I dont understand how to sync contacts with google

[amazingdm]

I click sync with google contacts but don't see them in my google account. Do they already have to be there or can they be transferred from the iphone?

 

[amazingdm]

aw crap I synced with my google account and it deleted all my contacts on my phone
argh

 

[jenzjen]

Restore your phone from a backup, and your contacts should come back.

 

[amazingdm]

I did.. for some reason they're gone

 

[jenzjen]

If you have Time Machine and/or keep copies of even older backups, get an older backup instead of using the most recent backup that iTunes picks.

 

[amazingdm]

If you have Time Machine and/or keep copies of even older backups, get an older backup instead of using the most recent backup that iTunes picks.

time machine?

but yeah I have older backups on another computer.. gonna pull em out now. I wonder if it'll work since I upgraded the firmware

 

[andybno1]

I used to use Google contacts via iTunes, never had an issue like you are.... are you doing the Google contacts via iTunes or settings menu on phone?

 

[amazingdm]

Here's what happened. I THOUGHT that by clicking sync contacts with google contacts it would copy all my iphone contacts to google contacts (which was/is empty of contacts). What happened was it deleted all contacts on my iphone.

I JUST got done redoing all my contacts from an extraction of an old backup file. NOW I'm doing it by syncing to Windows Contacts. Works, except I can't designate people's phones as iphones.

 

[andybno1]

Here's what happened. I THOUGHT that by clicking sync contacts with google contacts it would copy all my iphone contacts to google contacts (which was/is empty of contacts). What happened was it deleted all contacts on my iphone.

I JUST got done redoing all my contacts from an extraction of an old backup file. NOW I'm doing it by syncing to Windows Contacts. Works, except I can't designate people's phones as iphones.

you didn't by chance tick down the bottom to replace the replace information on your phone with google?

 

[ugp]

You setup your Google Account as an Exchange Server.

Server Address: m.google.com

Username: Full E-Mail Address

Simple as that. You will then have the option of setting up Mail, Contacts, and Calendars.

 

[amazingdm]

You setup your Google Account as an Exchange Server.

Server Address: m.google.com

Username: Full E-Mail Address

Simple as that. You will then have the option of setting up Mail, Contacts, and Calendars.

Moot point now..

Not touching sync with google contacts again.

Besides everytime I tried to hit configure it would ask me to sign in but then not do anything.