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Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

nlgordaz — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:05:45 -0000

Google has a how to guide on their blog about this: http://googlemac.blogspot.com/2008/05/mac-os-x-...

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Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

CynthiaBlue — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:41:50 -0000

Actually, my Mac Address book is not syncing with Google Contacts at all. Even following all this. It is syncing with Yahoo Contacts but since I have a G1 that doesn't do me any good. I need to sinc with Google Contacts!

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

CynthiaBlue — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:28:15 -0000

Plus... it's doubled up all my contacts in my Mac Address book. Hrm...

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

CynthiaBlue — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:26:32 -0000

It's working for me although I don't like to have to sync to Yahoo at the same time... what takes precedence, yahoo or google contacts? I tried what David suggested, to try to not require the Yahoo sync portion, but it hasn't worked. I'm on Leopard.

I'm a brand new Mac user too, only had my MacBook for a month. I love it! Never going back to winblows!

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

JaySmith — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:18:21 -0000

Yeah I actually did what Jordan is talking about below and it actually does work. But I didnt find it in the isync menu bar. But in the regualr menu bar.

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Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

fjcmurphy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:56:41 -0000

Hi!
I just upgraded to Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6), with all its SW updates. Somehow the sync between Google contacts and Mac Address Book works fine fioe from the beginning; but now the sync of my iCal and Contacts via iTunes with my iPod (not iPod Touch) does not work anymore. Your "trick" you described above with the plist does not work anymore. It used to work pre-Snow Leopard.

Any hints? Thanks

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Jordan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:05:04 -0000

If "syncing disabled" appears in the isync menubar dropdown, I found a really ghetto (but satisfactory) fix. If you don't really care about Yahoo! having a copy of your contacts, you can create a bogus Yahoo! account, then enable Yahoo syncing as well. Since Yahoo sync is supported without hacking, the iSync "sync now" option will be enabled.

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Pat_R — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:37 -0000

Who needs a .Mac guide when you have... you. LOL. This helped a lot I thought it was going to take me forever but it seems to be functioning perfectly.

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

jagsv — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:50:18 -0000

didn't work for me.... don't know why... any ideas?
Im running on OS 10.5.7, processor 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo

I did as followed, but i hit the sync but and i don't get on my gmail contacts the recently added contacts in my address book....

wierd, but trully!

Appreciate help!

Thankx

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

david — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:01:06 -0000

Good post!
Thanks for sharing

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

muffin9129 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:18:17 -0000

This worked like a charm, who knew it could be so easy, here I have been fighting with it for quite some time. I thought about just going and getting an iPhone!

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

dovcohn — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:38:48 -0000

What do I do if I have a number of Ipods listed in the plist file? Which one should I update the Family ID on?

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Seiko Ananta — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:45:26 -0000

Yep! Worked fine for me too! Awesome tip!

Jeb

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Jered — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:03:47 -0000

Yes, Is there any difference with Leopard 10.5.7 as the user before me asks? I followed STEP 1 completely (along with the "sudo" updates you posted 3 months ago... then I opened Address Book and found that there is no "Google Sync" available under Preferences/General.

I'm hoping I can get this to work.

I'm a new Mac user and hope that I didn't screw anything up.

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

dovcohn — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:50:35 -0000

I have several ipods and when looking plist file there are 12 different Devices listed? Which on should I update?

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Hilton Crews — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:04:28 -0000

Can you describe how to do this on Leopard 10.5.7?
Thanks,
Hilton

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Nick Young — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:35:05 -0000

Thank you so much for this. For a while I have been manually trying to sync two systems, this works like a charm.

Thanks.
Nick

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

DFdisqus — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:06:18 -0000

Hi, thanks for the guide, but there is one problem. the .com.apple.ipod.plist file doesn't exist (apparently) unless you have connected an Ipod to your Mac. While I'm pretty comfortable hacking around, I'm new to Mac so I don't know if it is as simple as creating the file using a plist editor or not. I have a STUPID LG phone which I found out after buying it, won't sync with anything. Apparently LG refused to adopt a standard that nokia, sony, etc... did. I am adding this comment in case you want to share it with people. I would never have bought the phone.
But anyway, what do I do now, both your method and the alternative assume the plist file exists.
Thanks
Joe Nicholson

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

Jimin — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:25:18 -0000

Thanks for this tip. it works after I read this instruction.

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

partyplanner — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:22:42 -0000

Thanks for the iSync part you made my life much easier now..

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

nicholepari — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:58:17 -0000

Are you logged in as Admin..

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

stevesto — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:16:01 -0000

Thanks for your post, was really useful to know the synchronizing process..

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

firesprinkler — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:48:47 -0000

I am getting the data change alert and have been accepting but somehow it is not happening not sure what the issue is?

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

rakeshmook — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:18:26 -0000

Thanks for sharing, I have recently bought a MAC and a beginner as a Mac user, have always been into Windows based systems.
I actually have been struggling to get things done. It was really nice to know the ways you have demonstrated.. very useful

Re: How to Enable Mac Address Book Syncing with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac

CakePoker — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:32:22 -0000

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