UffeLind

Q: Synch Contact list MAC-iPhone

I have an iPhone and an iMac and would like to synch the Contact list through iCloud.

When I enter a new contact on the iMac then it is added to my iPhone Contacts.

On the iMac I can only see thoose contcts entered there, not the other ones on the iPhone contcts list.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), iOS7 on the iPhone

Posted on Jan 29, 2014 11:10 AM

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jan 29, 2014 11:18 AM in response to UffeLind
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    Jan 29, 2014 11:18 AM in response to UffeLind

    Welcome to the Apple Community.


    Please try the following…


        1.    First check that all your settings are correct, that contact syncing is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).

        2.    Make sure the contacts you are adding are added to your 'iCloud' group and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud group (you can do this by checking in groups), non iCloud contacts will not sync.

        3.    If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your contacts are in the iCloud group, you might try unchecking contact syncing in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling contact syncing.

  • by UffeLind,Helpful

    UffeLind UffeLind Jan 29, 2014 12:04 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Jan 29, 2014 12:04 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    Thank you for your well structured answer.

    It seems that on my iPhone Group setup, I have choosen both "Hotmail" and "iCloud".

    If a choose iCloud only and enter a new contact on my iPhone it then synch with iMac.

    Good, but what do I do with the other ones in the "Hotmail" group.

    Can I export then in some way?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Jan 29, 2014 12:13 PM in response to UffeLind
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    Jan 29, 2014 12:13 PM in response to UffeLind

    You can move them with drag and drop.

     

    This user tip might help you understand how accounts work with Contacts (Address Book).