Address book gives no option to sync with gmail contacts

On my iMac, there is an option to sync with google contacts. On my MacBook there is not. How can I get the gmail contact option on my 2 year old MacBook

I'm guessing your iMac is new enough to be running Snow Leopard and the MacBook is not, if so, install Snow Leopard on the MacBook.

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Sync between MacBookPro and iPhone 3G does not sync properly. Calendars duplicate events but worse is that only contacts from Address book from letter T onwards sync. Any contacts on iPhone which are not on Mac are lost during sync.

Sync between MacBookPro and iPhone 3G does not sync properly. Calendars duplicate events but worse is that only contacts from Address book from letter T onwards sync. Any contacts on iPhone which are not on Mac are lost during sync.
Solutions?

No, I never really found an easy solution. I believe it is an issue with some corruption in the iTunes database on the specific device. In my case, both my iPad and iPhone now show duplicate stream songs if viewed through iTunes on my Mac, but they show different songs. A couple years ago I had a similar issue on my iPhone, and Apple support suggested I back up the phone, completely reset it, and then restore it from the backup. It did work, so I imagine it would probably work for my current issues with the iPhone and iPad. But resetting and restoring an iPad or iPhone always makes me a little nervous that something will get lost. When I did reset/restore the iPhone, I do have to say, the restore process was 100% perfect and I did not lose any data at all even though Apple support said I might. If you try to go that route, I would suggest backing the device up both to a computer through iTunes, and to the iCloud so that you have a double backup.
None of this really resolves the issue with how the iTunes databases are becoming corrupted on the apple devices though, so it is very likely to happen again until they fix it. I have been unable to determine if there were any specific actions or conditions which caused the corruption to happen in the first place.
Might be worth another call to Apple support, or dropping in the local Apple store if you have one near by.

Duplicated contact when I synced with gmail contact and iCloud. How can I do?

Duplicated contact when I synced with gmail contact and iCloud. How can I do?

On your iOS device tap Settings > iCloud. Turn Contacts off.
Reset the device. Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
Now tap Settings > iCloud. Turn Contacts back on.

Address Book Associates Field does not sync with iPhone

Apple went to the trouble of getting custom field names in the Mac OS Address Book to synchronize with the iPhone (which is wonderful), but they left one field 'unsyncable'; the associates field. If you list a contact's manager name, spouse name, child name, etc. in Address Book, it does not sync with the iPhone (OS 3.0.1) 'Phone' application. This is very useful (and embarrasment-preventing) when needing to remember the name of a contact's manager, wife, child, etc. Does anyone have any idea why Apple left this out of the sync? Certainly it couldn't have to do with saving memory...

Oh yes! i have this same problem - i have tried emailing Apple Customer Support but they were unable to help me. They advised me to speak to technical or raise the issue on the Apple Support board (but someone already has!)
so if someone can help us both out here with how to sync additional field information added on Address Book on Mac to then sync all this additional information to iPhone, we would be greatly appreciative!!Thanks,
Mark

HT1296 I lost my sync with gmail contacts with Iphone on Itunes. How I can do that again?

I want to know how I can sync my Iphone contacts with my google contacts again?

Hello Eltontsang,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you Google contacts are no longer syncing to your phone.
This article should help you get back up and running in that regard:
iOS: Syncing with Google Contacts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4872
Follow these steps if you're using iOS 7 to sync your contacts with Google Contacts:
Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Google.
Enter the required information in the fields.
Make sure Contacts is on.
After you have completed the setup, open the Contacts app on your device. Syncing should begin automatically.
Additional Information
If you're using iOS 5 or iOS 6, follow these steps to set up contact syncing with Google Contacts:
Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account... > Other > Add CardDAV Account.
Enter the following information in the fields:
Server: google.com
User Name: your full Google email address
Password: your Google account password
Tap Next at the top of the screen to complete the setup.
After you have completed the setup, open the Contacts app on your device. Syncing should begin automatically.
Note: Make sure that SSL is enabled (under Advanced settings) and the port is 443.
You may also visit the Google website to learn more about syncing with Google contacts.
All the very best,
Sterling

Why can't I edit or delete Address Book "On My Mac" or sync with iCloud?

Why can't I edit or delete Address Book cards on my Macs, now that I've migrated to iCloud? I can edit/delete if I go to iCloud, but the changes don't sync with my Macs. What's happening, and what's a solution? Just wait for Apple to fix a bug?

On your mac, if your look at the left panel of the Address Book, you'll find general categories of "iCloud" and possibly "On my mac" - if you have contacts in the latter, then they are only local to your mac, they are not shared with iCloud. If you don't have an "iCloud" category, then your mac(s) is not set up of iCloud. Go to system preferences and look in iCloud. Is the mac signed into iCloud, are contacts turned on for syncing?

How do I set up iCloud without duplicating my contacts in address book?--I'm not syncing with iTunes.

I'm going around and around in circles trying to set up iCloud on my iMac and iPhone. The contacts are not duplicated on iCloud/contacts, or my iPhone, but they are duplicated on my iMac in address book. Sync calendars and Sync contacts are unchecked (turned off) on iTunes. I just went through my address book on the iMac and deleted all the duplicates, but they were all added back immediately. I've been trying various solutions from the forums. I tried merging duplicate contacts--didn't work. Help!

Okay--I'll try this, but before I do, can you answer another question?
When I deselect the box next to contacts on system preferences > iCloud, I get a scary air message that says, "Do you want to keep a copy of your iCloud contacts on this Mac? If you don't keep a copy, iCloud contacts will be removed from this mac but will still be available on other devices using iCloud."
My mac has all of my contacts, but there are some that are not on my iPhone (Chistmas card list). Will I lose the contacts that are not backed up on my iPhone?
Should I select "Delete from Mac" or "Keep Contacts"?
Similar air message with calendars, so I assume whatever I do with contacts will be the same as calendars.
Thank you so much for your help--this has been so confusing for me!! I"m sure this has been discussed over and over and I looked through the messages to find a solution, but just got more confused.

Address book on MacPro doesn't sync with iCloud

I have put contacts in my address book and it's not being sync to my other devices or the iCloud.
I tried to uncheck the addressbook in icould on my mac and then rebooted and checked it again. Still won't sync.

First check that all your settings are correct, that contact syncing is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Make sure the contacts you are adding are added to your 'iCloud' group and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud group (you can do this by checking in groups), non iCloud contacts will not sync.
If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your contacts are in the iCloud group, you might try unchecking contact syncing in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling contact syncing.

2 way contact sync with gmail contacts

I set up gmail account on iPhone (3GS), using Exchange option. When I enable the Contacts in iPhone setup, I see that all my Gmail contacts have transferred over to the iPhone (and I now have duplicates when looking at "All Contacts," but see there is a separate Gmail Contacts group which has only those Gmail contacts.
However, if I add a new contact to Address Book, and then sync, that new contact does NOT sync over to Gmail, so it appears to be one way. I do have mobileme, but I realize that probably doesn't get it over to Gmail.
So.... 2 questions:
1) Is there a way to get true two way sync of contacts between iPhone and Gmail
2) Is there any way to NOT have duplicate contacts when choosing All Contacts on iPhone (I suppose I could just leave it on Gmail Contacts, which if syncing 2 way, should show everything)...
Thanks--

Adding a contact on the phone syncs up to the Gmail contacts online satisfactorily (although I haven't tested different additions, like Fred & Wilma, vs. Barney)
Editing contacts on the phone syncs up somewhat. Eg, I have Barney Rubble, and edit it to show Barney & Betty Rubble. In the notes, I put 'Bam-Bam'. The edited note will show up, but the name change will not.
I'm resorting to the brute force method. Deleting the contact entirely, and re-entering it.

Icloud Sync with Gmail Contacts

I've successfully synced my Iphone 4s with my Macbook Pro Address Book contacts, but I'm having difficuly syncing new contacts I add to my Iphone with those on the Gmail server. Is this even possible? I've followed the guide found here http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=43b96a25d20b75b4&hl=en to no avail. With that set up, my address book simply created duplicates of all my contacts but I still cannot sync with the gmail server.
Any help would be much appreciated.

iCloud doesn't sync with gamil, only with your iCloud contacts. If all your devices are signed into the same iCloud account with contacts syncing with iCloud enabled, changes made on one device will sync to all other devices. Also, if you're looking for a backup solution beyond using iCloud take a look a apps like My Contacts Backup.

BDS stuck at updating blackberry address book data for hours while syncing with outlook

i use torch 9800, BDS 7.1 (i guess it's latest, got update notification when open it before sync) and outlook 2010.

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Why are my contacts on ipad not syncing with google contacts?

I am new to apple. I cannot populate the Contacts
app on my iPad2. I see no options to sync with google contacts. Please advise. Thanks!

Thanks Meg, this works, at least in part. Now the Contacts app populated, but only with 99 contacts, hardly all of them. Do you know how to get all my Google contacts to sync?
Also, should I delete the Gmail account I had previously set up on the iPad now that I have set up as an Exchange account?

Contacts no longer syncing with GMail

It is very frustrating when things that are working suddenly stop. Here's what I had working: GMail Contacts on web and Android in bi-directional sync with MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.5 and Contacts version 7.1. I use Contacts as a conduit to Entourage version 12.3.6 and that part of the chain is still working perfectly. However, the link between Mac Contacts and Gmail Contacts is broken. New contacts created in Entourage appear in Mac Contacts, but not in Gmail.
I've tried two different ways of syncing GMail, both the built-in way in Contacts and creating a CardDAV account. Nothing works. Whatever process the Mac OS uses to talk to GMail Contacts is broken.
I don't really understand the difference between CardDAV sync and the built-in way Mac Contacts syncs and if there are any benefits to one or the other. The built-in one worked perfectly until a few days ago. Its even more crazy that within the Contacts app, if I select "All On My Mac", I see one particular contact, but when I select "All Google", it is not there.
Any thoughts?

Thank you Csound1. I found a couple of other bits of info to compliment your solution. Remember that my overall goal is to sync GMail Contacts with Entourage, and Entourage is the source of most of my problems. [Believe me, I would use Outlook for Mac if it was half the program Entourage is, but alas, its terrible. No Projects module is a deal breaker.]
Anyway, contacts created in Entourage appear in Mac Contacts, but there's *something* wrong. They are missing the "Card" field. That is why they don't sync with GMail Contacts. Contacts created in GMail Contacts correctly sync across to Mac Contacts, both through CardDAV and the built-in check-box in the Account setup. I guess my work-around from here on out is to create all new contacts in GMail. This is kind of a bummer, but I'll get used to it.

My itunes wont sync with gmail

why?

I cant either sync new contacts i have in iphone to gmail contacts. All new contacts i write to iphone do not apear after i sync with gmail. In fact i 'd like to do the opposit. Replace information on gmail with the information i have in the iphone.
I already have more than 1000 contacts synced with gmail contacts but theres a problem with the new ones.
Can somebody help?
Thanks!

No option to sync with google in address book

Hi there, in address book > preferences > general I don't seem to have an option to sync with google. I do however have the option to sync with mobile me, exchange, and yahoo.
Does anyone know why this may be. In address book help > sync it certainly seems to be an option.
Thanks

I googled it up and found the instructions to enable google Address Book sync:
http://lifehacker.com/393855/enable-google-contact-sync-without-an-iphoneipod-to uch
I tried it and it worked for me.

Address book gives no option to sync with gmail contacts

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