I was trying to get my contacts on Apple devices (MacBook Air, iPadAir2, iPhone6) to sync with Google contacts. I tried several "free" apps and could not get anything to work. I finally found "Contacts Sync for Google Gmail" which has a small one time fee for a number of contacts over 40. Works great.
tried some of those, Full Contact looked great, but to sync more than one source, it costs $9.99 a MONTH. It says two sources, but one of those is itself. I think Contact Sync for Google Gmail is one that works for a reasonable ($3.99 one time fee) charge and I think it works well.
You can import or export contacts from both iCloud and Google, so exporting from iCloud to Google or vice versa is possible -- and easy -- without paying for any third-party service to do it for you.
From iCloud to Google Contacts: In the Contacts app on macOS, select a contact followed by Cmd-A to select all contacts. Then select File > Export > Export vCard... and save it. Head over to Google Contacts and select Import from the sidebar, then find the file and select upload. Note that this may take some time to process, depending on the size of the vCard.
From Google Contacts to iCloud: On Google Contacts, select Export from the sidebar (note that as of the time of this writing there is a "preview" version of a redesigned Google Contacts, which doesn't support exporting yet. If this is still the case when you attempt this, you can temporarily switch back to the old version from the sidebar) and save as a vCard for compatibility with the macOS Contacts app. Once the file is created and downloaded (make sure you export all contacts in the export dialog) go to the Contacts app and select File > Import... where you can find the downloaded file from Google Contacts and add it to your Contacts app. Depending on your sync settings, the imported contacts may immediately start uploading to iCloud; if they do not, you can select one and press Cmd-A to select them all, and then drag them to your iCloud contacts folder in the app to move them over.
If you have both iCloud Contacts and Google Contacts syncing into the Contacts app on macOS already: Simply select one contact from the source service, press Cmd-A to select them all, and drag them to the desired location to move them. If you wish to copy them instead of move them, you can press Cmd-C to copy them to your clipboard (after selecting them all with Cmd-A) navigate to your desired destination for the copy and press Cmd-V to paste them.
I hope this helps. Remember that you can always leave your contacts where they are and view them together on both macOS and iOS, provided the accounts are both being synced with that device and Contacts are enabled in settings for both services; just make sure you set which service you want to save new contacts to by default.
zinacef wrote:
Was there a question in your post somewhere?
BobbieMac wrote:
Obvious question-how do I sync contacts between iCloud and Google.
To be fair, you didn't actually ask a question in your original post. You made it sound like you have already found the solution you were asking for at the end, like the post was more informative than interrogative.
Was there a question in your post somewhere?
Obvious question-how do I sync contacts between iCloud and Google.
Syncing contacts from iCloud to Google
