How to sync Gmail contacts with iPhone

Had the same issue, here is the fix:

Shalu, I just experienced this same problem and the following represents my fix given to me by APPLE and it did work. First make sure you correctly set up your cardDAV account and it's titled "Google" with "Contacts" as the sub description. Click on >>settings<< >>Mail, Contacts, Calendars<<. Now look to make sure you see listed under the ACCOUNTS heading the "Google" account with "Contacts" as a sub heading. This confirms you set up your CardDAV correctly. Second scroll down to the "Contacts" heading on this same screen and click on >>Default Account<< click on >>Google<< to make sure there is a check mark to the right. You Are Done!!! Go back to home screen and refresh everything on your computer.

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Syncing with Google in iPhone is easy, follow the steps below.

1. Settings
2. Accounts & Passwords
3. Add Account
4. Select Google
5. Enter Your Account Details

You are done. Google will start syncing your contracts automatically.

That's what I have tried and works for me.

Hello carrie867,

The following article contains step-by-step instructions for settings up Google Contact Sync on your iOS device:

iOS: Syncing with Google Contacts

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4872

Follow these steps to set up contact syncing with Google Contacts:

1. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Other > Add CardDav Account.
2. Enter the following information in the fields:
   • Server: google.com
   • User Name: Enter your full Google email address
   • Password: Your Google account password
3. Select Next at the top of the screen to complete the setup.

After you have completed the setup, open the Contacts app on your device. Syncing should begin automatically.

Additional Information

Note: Make sure that SSL is enabled (under Advanced settings), and that the port is 443.

Best regards,

Allen

Go into contacts and click "group" in the upper left hand corner. See which contacts are currently being displayed IE: iCloud, gmail, on my iPhone, etc. Turn a couple of them off, and see if half the contacts disappear. It is possible that the contacts are currently being synced from multiple locations, hence the doubleups

Using PC/ Laptop open any web browser, then search "google contacts" and just log in to your current Gmail in which you have your contacts that you want to transfer. If you have the latest version of contacts then it won't export your contacts just click on "Switch to the old version" (If it is suggested in a pop-up). Then go to the "export" and choose to "create Vcard". Save it where you can find easily such as the desktop. If you save it properly you will get a "Vcard file named Contacts". Now all you need to do is logging in to your i-cloud and voila! Import contacts from Vcard. It will only take 1-5 sec depending on your internet speed. and in real time you will get all your contacts imported into the i-cloud/iPhone from the google. You don't even have to restart your i-phone just make sure you have wifi/Internet data enabled on your i-phone. P.s Please be careful if you still have the old android and it isn't in sync then the contacts which are not synchronized with your Gmail account will not be imported into your new i-phone. so I will recommend synchronizing all your contacts. Please find the screenshots attached to guide you. Kind regards from apple community.

Open google contacts on your Pc/laptop. If you have the latest version of contacts then it won't export your contacts just click on "Switch to the old version". Then go to the export and choose to create Vcard. Save it where you can find easily such as the desktop. If you save it properly you will get a Vcard file named Contacts. Now all you need to do is logging in to your i-cloud and voila! Import contacts from Vcard. It will only take 1-5 sec depending on your internet speed. and in real time you will get all your contacts imported into the I Cloud/iPhone from the google. P.s Please be careful if you still have the old android and it isn't in sync then the contacts which are not synchronized will not be imported into your phone. so I will recommend synchronizing all your contacts.

All you really have to do is download the free gmail app from the App Store. It will ask you if you want it to import all your gmail contacts. Touch "ok" and they will all be there!

Open google contacts in your Pc/laptop. If you have the latest version of contacts then it won't export your contacts just click on "Switch to the old version". Then go to the export and choose to create Vcard. Save it where you can find easily such as desktop. If you save it properly you will get a Vcard file named Contacts. Now all you need to do is logging in into your icloud and voila! Import contacts from Vcard. It will only take 1-5 sec depending on your internet speed. and in real time you will get all your contacts imported into the i Cloud/iPhone from the google. P.s Please be careful if you still have the old android and it isn't in sync then the contacts which are not synchronized will not be imported into your phone. so i will recommend to synchronize all your contacts! Toodles.

I have the same question and followed the procedure outlined. However, there was no automatic syncing when I opened my Contacts app. If I added a new contact via my iPhone or iPad, it did automatically go into my Google Contacts, and vice versa. But I can't seem to move all of my iPhone/iPad Contacts into the Google Contacts on the PC.

Also, does it matter that I have the contacts on both my iPhone and my iPad?

Mind did not sync when I opened the Contacts app. What does work is if I add a contact through the app, it's added to the gmail database, and vice versa. But the current data in the Contacts app (which is more complete than the gmail database) does not sync/update the gmail database.

my settings correct, but it would still not sync. I also have fetch not manual. However if i go to contacts, Groups and pull the screen down, it updates my contacts on my ipad and gmail. It will not refresh in contacts screen.

Thank you it worked for me🙂, But I have another problem..... Now I am having duplicate contacts in my contact. how to delete the duplicate entry?

This did not work for me. I added the gmail app and it did not ask to sync nor did it sync. All of this used to sync up for me and now it doesn't without any settings having been changed. Could an update to apple or google have caused this?

I posted this, but have you gone to your computer and logged into your google account and then contacts. Google will then sync your contacts...... if you have done the other steps, then just open contacts on new phone and they should be there....

That seemed a good idea, so I did that and it worked. Only it put all the email contact addresses in and deleted the phone numbers I already had in iPhone Contacts. So now I have lost all my phone numbers, which were mostly not on the desktop because I don't phone people from the desktop, do I?