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You can synchronize mail contacts with a wide range of mobile devices.

Depending on the phone you're using, you may have different default sync settings.

Most phones synchronize to the My Contacts group by default, but some other phones synchronize with other groups as well.

Remember that syncing has two methods. If you delete contacts from your mobile device, they will be deleted from your Google Account. If you delete a contact by mistake, you can retrieve contact information within 30 days of deleting it.

Synchronize contacts with your iOS device:

To synchronize your mail contacts with your Apple iOS device (iPhone, IPad, or iPod touch), we recommend using CardDAV, one of the open Internet standards. When you synchronize contacts in your mail using CardDAV, you'll be able to edit and add contacts to your device and remove them, as well as keep them synced wherever you use them.

Sync over CardDAV is only available over Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for Apple devices on iOS 5.0 and the recent ones. If you're using Google Apps for Business, use Google Sync to synchronize your contacts.

Here's how to synchronize your contacts with your device:

1. Open the Settings app on your device.
2. Select Mail, Contacts, and Calendars.
3. Select Add account...
4. Select Other
5. Select Add Card DAV Account.

Fill in your account information in the following fields:

Server: Enter "google.com"

Username: Enter the full email address of your Google account or Google Apps account.

Password: Your Google Account or Google Apps password.

(If verification is required, you'll need to create and enter a specific password for the app.)

Description:Enter a description for the account (e.g., personal contacts).

6. Select "Next "at the top of the screen.
7. Make sure the Contacts option is set to ‘On’.

Once you've completed setup, open the contacts app on your device and the sync will start automatically.

Set up Google Contacts as they are in the default account.

If iCloud is set up on your device, you're syncing contacts from another account, or you have contacts stored on your device before, you'll need to select a default account.

Set the default account.

1. Open the Settings app on your device.
2. elect Mail, Contacts, Calendars and scroll down to the "Contacts" section. You'll only see the "Default account" option if you sync more than one account.
3. Select the default account.
4. Select your Google Contacts account. Your account will be named as the description you provided in the "Description" field. New and current contacts.

New contacts created on your iOS device will be directly added to your default account.

Existing contacts will be imported to Google Contacts. If your contacts are stored on an Apple device, you can move contacts using vCard files. If your contacts are stored on another provider, first export contacts, then import them into Gmail.

Import vCard files

ou can import vCard files from applications such as Outlook and Mac Address Book. To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the Mac Address Book navigate to a file and choose “Export”.
2. Choose Export vCard.
3. Sign in to Mail.
4. Click Contacts (below the list of views) on any mail page.
5. Click the Other Actions drop-down menu and select Import....
6. Click the “Choose file button” and select the vCard file you want to upload.
7. Select the file and click the “Import button”.

Things to consider:

The vCard files produced by these applications may not contain all the available contact fields. For example, when Outlook is exported to a vCard file, the data including attachments, distribution lists, the "File as" field, and the text format are deleted in the Notes field.

Google Contacts do not have a way to see the data that was deleted, so we suggest searching for contacts that may contain those properties and manually copy any important information after you finish importing.

Google Contacts also does not provide contact attachments, distribution lists, formatting formatted text in the Notes field, and the unlimited length of the Notes field.

When we are unable to import a particular vCard field, we do our best to notify you so that you can resolve it manually.

Create or edit CSV files

Spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Excel, make it easy to create and modify CSV files.

First, the CSV file format must be in a table format and include a header or a line that specifies the table fields. Gmail accepts many common header fields (name, email address, etc.).

If you update an existing file, probably you will not need to change the header field names. If you create a new file and need some guidance, you can use any of the field names used in the examples below.

Here are some additional things to remember when creating a file:

The file must contain a field to type the email address in.

The Name field can be one a column, as follows:

Head> Name Contact Information> Hiba Tariq

If you prefer this, you can also use separate fields for First, Middle, and Last Name, as follows:

Head> First Name/ Middle Name/ Last Name/ Contact Information> Hiba Tariq

Here's an example of a file format that can be created using Microsoft Excel:

Head> First Name Last Name Email Address Street Address Phone

Contact Details> Hiba Tareq heba@gmail.com 623 El Tahrir St., Apartment 3-B Mohandeseen, Cairo 9975-555 (212)

By saving this file as a .csv file, and importing it into Gmail, one entry - Heba Tariq - is added to your contact list.

After entering all of your contacts into a table, save the document and select Comma delimited (*.csv) CSV as the file type you want to save. When prompted to confirm your selection, click yes or OK.

For more information about CSV files, open Help in Excel.

After saving the file, you'll be ready to import a CSV file into Gmail.

Import CSV Files:

To import contacts to mail:

1. Create a custom CSV file or export the address book from your other webmail provider or an e-mail program as a CSV file.
2. Log in to Mail.
3. Click Contacts (below the list of views) on any mail page.
4. From the Other Actions drop-down menu, select Import.
5. Click the Choose file button and select the CSV file you want to upload.
6. Select the file and click the Import button.
7. After uploading the document, Mail will display the number of contacts that have been imported.

Things to consider:

1. If some entries are not included in your contact list, Gmail will notify you for not including these entries.
2. If you receive error messages when you try to import contacts, you need to edit the CSV file.
3. Note: These CSV files work with Outlook, Outlook Express, and Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Eudora, and some other e-mail providers. However, CSV files resulting from these applications may not contain all available contact fields. For example, when Outlook is exported to a CSV file, the data including attachments, distribution lists, contact pictures, the "File As" field, the "Title" field, and the text formatting are deleted in the Notes field. Google Contacts does not have a way to find out what has been deleted, so we suggest searching for contacts that may contain those properties and copying any important information manually after you finish importing.

Import contacts in CSV format:

You can import your address books (from Outlook, Hotmail, Yahoo!, orkut, and other services) to Mail. Importing contacts is not difficult. To get started, follow these steps: First, contacts should be formatted as a CSV file - Address books exported from other service providers are often formatted as CSV files. You can also create a special CSV file. When you have a CSV file that contains information for all your contacts, import the file and move your contacts to Mail. Note that you can only import up to 3000 contacts at a time. If you have more than 3000 contacts, you should create multiple CSV files to upload.

Export your mail contacts:

You can quickly export your mail contact list to a CSV file. Here's how it works:

1. Sign in to Mail.
2. Click Contacts next to any mail page.
3. From the Other Actions drop-down menu, select Export.
4. Choose either Export All Contacts or Only One Group.
5. Choose the format for which you want to export contact information. Please notethat some of these formats can lose some contact information.
6. To move contacts between Google Accounts, use Google CSV format. This is the recommended way to back up your Google Contacts.
7. To move your contacts to Outlook or Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, or many other applications, use Outlook CSV format.
8. To move the contacts to the Apple Address Book, use the vCard format.
9. Click Export.
10. Choose Save to Disk then click OK.
11. Select a place to save your file and click OK.
12. Depending on the requirements of the software to which your contacts are imported, you can easily edit the file to suit your needs.