Importing iPhone contacts onto google g-mail contacts

So, if i add a contact onto my iPhone (name and number) SOMETIMES it syncs with Google contacts. Some don't, though, and it's really annoying. If I add a contact to my google gmail contacts then it automatically syncs with my phone. Thing is, i don't carry around my laptop, and when i see a friend and get a number or e-mail address i want to be able to make a contact with all their info on my phone, and then let it sync to my comp whenever. i thought i could figure it out myself, so i went to settings on my phone, then to *mail, contacts, calender* then scrolled down and tapped the *Import SIM Contacts* then tapped my e-mail address... but that just doubled the contacts that i already had on my phone. any one else have this problem?

The contacts stored on the SIM card used with another phone has no affect on this. You can import contacts stored on the SIM card that was used with another phone, but that is it and where it stops in regards to the iPhone.
Accessing a Gmail account as an Exchange account provides over the air syncing for contacts with the iPhone, but this is an entirely new protocol for Google, which I believe is still considered a BETA, which means there could be some problems until the bugs are worked out by Google and it is no longer in the BETA category.
When syncing contacts over the air, the contacts are actually stored on the server and should be kept synchronized with the server. If you turn Contacts off for over the air syncing with your Gmail account on your iPhone, server stored contacts will removed from your iPhone since the connection with the server for this data is no longer available, and the same when deleting the account from the iPhone's Mail client.
If contacts entered on your iPhone are not making it to the Google server, go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Select your Gmail account.
Turn Contacts off for over the air syncing. This will remove all Google online contacts from your iPhone with a warning message provided indicating this will occur. Wait a minute or two for all Google online contacts to be removed from your iPhone. Follow this by turning Contacts back on for over the air syncing. Enter a contact on your iPhone and check if it makes it to your Google online address book.

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I recently bought an Iphone 3G...
I've already imported my SIM contacts to the phone...
im my computer's agenda, i have just a few phone contacts...
i would like to know if there is a way of importing my iphone contacts to my computer... instead of the usual way...
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Hello yeospj68,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
One of our users has answered this question before. Take a look at what the response was by visiting this link:
Syncing Contacts from my iPhone 4 to my...: Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3035359
Take care,
Alex H.

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I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and am in the process of trying to dump my Windows PC.
All of my important contacts are on my iPhone. How can I get those contacts into my Mac Address Book?
The same question goes for the music (ripped from CD) and my video files that are on my iPhone? The media is not that big of a deal because I can easily transfer it from my PC to my Mac but I assume I am not the only one in the world trying to do this and that Apple would make it very easy for MSFT Windows users to easily migrate to Macs.
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The iPhone's primary function is NOT a word processor or a spread sheet analyzer.
I didn't say, nor was I trying to imply ANYTHING of the sort. You should read what I provided again a little slower and in it's entirety, not taking this out of context, which you made into Apples and Oranges.
It IS an iPod, a device designed to store and play music (in addition to being a browser and a phone).
It is a phone, an iPod, and an internet device, which supports transferring iTunes content from iTunes on a single computer ONLY.
Making it difficult to transfer my legal music from my iPhone to my Mac does not make me want to go out and buy more Apple products or Apple software.
Good, then don't - no skin off my back. I couldn't care less if you want to remain a Windows sufferer. All this doesn't come from Apple. Much of it comes from those who OWN the distribution rights for content sold thru the iTunes Store.
All of Apple's commercials imply how easy the user experience is over Windows. Well, in this case, they missed the boat BIG TIME!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but let me get this straight. You will likely need to transfer much more than just music from your Windows PC to your Mac and if so, how do you plan on accomplishing this? If you are transferring Word and Excel files, photos, and any other data, you won't be using an iPhone for this, so I don't see the big deal with transferring your iTunes library along with all other data being transferred.
I understand that the iPhone was not designed to be used as a backup. However, you allow the contacts to be merged in but not the music that I legally installed (but didn't purchase from the iTunes store).
I don't allow anything - this is a user to user help forum only.
As I provided in my first post in this thread - the sync process for contact information, calendar events, and bookmarks with an iPhone is bidirectional with the supported application on your computer. This is a sync process by definition of syncing - which is not the same for other data such as iTunes content and photos transferred from your computer to your iPhone.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
Apple wants to make it difficult unless I purchased the music from iTunes.
No, Apple or really those who own the distribution rights or the copyright holders for content sold thru the iTunes Store wants to make this difficult. Content sold thru the iTunes Store is set up by Apple to be a break even - which is included with the Apple stockholder's report. Apple makes their profit via sales of the iPod and iPhone. The bulk of the iTunes Store revenue goes to those who own the distribution rights or the copyright holders for the content.
In addition, if my hard disk suffered a crash and I lost all my music it just seems stupid not to be able to pull it off my iPhone (yes, I know data should be backed up on a different drive, and mine is, but I am sure a lot of people do not back up their data).
Maintaining a backup of your data is important for this very reason, and for other reasons which is not Apple's responsibility. I believe iTunes includes an occasional warning message to backup your iTunes library (which can be turned off), and iTunes includes an option to transfer content purchased from the iTunes Store from an iPod or iPhone - since the overwhelming majority of this content includes DRM protection required by those who own the distribution rights or the copyright holders.
The iPhone was not designed as an external storage device or as a backup device - end of story. If someone chooses not to maintain a backup, they are playing Russian roulette with their data. Maintaining a backup is important regardless the platform, but even more so when running Windows with constant virus, adware, and spyware concerns.

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