ios 8 on iPhone can't access google as exchange account

I thought I was unique with that issue. Tried recreating the account on iphone - same result.

Using Google as provider works but contacts do not sync. Calendar does.

But the Exchange provider, in general, seems to be working - I get my corporate email.

I have noticed that on the settings screen it says "Automatic Reply - Loading...". Maybe that's where it gets stuck.

It seem that Google has dropped Exchange support a while ago....maybe they kept it for existing devices and that's why it worked for my old 4S and no longer works after switching to 6.

nik_qc wrote:

It seem that Google has dropped Exchange support a while ago....maybe they kept it for existing devices and that's why it worked for my old 4S and no longer works after switching to 6.

Yes, Google dropped Active Sync in Feb 2013, but users that had Gmail set up as Exchange could continue using it only on existing devices. Changing devices removes Google Exchange support. I believe certain types of Gmail accounts (e.g. business) continue to support Active Sync.

I see...easy to miss something as long as you are not affected.

Strange, I have configured it now with Google as provider. I do get my calendar (very slowly now) but I do not get contacts.

nik_qc wrote:

I do get my calendar (very slowly now) but I do not get contacts.

Slow internet connection maybe? Contacts turned ON for Google account? If you have more than one account set up that supports contacts, make sure you check which one is being used as the default (same for all other email account categories, like Notes).

I am on wifi and it cannot be that slow 😉 Yes, it is ON. I do have more than one account but the default one should indicate where the new contacts are stored - I think it is irrelevant.

Meanwhile I have noticed that there was no "GMail" group in the list of groups in the Contacts app. Which, I think, indicated there there was never a successful sync so far. I have restarted the phone and the GMail group has appeared and I do see my contacts now.

So, either Google was slow (or dead) because of the stress caused by new devices today or it is an iOS bug.

Did you get the new Iphone 6? I solved my issue with m.google and the new six.

How did you solve this issue on you iPhone 6?

Yes, I am using the Google provider now instead of Exchange one and it seems to be working. It appears that the initial sync for Contacts and Calendar was super slow that morning (Friday the 19th). Which could be probably explained by the launching of iPhone 6.

Google has recently re-enabled Exchange. check out this link below. Works great if you have a gmail account. Our corp uses gmail.

Instead of choosing gmail option on your iphone, choose Exchange and follow the steps on the google link below. You'll get full push notifications and Calendar sync!!

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/138740?hl=en

I have seen this post before. In the first paragraph it says:

"This article is for Google Apps for Work, Education, and Government users. Other users should visit Sync Gmail, Calendar and Contacts for sync instructions for their iOS device. Learn more.".

I believe your "our corp uses gmail" puts you in one of these categories 😉

desertracer39 wrote:

Google has recently re-enabled Exchange. check out this link below. Works great if you have a gmail account. Our corp uses gmail.

Google never disabled Exchange for paid accounts. Free accounts were the ones affected.

Had the same problem: iPhone 5S running iOS 8.1 and push notifications stopped working for my Google Apps account setup as an Exchange account. I resolved my problem by going to Settings -> Notifications -> Mail -> turn off Allow Notifications | closed Settings | went back to Settings and turned on Allow Notifications and push alerts started to work again.

I solved this after a lot of headaches, resets, deleting and hair-pulling. It's actually simpler than everyone is making it out to be:

1. Set up your account through Google (not Exchange).
2. Once validated, make sure "Calendars" is turned on.
3. Go to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" part of settings, and you'll see an option for "Fetch New Data" under your accounts.
4. Open "Fetch New Data".
5. At the bottom of the screen there is an option called "FETCH", which gives a little blurb about the schedule and battery life. It will likely be set to "Manually".
6. Change the setting from "Manually" to "Hourly". On the Manual setting, the phone simply doesn't send a request for the info (that's Fetch vs Push for you).
7. Go to the "Default Calendar" screen at the very bottom of "Mail, Contacts, Calendars". You should now see all your custom calendars as choices!

Once you select your new default, all calendar apps should be able to access the data like they did before with Exchange.

Adding/editing/deleting events also works fine from both the phone or the web - the changes register within a few seconds.

I have recreated the "problem" and fixed it this way successfully multiple times on my phone (iPhone 6, iOS 8.1) with multiple accounts, so hopefully this solves the problem for people!