Syncing contacts from iPhone

I have been syncing my iPhone 4 to my destktop Mac. Changes I have made on the phone contact list do not show up on my Mac address book. Is there anyway to sync from the phone to the desktop machine? Thanks.

Make sure you have enabled contact syncing on the Info tab in your iTunes sync preferences. You can also syn contacts using iCoud if you're running OS X Lion 10.7.2 or later (see http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html).

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How do you Sync Contacts from iPhone to MacBook?

How do you Sync Contacts from iPhone to MacBook?
Hi, Does anyone know how to do this without the need for me to upgrade to Lion on my MAcBook Pro and use the iCloud?
I put all my contacts into my iPhone and I'd like them now on my MAcBook Pro.
Thanks,

Click on your iDevice on the sidebar of iTunes and then go to the info tab at the top. check the box shown here:
This will put the contacts from an iDevice to the computer. You can then check the same box on the (let's say iPad) that doens't have any contacts and they will go from your comp to your iPad.

Syncing contacts from iPhone back to iMac (Entourage)

Briefly, after both my Time Machine and hard drive failed, I lost all my data. My Entourage contacts re-main on my iPhone, and I want to sync them back to Entourage. I understand the process of "merging,"but I have run into a few obstacles: I am using the latest version of iTunes (7.6.2), by the way. First, under Preferences, I have no options available under "Syncing." Then, when I connect my iPhone, and select "Info," I have no options here, either. I do have a number of contacts in Entourage in my iMac, but, apparently, iTunes no longer recognizes the existence of this program, so I can go no-
where. (My Entourage Contacts have been duplicated in my Address Book, but that doesn't show up, either. Something must be terribly corrupted.) I'm both frustrated and perplexed, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance. pah

Something to check when syncing contacts from iphone back to computer, make sure to open address book and enter at least one contact.
Then when you connect the iphone, you should get a message asking if you want to merge the data.
Click merge and this should copy all contacts from the iphone back into address book.
the same goes with ical also.
Make sure there is at least one event in ical.
Now to move the data in address book and ical to entourage is set in the entourage preferences in the sync services section.
Hope this helps.

How to sync contacts from iPhone back to ipad

How to sync contacts from iPhone back to ipad.

Using iCloud may be the easiest and in the long run will help keep them in synch.
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ios.html

Syncing contacts FROM IPhone MANUAL. PC

So this is basically a continuation of bsohl's thread Syncing Contacts FROM iPhone?.
For those of you that are in a similar situation to this:
1. You're on a PC.
2. Your primary storage space for contacts is your phone.
3. Your email client isn't compatable with ITunes.
4. You want to back up your contacts.
Follow these few steps to make your backup happen:
1. Sign up for a new yahoo email address.
2. In the info tab in ITunes select Sync Contacts with Yahoo Address Book.
3. At the prompt enter in your new yahoo email address and password.
4. Hit 'apply'. At this point you may have to hit sync or it might just do it automatically. I can't remember.
Here comes the magic
5. You will see the following prompt: http://a425.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_dfc21c0b2fd5015780fbaad7fddb3 798.gif
6. Select 'merge'.
7. Wait a few seconds.
8. Check your contacts in your yahoo email account and they should all be there.
9. Sweet!
10. Good luck.
-Arthur
Dell Inspiron 9300 Windows XP Pro

You can also sync your contacts to Microsoft Address Book. Go to the info pane with your phone connected to change the settings.
Your iphone backup also contains your contact info. So before you sync, back up your phone manually, here's how to:
Disable autosync in iTunes/settings/devices, connect your phone to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your phone without syncing.
Do the same to transfer your purchases by choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the phone for the first time.
About backups and what's saved: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

How do I sync contacts from iPhone to macbook pro OSX 10.9.4?

I wish to transfer my contacts from my iPhone to my macbook pro. I use system 10.9.4. Apparently I have to use iCloud.

You can sync contacts from between your iPhone and Mac using iCloud.
Setup instructions > Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices.
Apple gives you 5GB's of free storage.
You can also sync Safari bookmarks, photos, calendars, and more > iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview

Unable to sync contacts from iPhone to Address Book...works the other way

I am unable to have changes on my iPhone reflect in my Mac's address book. For example, I would delete a contact on the iphone, but it stays there in the Mac's address book after sync. The worst part is that now on subsequent syncs, the contact is never added back to the phone or deleted from the computer. I am able to create as many contacts as I want on the phone and sync them to the address book, but just not delete modify them.
Creating/deleting contacts in the address book works.
So far, I have tried:
1. Resetting the sync history.
2. Replacing all my iPhone contacts with those in address book.
3. Unselecting and reselecting sync contacts from iTunes.
4. Archiving my address book, deleting everything in it, syncing, and then repopulating it.
5. Restoring my iPhone.
None of this has worked, and I am close to pulling my hair out. I just fixed issues with the new Safari bookmarks sync, and now this. Can anyone please help me fix this issue? Any help would be appreciated.
This is what my console looks like:
3/24/08 12:43:39 AM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.iTunesHelper[143] InvalidHostID
3/24/08 12:43:39 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] InvalidHostID
3/24/08 12:44:48 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Child: Can't read length for data
3/24/08 12:44:48 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Child: NULL command dict read, exiting...
3/24/08 12:44:48 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Created child to sync device with pid 1146...
3/24/08 12:45:00 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Sending final status from child helper tool back to parent...
3/24/08 12:45:51 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Created child to sync device with pid 1153...
3/24/08 12:45:58 AM [0x0-0xaa0aa].com.apple.iTunes[1121] Sending final status from child helper tool back to parent...
Thanks.
PS: Restoring my iPhone messed up the name in iTunes. Any way to get back the name I had earlier?
Message was edited by: Saurabh Garg
Message was edited by: Saurabh Garg

Thanks for the idea of looking at the Console. I've created new contacts on my MacBook and my iPhone, but neither is syncing to the other, in fact a new contact group I created in Address Book doesn't even show up in the list of groups in the Contacts sync window in iTunes. Here's what the Console says every time I sync:
3/28/08 2:45:54 AM AddressBookSync[315] AddressBookSync (client id: com.apple.AddressBook) error: Exception running AddressBookSync: CoreData could not fulfill a fault for '0x1a02fc0 <x-coredata://2123D5A6-CBBA-4900-B49B-0DDF0F8195A8/ABCDPostalAddress/p68>'
3/28/08 2:45:54 AM com.apple.syncservices.SyncServer[176] 2008-03-28 02:45:54.040 AddressBookSync[315:10b] AddressBookSync (client id: com.apple.AddressBook) error: Exception running AddressBookSync: CoreData could not fulfill a fault for '0x1a02fc0 <x-coredata://2123D5A6-CBBA-4900-B49B-0DDF0F8195A8/ABCDPostalAddress/p68>'

How to sync contacts from iphone to ipad

How do i sync my contacts from iphone to ipad?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Log into your iCloud account on both devices and enable contact syncing on each.

Syncing contacts from iphone to laptop where both devices have different lists

Some of my Contacts are stored on Outlook on my computer, however others are stored only on my iphone. How do I synch the two so both Outlook and iphone end up with the same set of contacts? Scared to synch in case one set is wiped out in the process. Also, can I do this without synching music?

Hi, JoBrem
iCloud is useful for a lot of things and backing up your iPhone's data is one of them. Included in the data and files that you can safely keep using iCloud are your contacts. The following instructions detail how to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer.
Step 1. On your iPhone, tap on Settings. On the "Settings" menu, select "iCloud". You will then be taken to the iCloud Settings.
Step 2. Enable the "Contacts" setting and should you be informed that you'll have to merge your contacts to iCloud, tap "Merge".
Step 3. Now on your computer, go to iCloud.com and login with your iCloud credentials.
Step 4. Once you're logged in, click on the Contacts icon to access your address book and all iCloud features for the contacts you've uploaded.
Step 5. In the address book, click on the cog icon at the lower-left portion, click "Select All", and "Export vCard" afterwards.
Step 6. iCloud will then give you a vCard that you can store on your computer. It contains all the contacts you've uploaded to iCloud using your iPhone.

How to sync contacts from iPhone 5 to nissam altima 2012

I just bought the new iPhone 5 and I have a Nisaan Altima 2012. I wanted to sync my contacts to the cars's bluetooth. I tried to solve my issue a lot but I couldn't!

You don't need to sync contacts. The Altima can access your Contacts directly (I have a 2011 Maxima).
I rarely dial from the car so I don't remember how but the manual should tell you.
Here is a link to your manual. Bluetooth & Audio is in section 4
http://www.nissan-techinfo.com/refgh0v/og/altima/2012-Nissan-Altima.pdf

How to sync Contacts from iPhone to iCal or MobileMe?

I have ONE copy of Contacts that is correct: on my iPhone.
I really need to push the contacts from my iPhone to my empty MobileMe AddressBook or to my empty iCal AddressBook. I've spent an hour researching this on the Web. Does anyone know how to push the Contacts in this direction?
I had thought that iTunes Sync of Contacts was always two-way (KB article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386 says it is!); but apparently, with the iPhone, it is only one way (if a Mac Address Book or the MobileMe AddressBook is empty, the sync will wipe the contacts off the iphone).
Desperately need help. Thanks!

OK, I finally got it fixed. And I figured out my missteps, too. Here you go (I tested it three times, and part of the testing procedure included deleting ALL data in MobileMe AND the AddressBook on my Mac):
Procedure for Pushing Good Set of Contacts on iPhone to all other platforms
Problem: Your iPhone has your only good set of contacts. Your iCal and MobileMe (cloud) contacts are not there or corrupted.
Complication: If you try to delete your corrupted MobileMe Contacts on the cloud in preparation for pushing the valid set of contacts from the iPhone up to the MobileMe cloud, the system tends to do a one-way sync and immediately delete all your iPhone contacts (the good set!).
Solution and procedure:
For starters, forget about iTunes. We are not going to use it at all for this procedure.
Back up Address Book on the Mac. OK, so this copy might be corrupted or incomplete; do it anyway: File, Export, Address Book Archive. It keeps your groups and their member sets, too.
Go into MobileMe Settings on your Mac, then to the Sync tab. Make sure sync is set to Manual. You can leave Sync turned on; it won't sync until you tell it to, because you just set it to Manual.
OK, we're assuming your iPhone has the best, correct set of AddressBook Contacts, Groups, and Group member lists.
So now put your iPhone in Airplane mode. MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU DO THIS!!!
On the iPhone, go to Settings, Mail, Contacts, Calendars, MobileMe, and turn OFF Contacts in Settings on iPhone. The iPhone should immediately give you a prompt. Make sure you press "Keep contacts on iPhone," NOT "Delete." (And if you don't get that message, something is wrong.)
Check to make sure Contacts and Groups are still there on iPhone. They should be. Double check to make sure your iPhone is in Airplane Mode.
Now open AddressBook on Mac and delete all Contacts AND all Groups. (You can always recover these from the earlier backup you made.)
Then delete ALL contacts in MobileMe on the Web.
MAKE SURE MAC ADDRESS BOOK AND MOBILEME ADDRESS BOOK ARE EMPTY.
Log off MobileMe.
Check to see that Contacts are still on the iPhone, and that there is only ONE set of groups. And you should still be in Airplane Mode!
On iPhone, turn back ON Contacts. You may get the message "The contacts you previously synced with your Mac will be merged with Mobile Me." (This message is a bit confusing, but don't worry about that.) (If you don't get that message, something is wrong.) Click on "Merge" to turn back ON Contacts on iPhone.
Take iPhone out of Airplane Mode.
Go to iPhone desktop, double press the black menu button, and close all Apps.
Now reboot iPhone immediately. (Very important! Procedure doesn't always work unless you do this.)
Once rebooted, check to see that Contacts are still there on the iPhone, and that there is only ONE set of groups. If AddressBook starts syncing while you're doing this, let it finish before you do anything else.
Now open MobileMe. Go to Contacts. The procedure should have synced the Contacts properly. If you see zero Contracts in the All Contacts group, go to a subgroup, and then back; or go to a different part of MobileMe (Calendar, etc.), and then come back to AddressBook. All your contacts should then appear in the full Address Book.
Log off MobileMe.
Open Address Book on Mac. It should still be empty. Close it.
Open MobileMe settings on Mac. Go to Sync tab. Click on Advanced button on bottom right. Select the current computer you're on and make SURE it stays selected.
Now click "Reset Sync data."
Change graphic of platform sync to "Cloud---->Computer."
Set "Replace" to Contacts.
Hit Replace.
This should immediately populate your AddressBook on your Mac with the correct info from the MobileMe cloud. Open AddressBook and make sure it did, and that the groups are there and populated.
Now, if all three platforms have correct info, you can go to MobileMe settings on Mac, Sync tab, and change it to "Synchronize with MobileMe automatically" to keep MobileMe and iCal on your Mac in sync. (MobileMe and your iPhone are already set up to sync automatically per earlier steps in this procedure.)
Now that you have a good copy of your Contacts and Groups in AddressBook on your Mac, backup it up.

Syncing contacts from iphone to iMac

Trying to moving all my contact info from iphone to imac address book. i select sync contacts on the info tab of itunes but it only moves over a handfull of my contacts - not all of them. anyone know why and how to fix?

The CardMunch app is optimized for iOS devices such as your iPhone and iPad, not Mac OS X.
Two different operating systems.
If you want to sync Contacts to both the iPhone and iPad and your Mac, use iCloud.
Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices.

Sync contacts from iPhone 4 to GMail

Hi,
I am trying to sync my contacts from my phone to my GMail account. I have my phone plugged into the computer and connected to iTunes. When I click on my phone and then go to 'info' and select 'sync contacts with' it only offers me to sync with Outlook not GMail... Does anyone know how I get GMail as an option in this selection box???

Hi BarneyFly,
If you would like to sync your Google Contacts to your iPhone, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Syncing with Google Contacts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4872
Regards,
- Brenden

I cannot sync contacts from Iphone to Imac

I am syncing my Iphone 4s to my new Imac and my contacts arent showing up anywhere? What am I doing wrong?

Have you chosen to sync Contacts in iTunes? If your contacts are not showing up in the Address Book on whatever Mac you're using, the obvious thing to check is the sync in iTunes. Be careful to make sure that you sync from the phone to the computer and not vice versa.
Just to be safe you might backup the phone to iCloud first so that your contacts will be in the iCloud. Use this for instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859

Sync contacts from iphone to pc

Hi
I've inadvertantly deleted half my contacts from outlook in my PC. My iphone has full list of contacts but before I try and sync I want to be absolutely sure the deleted contacts sync from my iphone to pc and not the other way round.
I can't see my mobile device in itunes to ensure automatic sync is not on unless I plug the iphone in which will start the sync.
This is too important for me to mess up - please help.
thanks

Hi
I found a reply you made to another similar problem and have now been able to get all my contacts back to outlook. See below;
++1) Back up your Address Book (File menu > Export > Address Book Archive) - just in case!!++
++2) Delete all the contacts from Address Book++
++3) Create one new contact in Address Book (make one up)++
++4) Sync the phone, and you'll be prompted to Replace or Merge data - choose Merge++
++It was that critical step #3 that you didn't do, and step is necessary to get the prompt in step #4, else your contacts are wiped from the phone.++
The only difference was I never had the prompt to replace or merge it just started synching. It did then stop and tell me more than 5% of my info would change showing how many items would be addedd, deleted or have no change. As it said it would add over 70o items I went for it and it worked. Thanks for your help.
The view in outlook contacts has changed and the full addresses don't appear in the boxes but a small price to pay as the info is there.
thanks
Sue

Syncing contacts from iphone to icloud

My iPhone 4 won't sync the "all contacts" section of my phone to the iCloud contacts. I just want to put all of my contacts from my iPhone onto iCloud so they can then be synced to my Macbook Pro. As of right now I have an incomplete contact list on my Mac. Thanks for the help!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
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.

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