No need to let
Facebook and Twitter have all the iOS-integration fun: today, Google announced
a new, easier way for Gmail users to sync their Google Contacts to their iOS
devices. The company is introducing support for an open protocol called CardDAV,
which will allow third party clients, including, most notably, the native iOS
Contacts app, the ability to sync with Google Contacts.
There are already a
number of ways to get your Google Contacts onto your iPhone. For example, the
Apple app stores on iOS and Mac contain several third-party clients which offer
the ability to sync Google contacts to your device. I’ve been enjoying the Mac
app Cobook. Plus, you can configure iTunes to specifically sync your Google
Contacts, if you’re eschewing iCloud, or you can set up Google Sync. But the
new CardDAV support means you can quickly set up contact sync directly on your
phone in just a few steps, if you have yet to import your Google contacts
through another means.
Google has posted
the detailed instructions here, and they’re fairly straightforward:
- Open the Settings application on your device.
- Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Select Add Account…
- Select Other
- Select Add CardDAV Account
- Fill out your account information in the following fields:
- -Server: Enter “google.com”
- -User Name: Enter your full Google Account or Google Apps email address.
- -Password: Your Google Account or Google Apps password. (If you’ve enabled 2 Step verification, you’ll need to generate and enter an application specific password.)
- -Description: Enter a description of the account (e.g. Personal Contacts).
- Select next at the top of your screen.
- Make sure that the “Contacts” option is turned to ON.
When you’ve finished
the setup, the sync will automatically begin.
Google already
supports IMAP for email and CalDAV for calendar, which
enable mobile users on iOS and Android the ability to access Gmail and
Calendar, respectively.
Article Credit: http://techcrunch.com/
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