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Mac-Gmail Contact Sync Issue: Contact details not updating in Gmail when I update them in the Mac Address Book

By Sean Crandell - Sep. 23, 2009

So I bought an Palm Pre (It Rocks!!) and they sync everything to your Google/Gmail Account (which is pretty cool!) and I use a Mac OS X Leopard (which is awesome!) and Google allows you to sync your Google Calendar and Gmail Contacts with iCal and Address Book (Sweet in theory!) BUT the darn thing isn't working for me...

First time around, my address book sync'd perfectly with my Gmail Contacts (I wiped out all my 14,000 gmail contacts and replaced it with my real contact list from my Mac). But then the problem started:

1. Any changes, updated I make to an existing contact in my Mac Address Book isn't getting updated to Gmail - this really sucks since my data always originates in my mac

2. A new contact I add to my Mac Address Book selectively gets added to my Gmail Contact list - I can't figure out why some get added and others dont???

3. Any contacts I add to Gmail directly aren't getting added to my Mac Address Book

All contacts that I add to Gmail get sync'd with my Palm Pre which is awesome but now the data isn't in sync across my different devices.

On a separate note, the Calendar syncs perfectly with iCal (both ways) and my Pre.

Any help in solving this dilema would be much appreciated!!

TIA

Sean

http://www.google.com/support/contactsync/?hl=en


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  1. By Peter Brook on Sep. 24, 2009

    Sean - what app do you use to keep your address book in sync? Make sure you have no firewall issues that might be preventing the issue.


    The iPhone syncs quite well with MobileMe, but that is built in to the OS. Not sure what the Pre uses.


    Make sure there are no Mac Firewall applications that are blocking the traffic. Apps like Little Snitch can block such sync traffic.


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  2. By Mia Nagata on Sep. 30, 2009

    You can try ABG Merge (http://homepage.mac.com/bharley/BenAppleScripts/FileSharing19.html) - this is an applescript that syncs your gmail contacts and mac address book but it has some issues on Leopard and i'm not sure if its being updated regularly to reflect or incorporate the changes Google makes to its file structure.


    So, PROCEED with Caution - i.e. Backup your contacts in both places before embarking on this mission!


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  3. By D J on Sep. 30, 2009

    You can try Spanning Sync - its not free but it syncs both, your Google Calendar with iCal and your Google contacts with your Mac Address Book. It costs $25 but could save you the pain of trying to implement an unsupported applescript! :)


    http://spanningsync.com/ + its got some rave reviews!


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