Why won't iphone contacts sync with Google?

This was the answer! Thank you Chilisuperdachs! After so much time searching and looking through these other answers that didn't pinpoint the exact problem. Thank you again!

kaczy00 wrote:

follow below

http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-import-iphone-contacts-gmail

Excellent thanks.

Thank you Meg St._Clair for your patient advice in this thread. I am currently going through the vCard method, after realising what you have already described: that the Import From SIM button only imports those contents that were already previously stored on the SIM before installed in the iphone.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I did not even realise there was such a thing as icloud.com -- I was struggling to follow the google support page as I had no idea how to get a hold of the "vCard" it kept mentioning, and I assumed like the original poster that the iCloud contacts would automatically be sync'd to gmail.

APMeehan wrote:

I'm embarrassed to admit that I did not even realise there was such a thing as icloud.com -- I was struggling to follow the google support page as I had no idea how to get a hold of the "vCard" it kept mentioning, and I assumed like the original poster that the iCloud contacts would automatically be sync'd to gmail.

Managing contacts continues to be, in my opinion, more difficult that it seems it ought to be. Even though I think I know what I'm doing, every once in a while, things go screwy on me. 🙂 I can usually sort it out but it's frustrating.

I have had Google and iPhone contacts synced for some time now. I just noticed that about a half dozen iPhone contacts were not synced to Google, and when I added a new one, it didn't sync either.

What I think happened is that at some point in the past I touched the "Groups" button at the upper left of the Contacts screen, and then checked both "All Google" and "All on My iPhone" options on the Groups screen. So apparently if you have "All on My iPhone" checked, then all new contacts default to that - even if "All Google" is also checked.

The solution was to go back and deselect "All on My iPhone" while leaving "All Google" checked for Groups. Now my new contact additions sync with Google.

Unfortunately, I still have to put the half dozen "old" new contacts into Google. Easiest way is to just manually add them in Google and let it sync that way.

Seems like it should sync to both places if both are checked :-/ Sheesh

Thanks, this worked for me.

In my last iPhone I did this setup and both ways were synced, but after a clean installation this option "Only in iPhone" was the default option and sync with Google Contact was only one way. By changing to "Google contacts" this solved my problem.

i dont know if you got it working but this worked for me

i tried to add and delete contact on iphone and while my gmail contacts or open on my computer and it syncs in seconds

likewise i tried adding and deleting contacts on gmail on my desktop and syncs in seconds with iphone - iOS 8.1

on my iPhone

contacts -

groups - only gmail, facebook (if you have) and google contacts are ticked

on Mail, Contacts and Calendars

Fetch new data - push

On Fetch New Data -

gmail - set to fetch

google contacts - set to fetch (this account shows when you did the cardDAV thing is setup see here https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2753077?hl=en)

fetch - manually is ticked at the bottom

On Mail, Contacts and Calendars

scroll down to contacts and use Google Contacts as default

Hi,

I have a different problem when syncing ios contacts with google contacts.

right now my settings are sync contacts with gmail, and gmail is my default contacts sync.

all my old contacts are synced perfectly. new contacts are not synced at all, changes to old contacts aren't synced either.

The weird part is that, on google forums i was suggested to turn on off sync contacts with gmail.

it deleted all my contacts and re synced only the old synced contacts.

from what i understand that means my new contacts or made in the group gmail and thats why they where deleted when i un synced.

but they are not really synced with google servers and thats why the don't appear there.

gmail sync is set to fetch every 15 min.

also new contacts from gmail dont sync. any suggestions?

thanks

THIS! This helped me solve my issue. Thanks for your answer!

I had the same problem until I went to settings and contacts and turned 'Push' OFF and set 'Fetch' (at the bottom of that page) to 15 or 30 minutes... then all my recently added contacts in Gmail appeared in my phone contacts:)

Well i tried it made no difference.

thanks anyway

If Google account unable to sync your contacts you can try for different method

• Login to iCloud.com from web
• select contacts want to export selected one or choose all
• Now export all contacts as .vcf vcard file
• Save your file on local machine
• transfer to nexus tablet
• Now you need to go on nexus tablet contacts
• and import your vcard file which store on your nexus

By following these steps you can easily transfer your contacts from iPhone to Android

Google Sync contacts is able to sync contacts from Google account to iPhone. if you want to try Sync iPhone to Google i think its not be supported yet.

It does not automatically sync Contacts. It only syncs Calendar and Priorities on my iPhone. It does not even list "Contacts" and their is no option to add it. So, it is NOT syncing.

I don't think you answer very clearly. You seem to be talking in shorthand that you understand but that we do not.

mcjosephson wrote:

I don't think you answer very clearly. You seem to be talking in shorthand that you understand but that we do not.

You're responding to a posts that's almost two years old. I don't think that member is going to clarify their posts as this late date.

Yes, Gmail does sync contacts back and forth from an iPhone. As I noted two years ago, I've been using Google that way since I got an iPhone. If it's not working for you, it's time to trouble shoot. Start by deleting the Google account from your phone and adding it back.