How to import Gmail contacts into WhatsApp via CSV to VCF conversion?

[Robertsmith]

I have all my Gmail contacts downloaded in CSV format, but WhatsApp only reads contacts from the phone in VCF format. How can I convert them so I can sync them to WhatsApp easily?

[patrickmyser]

If you want your Gmail contacts to show up in WhatsApp, the trick is to turn them into a VCF file first because WhatsApp doesn’t read CSV files. The easiest way to do that is with Softaken CSV to VCF Converter. Export your contacts from Gmail as a CSV, open it in the tool, check the list, and match things like name, number, and email to the right vCard fields. Then export it as a VCF and move it to your phone. Once you import that file into your phone’s contacts, WhatsApp will pick them up automatically.