Google Contacts Sync Issue

[hanxue]

I just realized that Phone contacts and Google contacts are 2 totally different groups, and you cannot easily sync in Contacts app. I am using Samsung Galaxy S, but there should be minimal differences between Android phones. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Contacts -> Menu -> Display Options.

2. Select only Phone and make sure you deselect the other lists such as SIM card, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc

3. Click on Menu -> More -> Import / Export and select Export to SD Card You should see a 0xxxxx.vcf file being created in /sdcard/

4. You should be back to the Contacts main screen. Click on Menu -> Import/Export and this time select Import from SD Card. You should select Google, for example first.last@google.com

5. Once the import process is completed, go to Menu -> Display Options again. This time, de-select Phone and select your Google accounts, as well as any other online accounts.

I make it a point to only store contacts to Google so that I can easily manage it in one place, and make a backup of my complete contact list from time to time. This way, even if I lose my phone, use another SIM card or go to another country, I will have access to my contact list as long as I am using an Android phone.



Best regards,
Hanxue

[timgale]

doesn't work for me. still a problem

[argiris]

Hello!
I have HTC Magic with Android 1.5. It was not working for me either.

What worked was:
I installed "ContactSync" from the market. It is made just to solve this problem.
I pressed the application's sync button.
It moved every contact from my phone and from Google to Exchange.
That was it!

After that it took some time and Exchange synced with Gmail and every other device that can sync with Exchange.

I hope my thread is helpful