How to Sync Contacts to Gmail

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In this era of connectivity, it can be incredibly useful to have all your contacts available to you across all your various devices and services. Whether you are using an iOS device or Google's own Android OS, you can make sure your contacts are in sync with just a few short steps.

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Syncing Apple Contacts to Gmail with iOS 7+

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  5. If you have 2 Step verification enabled (meaning you require a special code that is sent to your phone to log in), you will need to generate and enter an application specific password . [1]
  7. The switch next to the Contacts option should be green.
  9. Syncing will automatically begin.
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Syncing Apple Contacts to Gmail with iOS 5 and 6

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  5. CardDAV is an address book communication standard [2] that Google recommends using to sync Apple contacts.
  6. Enter google.com in the Server field. If you have 2 Step verification enabled (meaning you require a special code that is sent to your phone to log in), you will need to generate and enter an application specific password . [1]
  8. The switch next to the Contacts option should be green.
  9. Syncing will automatically begin.
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Syncing Android Contacts to Gmail

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  1. Since Android is developed by Google, your contacts are automatically synced when you add your Gmail account to your Android device. [3] To add a Google account to your Android device, begin by opening the Settings app on your device.
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Adding Contacts to Gmail Manually

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  1. You can also manually add contacts directly to Gmail. To do this, open your Gmail inbox and click on the Gmail menu located in the top left under the Google logo and above COMPOSE . Click on Contacts in the menu that drops down.
  2. Click Save now in the upper right to save your contact. If Saved appears in the upper right instead and cannot be clicked, your contact was automatically saved.
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      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2753077
      2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CardDAV
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2672244?hl=en

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