Google released a beta version of Google Sync service which automatically synchronize users’ Gmail contacts and Google Calendar events in the background.
At the moment, only iPhone and Windows Mobile phones can sync Google Calendar data (and Gmail contacts as well), but many other devices (that have SyncML) are supported for Gmail contacts only.
Here are some tips before you start to do the job:
iPhone users: Google Sync will remove all existing contacts and calendar events from your phone, so make sure to back up (PC instructions, Mac instructions) your data before you set it up.
Remove contacts that you don’t want to sync to your phone. From the "My Contacts" section of the contact manager, select the contact you want to remove, click "Groups" and then "Remove from My Contacts."
Merge duplicates so friend@theirgmailaddress.com and samefriend@theirworkaddress.com both belong to the same contact. To do so, select both contacts, and click "Merge these 2 contacts." When you merge contacts, your address auto-complete won’t work as well as before. We’re working on a fix for this, but until that’s out you might notice addresses showing up in a suboptimal order in auto-complete, e.g. your friend’s work address coming up first when you’re used to emailing their Gmail address.
When you ready, visit Google Sync homepage, select your phone model, the get started following the instruction.
Note: Most Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones support SyncML.
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