Google Contacts

The Google Home & Mini use your Google Contacts for Hands Free Voice Calling. https://contacts.google.com/

Getting your contacts loaded and organized can be a significant task . . . plus keeping them in sync is another job - e.g. perhaps you need to sync your Google Contacts with your mobile devices, your desktop/laptops, and other cloud contact managers - on iPhones, iPads, Windows 10, Office 365, Outlook.com, CRM's, Salesforce, iCloud, etc.

With so many devices, software apps and contact lists, the cloud based contact managers - contacts.google.com, iCloud.com and outlook.com seem to be the way to go now and in the long term. It's a fast changing area.

Google Contacts is Google's contact management tool that is available in its free email service Gmail, as a standalone service, and as a part of Google's business-oriented suite of web apps Google Apps.

Interoperation - Google Contacts can be synchronized with mobile devices and operating systems (e.g., Android, Symbian, iOS, BlackBerry, Palm, Pocket PC, or Windows Phone) or with PC applications (e.g., Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird) via third party software, and Google's own Google Sync app - https://www.google.com/search?q=google+sync+outlook 

G Suite Sync - Google Contacts with Microsoft Outlook

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync 2018 - this page includes a 1 min video overview
G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook® G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook® allows you to use Microsoft Outlook® 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 effectively with G Suite. You get the cost savings, security and reliability of G Suite, while employees can use the interface they prefer for email, contacts, calendar and notes.

The G Suite Sync download includes G Suite Migration for Microsoft Outlook® to import existing data to Google.

Set up G Suite Sync

Help and information for Administrators

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/153866

About synchronizing G Suite with Outlook
Also known as GSSMO
GSSMO used to be known as Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GASMO).

If your organization has switched to Google Accounts but you'd like to keep using Microsoft® Outlook®, you can use G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GSSMO) to synchronize your mail, calendar events, contacts, notes, and tasks between your new account and Outlook.

You can access the synchronized information (Gmail and other G Suite tools, such as Google Drive) on any device where you use your Google Account. You’ll open Outlook just like you’re used to.

Related topics

• Get started with GSSMO - https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/171710
• GSSMO FAQ - https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/7294664
• What's synchronized between Outlook and G Suite? - https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/6209363
• What's synchronized between Outlook and G Suite? G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook - Email, calendar events, and contacts are regularly synchronized between your Google Account and Microsoft® Outlook® with G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GSSMO).

  Some types of data aren’t synchronized. And, some features in Outlook function differently if you use GSSMO. Data might look a little different in certain G Suite tools, such as Gmail.

  Q & A Series: How to Sync G suite with Outlook - https://www.cloudally.com/g-suite-sync-for-outlook/ - August 2017 - an independent review - with a 4 min installation video

In addition, any system that can sync via Microsoft's ActiveSync can sync with Google Contacts.[1]

There is also support for mobile devices that support the Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol and/or the SyncML standard.

There is built-in support for Google Contacts in Google's open-source mobile operating system Google Android.[2]

Google Contacts can be synchronized also by CardDAV.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contacts - source for much of the above info - The wiki page was last edited on 8 January 2018

VCF files are a key to the transfer of contact information between applications. Here's a promising utility to help that process:
https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Windows-PC/CSV-to-vCard-FREE.html

Contacts on the iPhone and iPad

"The Contacts app comes built-in to every iPhone and iPad and can't be uninstalled. Whether you want to call, iMessage, email, or FaceTime someone, the Contacts app for iOS is your central repository for staying in touch with the people that matter most to you.

The original version of the Contacts app was only available for iPad. A later version of iOS brought a dedicated Contacts app to the iPhone as well. For the most part, the Contacts app simply provides the same functionality that the Contacts tab in the Phone app does.

While both the Phone and Contacts app let you view your contacts, edit them, and sort them by groups, you still can't create and delete groups via either app on iOS. In order to do this you must either use the Address Book app for Mac or use the iCloud website, if you use the iCloud service to store your contacts, in order to create groups and organize your contacts into them. Once you've done that, iOS should automatically sync group names to both the Contacts app and Phone app. You can then show and hide groups on demand in order to find contacts faster"

https://www.imore.com/contacts-iphone-ipad

See/Sync Google Contacts on your mobile device? You can sync your Google Contacts to a phone, tablet, and a desktop/laptop computer. Ideally, when you change a contact, that contact will change everywhere. This sync process does not seem to be 100% clear yet.

for iPhone and iPad (this Google info needs updating for newer iOS versions?),  for Android,  for Macs

Contacts in Office 365 - Windows 10 - Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange have a robust system for contacts, calendars, etc.

Synchronize Outlook and Apple iPhone or iPod touch contacts
Applies To: Outlook 2016 Outlook 2013 Outlook 2010 Outlook 2007
Synchronization of contacts between your Outlook account and your Apple iPhone or iPod touch requires Apple iTunes. You can configure which items are synchronized during a one-time set up process.

After the initial setup, each time that you connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, the changes made on your computer or device are synchronized.

Note: As a best practice, make sure that software on your computer and your Apple device is current. Also, be prudent and back up both your Outlook account and your Apple device before you begin.

Export your Outlook data
Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013
Outlook 2010
Outlook 2007
Sync your Outlook Data File (.pst) with your iOS device
Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer using the cable provided with your device or by placing the iPhone or iPod touch in the Apple Universal Dock.

iTunes opens automatically when connected to your computer.

In iTunes, on the top bar, click on the small iPhone icon, and information about the iPhone will show  and automatic sync will begin - over the air from iCloud, or via the USB cable.

In earlier versions or setups,  in the source list, under Devices, click the entry for your iPhone or iPod touch.

Click the Info tab.

Under Contacts, click Sync contacts from, and then click Outlook.

Do one of the following:

To synchronize all contacts, click All contacts.

To limit the contacts that are synchronized, click Selected groups, and then click the groups you want to synchronize.

Note: To select multiple groups, press Ctrl as you click each group name.

Click Apply.

Note: If you are using a Microsoft Exchange Server account and have more than 500 contacts, all contacts might not synchronize unless you use Cached Exchange Mode. To turn on Cached Exchange Mode, see Turn on or off Cached Exchange Mode.

Outlook synchronization support for iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes is provided by Apple support - https://support.apple.com/

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH20347?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

iTunes for Windows: Sync contacts, calendars, and other info with iPod, iPhone, or iPad

You can use iTunes to sync the contacts, calendars, Safari bookmarks, and email account information on your computer with your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. iTunes also syncs this information from your device to your computer—for example, if you add contacts on your iPad, syncing adds those contacts to Windows address book or Outlook Express on your computer.

When you sync, iTunes determines whether your device or your computer contains the most recent information, and lets you choose the information you want to sync.

Sync contacts and other info with iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad

https://www.payetteforward.com/my-iphone-wont-sync-heres-real-fix/

Download iCloud for Windows - https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204283
With iCloud for Windows, you’ll have your photos, videos, mail, calendar, files, and other important information on the go and on your Windows PC.

Get everything you love, on every device you use
When you download and set up iCloud on your Windows PC, your photos, videos, mail, files, and bookmarks are accessible on all of your devices. If you need help, you can find solutions to common issues or learn more about iCloud for Windows.

Changes in iCloud contacts & calendars automatically get sent to the iPhone (not the reverse?)

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-up-icloud-windows-10

https://www.easeus.com/phone-transfer/mobimover-free.html

The Google Home & Mini use your Google Contacts for Hands Free Voice Calling. https://contacts.google.com/

Here's a detailed look at how to transfer and sync iPhone contacts with Google contacts - 06/2017
https://mashtips.com/transfer-sync-iphone-contacts-with-google/

Import, restore, or back up contacts You can save names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more in Google Contacts.
https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/1069522

Add a single contact

1. Go to Google Contacts.
2. In the bottom right, click Add . (If you don't see Add , go to add contacts in old Contacts.)
3. Enter the contact's information.
4. Click Save.

Merge duplicates

If you have duplicate listings for the same person in Google Contacts, you can merge them.

1. Go to Google Contacts.
2. On the left, click Duplicates. If you don’t see Duplicates, go to merge contacts in old Contacts.
3. In the top right, click Merge all. Or, review each duplicate and click Merge.

03/05/2024