyone (even if they don’t have an iPhone).
• You can create new shared labels and shared contacts that will be automatically updated for the people with whom you share them.

4. Share contacts from Gmail

Gmail’s Shared Contacts add-on addresses the last 2 points. Add-on shows all contact information about the sender and recipients directly in your Gmail inbox. The contact can be updated, shared, or added to another label without leaving your inbox. You can invite collaborators if the label has not been shared.

With the Shared Contacts add-on, you can browse all contact labels (shared or not shared) and Google groups when you want to write a new email. After that, you can select your recipients and write an email.

5. Share contacts from Google Drive

Despite being part of the same suite, Google Drive offers limited support for Google Contacts.

The good news is that the Gmail extension described above has a little sister in Google Drive. Using the Google Contacts add-on for Google Drive, you can see all contact details about collaborators and update their contact information.

6. Share contacts from Google Calendar

When you belong to a large organisation, you may have been invited to an event without knowing half the attendees. Adding some guests to your Google contacts is also useful for keeping in touch with them after the event.

In those situations, this extension for Google Calendar will come in handy. Your Google Calendar will be enhanced with contact management and sharing capabilities, just like the Gmail and Drive extensions.

Conclusion

When managing this information, your first port of call is Google contacts, whether you’re looking for a new job, college, or just keeping in touch with friends and family. Sharing your contacts through Gmail allows friends and family members to see your contact list. The application also allows you to send mail with a contact’s name, email address, and phone number.

FAQ

Are Google Contacts and Gmail contacts the same?

The difference between a Gmail address and a Google contact is that a Gmail address is an email address, while a Google contact is an identity. So, if you have the same email address as someone else, they are considered the same person.

Can other people see my Google Contacts?

If you have many contacts and want to see them in one place, then Google Contact Viewer is a great tool. It allows you to see all your contacts in one place.

Is Shared Contacts for Gmail free?

The Shared Contacts feature in Gmail is a free extension that allows you to send and receive emails with multiple people. It’s a great way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues, but it can also be a potential privacy risk.