How to Sync Your Contactzilla Address Book with Android Devices

While Contactzilla works seamlessly with Apple devices using native CardDAV, Android devices need the free Contactzilla Sync app to bring the contacts into the phone's own Contacts app. This guide will walk you through both creating the connection in Contactzilla and setting it up on your Android device with Contactzilla Sync.

Creating the CardDAV Connection in Contactzilla

1) Select the address book that you wish to sync, then navigate to the CardDAV Connections section.

2) From the ‘Create New CardDAV Connection’ screen choose ‘Android’ from the Connection Type drop down.

3) Select the team member who will use this connection

Learn about different team member roles and access levels

4) You can leave the Label sync method as the default ‘As categories’ if you want your labels to be recognized on the Android device.

5) Choose the access type for this user.

Explore the different access types and their features in detail

6) Select the number of device connections and hit create. The new cardDAV connection will be created below.

7) In the following steps we will install the Contactzilla App on the device and import the Contactzilla address book into the phone’s native Contacts app using the QR code in just a few clicks. To show the QR code hit the Setup button on the newly created CardDAV connection panel and choose Show QR Code.

By default, this QR code sets up one phone only. To set up several phones from one code, or to email the code to the person, see How to Put Contactzilla Contacts on Phones Without MDM by Scanning a QR Code.

Tip 💡: If you'd rather enter the details by hand, choose Setup → View Manual Setup on the connection card. In the Contactzilla Sync app, add an account, select Login with email address, and enter the email address and password shown. The password is only visible until the first device connects.

Using the Contactzilla Sync App to import the contacts to the phone

Step 1: Install Contactzilla Sync from the Google Play Store

Step 2: Launch the App and sync the contacts with the QR code

a. Launch the Contactzilla Sync app and allow the permissions
b. Hit the ‘Add account’ button
c. Select ‘Scan Contactzilla QR setup code’ and hit continue. Your phone will automatically open the QR scanner. Scan the QR code found in the Setup > Show qr code menu in your CardDAV connections panel (See step 7 above).

Step 3: Contacts are now automatically installed in your phones native contacts app

a. Your Contactzilla address book has been successfully imported
b. Navigate to the contacts app to see the contacts
c. Your Contactzilla labels now show up as lists in the contacts app.