Syncing new contact info on iPhone to iMac!
Hello, HNY to all!
This may have been asked elsewhere in these discussion forums but haven't been able to find anything yet.
Over the last few months I've added new contact info directly to my iPhone and now want to sync this back to my iMac. Is this doable to sync info from iPhone to iMac?? I haven't tried this yet and don't want to lose any contact info.
Thanks in advance.
Dominic
When you sync your iPhone on iTunes, on the Summary page select Info and then select what you want to sync, in your case, sync Contacts.
If you have Mobile Me, check Contacts in the list of items you want to sync with Mobile Me.
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Can't sync new contacts from Mac to iPhone with 2.0.2
Hi
I updated my iPhone software to 2.0.2. After that, I added some new contacts to my Mac. They are not sync'ed to my iPhone. The 'old' contacts are though: I erased my contacts from my iPhone and re-synced, and all the contacts that were there before I updated the software came back to my iPhone.
Note that it works from the iPhone to the Mac: I added a new contact to my iPhone, after the system update, and found them in my Mac rapidly after.
How bizarre is that??
Of course, I checked, and my contacts are checked on in the MobileMe page of the iPhone.
Any idea/help?
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Some things to try.
Reset Sync History. To do this on a Mac, open iSync in your Applications folder. Once open, click the iSync menu and choose Preferences. Small window opens with a Reset Sync History button. Does not delete any data, just don't expect your next sync to be super quick.
Also, under the Info tab in iTunes, choose the Advanced option of replacing everything on the iPhone with what is on the computer. If it works, be sure to uncheck that setting. I think it is a one time check only thing, but be sure.
Wait...
I just noticed you said MobileMe...if you use MobileMe to sync your stuff, flip Contacts Off then back On. If that doesn't work, delete the MobileMe account on the iPhone and re-add it.
Otherwise, try a hard reset (both buttons for about 10 sec. ignore slide to power off), and reset network settings.
Also, does the Mac contacts show up in MobileMe? If they don't, go to System Preferences > MobileMe > Sync tab and check your settings. Perform a sync too. Under the Advanced button you can Reset Sync Data and choose to replace MobileMe stuff with stuff on your computer or vice versa.
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I am a former .Mac user. I have both @mac and @me. No issues here after 2.0.2.
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Hey dthompson2108,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
You can sync contacts between your iPhone and MacBook Pro using iCloud or iTunes.
See this link for help with setting up iCloud on your computer and device(s):
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