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I just switched to iPhone from an Android phone. How do I sync my Gmail contacts? My iPhone is pulling my Gmail, but I can't figure out how to sync Gmail contacts into my phone contacts.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3
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.
Thanks Allen! It worked for me 😀
Hi,
After you have completed the setup, open the Contacts app on your device. Syncing should begin automatically.
Mine didn't sync automatically.
Regards
Nicholas
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.
Same thing here. New contatcst at my iphone do not go to my gmail 😟
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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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!
Omg! I was suffering lot because I enable 2 step google verification password..... How to connect now.
thanks! 🙂
If I set up Gmail this way will new contacts added to my iphone sync with gmail also?
Thanks!!
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?
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.
How do I sync my gmail contacts to my iPhone
Thanks it worked 😎
Just switch back to android, iphone just ssucks
How to sync Gmail contacts with iPhone
