Apple Notes not syncing with Gmail Notes

I use Apple Notes in El Capitan and it is synced with Gmail notes. Gmail notes does not sync with Apple notes properly.


Issue:

When I make a new note in Apple notes it does show up in Gmail notes. But not the other way around. I made a note on Gmail notes using my Android phone. It shows up in Gmail notes. But then it does not show in Apple notes.


Attempted solution:
I tried going into settings on my mac and turning off gmail notes and turning it back on. My notes came back but not the new ones that were not made using my mac.


Anyone know how to fix this?


System:

- El Capitan (running on Late 2009 MacBook with expanded RAM)

- Apple notes

- Gmail notes (weblink)

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Aug 10, 2016 3:52 PM

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Aug 14, 2016 10:46 AM in response to deromero

deromero, I have exactly the same problem. Not syncing El Captain OS X notes with Gmail Notes. Ever before it has been working very well. Just 3-4 seconds and it's already synced. I was using iPhone but still syncing with Gmail notes (I just never liked iCloud). It had been working fine for 2 years unless I switched to an android phone 2 weeks ago. And then the troubles started.

I tried creating new google account but still I had the same problem.


It seems like the problem is in the Notes app on OS X. I hope they fix it soon or give a valid reply here. Meanwhile, I will be using other notes apps.

Aug 19, 2016 9:08 AM in response to deromero

I am using El Capitan and have no problem syncing with Gmail among Apple devices.


Tha problem comes when I use GNotes in Android to create or edit the Notes than it will not be shown on Apple Devices.


I did manage to use iNotes on Android with no issues, except that iNotes is a very old program that is EOL and it sometimes mess up the notes when the notes contains "-", else it works ok. Therefore I use Android on another Gmail account so that it does not mess up with my other notes.


Hope my expereince is helpful but what App on Android do you use to create the notes?


Currently, I am thinking of upgrading Apple Notes in El Capitan and iPad IOS 9 but am concern that it will not sync via Gmail. Has anyone tested yet? Thanks.

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