---
title: Enable Contacts on the Outlook App on Android
description: "**The following steps can be applied to most Android devices, they are used to copy/import your contacts from your hosted exchange environment to your Android device. After enabling the service any new contacts created and edited on your hosted exchange…"
url: "https://www.caorda.com/support/email_exch/enable-contacts-on-the-outlook-app-on-android/"
updated: "2024-02-27"
category: Email Hosted Exchange
tags:
  - Android
  - Exchange
  - Outlook
---

# Enable Contacts on the Outlook App on Android

**The following steps can be applied to most Android devices, they are used to copy/import your contacts from your hosted exchange environment to your Android device. After enabling the service any new contacts created and edited on your hosted exchange will be copied/updated on your Android device, however the reverse will not take effect.****Please read all the steps before trying to set this up.**

- - On your Android device tap on the Outlook App Icon
     ![](https://www.caorda.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HE_Outlook_Contacts_Step1.png)
  - **The Outlook app will open, tab on the 3 Lines in the upper left side to open up the menu
     ![](https://www.caorda.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HE_Outlook_Contacts_Step2.png)**
  - Tap the Settings / Cog Icon in the bottom left side of the Menu
     ![](https://www.caorda.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HE_Outlook_Contacts_Step3.png)
  - Tap on **your hosted exchange account, in this case I named it Work**
     ![](https://www.caorda.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HE_Outlook_Contacts_Step4.png)
  - Finally enable the Save contacts feature that will copy contacts from your hosted exchange environment to your android device, allowing contacts to be used for calls and text messaging
     ![](https://www.caorda.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HE_Outlook_Contacts_Step5.png)
  - Congratulations, your contacts should now start having contacts populate your Android Device's contact section.