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October 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT

iTunes Basics: Sync your Google contacts with your iPhone or iPod touch address book

by Joe Aimonetti
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Using iTunes 7.7 or greater, users can sync their Google contacts to their iPhone or iPod touch address book using these simple steps. Before syncing, users should organize their contact lists on their Mac, iPhone or iPod touch, and in Google to ensure a smoother transfer. Once you are organized (including having at least iTunes 7.7 installed on your Mac), connect your iPhone or iPod touch and...

  1. In iTunes, select your iPhone or iPod touch in the device list.
  2. Click the Info Tab.
  3. Select "Sync Address Book contacts".
  4. Check the box to "Sync Google Address Book contacts".

  5. Click the "Configure..." button.
  6. Enter your Google ID and password, click OK, and sync your iPhone or iPod touch.
You will notice that a similar process is performed for users that wish to sync their Yahoo! Address Book contacts. Before syncing you may want to make a backup of your contact lists. Use the export function from Address Book, Google, or Yahoo! to export your contacts as a vCard. For more information about syncing your Google Address Book contacts to your iPhone or iPod touch on your Mac or information for how to sync them to your Windows PC, read this knowledge base article from Apple.


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Joe is a seasoned Mac veteran with years of experience on the platform. He reports on Macs, iPods, iPhones and anything else Apple sells. Before joining CNET, he even worked in Apple's retail stores. He's also a creative professional who knows how to use a Mac to get the job done.
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by KrishDav October 28, 2009 5:39 AM PDT
I use iTunes 9.0.1 with an iPod Touch with the 3.1.2 software on OSX 10.4.11. Under contacts, I have an option to sync to Yahoo, but not to Google. How do I toggle on the google option?
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by jtonerv October 28, 2009 7:13 AM PDT
Except this doesnt really sync with gmail - I have updated information on my iphone and it does not update contacts in Gmail?
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