Sync your gmail contacts via iTunes to your iPad

I see this question asked a lot on the Apple Support forums. I figured this may help someone searching Google for the answer.

Connect iPad to your computer > open iTunes > select your iPad in the left panel > select info at the top menu in iTunes > check mark "sync contacts" > sync Google contacts > configure > sign in to Google > apply



Need help or have a comment? Try me on Twitter @iCrizzo

How to import your Gmail contacts into iCloud

If you are like me and want to use iCloud as your source for your email and contacts but you are currently using Gmail, you can easily import your contact data from Gmail into iCloud in a few easy steps. These instructions are for Mac users, sorry Windows users, I don't use Windows so I am unsure what you need to do. Bing the answer.

Step 1. Open Gmail, make sure you are logged in. Go to the top left of Gmail and you will see a drop down box, choose contacts.



Step 2. Select the contact group you want to export or choose All Contacts. Once you select your contact group you will see all your contacts in the middle of the screen. You need to tick the check mark box to "select all the contacts".
(sorry, I had to filter out my contact names)



Step 3. With all the contacts check marked that you are wanting to export you need to find the "More" button at the top, it is a drop down box, select export. You can export your contacts to anywhere on your computer, I would export them to the desktop for easy access.



Step 4. Now with your contacts exported > open your Address Book on your Mac > with the address book open > up in the top menu bar on your Mac > next to the Apple logo you will see "File" > Click on file and when the drop down menu opens select "Import".



Step 5. Now that your contacts are imported, if you want them to sync between your other devices using iCloud you need to make sure you have iCloud syncing turned on. Click the Apple logo icon in the upper left of your menu bar > System Preferences > Click on iCloud > Check mark "Contacts"



Step 6. Now if you want to sync another Mac computer just repeat Steps 5, if you want to sync contacts to an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) you will need to navigate to the Settings App > iCloud > Contacts move the slider so it displays "ON".



As a side note you need to make sure you logged into the same iCloud account on all devices using the same Apple ID. If you are using a different Apple ID then the contacts will not sync.

If you need any help or have a question you can contact me via Twitter @totalipad