Google just announced a new service for pushing Gmail contacts and Google Calendar updates to mobile devices. For iPhone and Windows Mobile devices Google is using Exchange ActiveSync with some limitations due to the beta nature of the service, but it'll also work on many other devices that support SyncML (a vendor list is
here). Google Sync works automatically, and replaces all existing contact and calendar information on the device, so sync-er beware -- we wouldn't let Google get close to our contacts without some serious preflight cleanup and maintenance. Google Apps users can enable the service per domain. There's an explanatory video after the break.
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Sohrab @ Feb 9th 2009 1:23PM
https://www.nuevasync.com/
godzilla8nj @ Feb 9th 2009 4:02PM
nuevasync also supports shared calendars, which googlesunc does not. yet.
bernardino @ Feb 9th 2009 1:34PM
What sucks is that you can only have one exchange server setup at a time. Since this is yet another exchange implementation, you'll be stuck with only your google calendar and contacts. That means if you must use exchange for work, such as myself, this is a no go.
Bill @ Feb 9th 2009 1:41PM
I thought that was the case. That sucks, I'm in the same boat.
Surur @ Feb 9th 2009 2:18PM
Actually there is a little known hack which will let you sync with more than one exchange server.
http://www.bitshift.ch/eng/support/kbase/000003.asp
cl347bv @ Feb 9th 2009 2:52PM
i still wish i could get something like the blackberry google sync option on my windows devices.
Harel @ Feb 9th 2009 2:16PM
There is a service www.vufone.com that sync all Google information into your mobile.
Billyboy @ Feb 9th 2009 2:25PM
Thanks for the tip Susur. Unfortunately, the hack only applies to the Windows Mobile 6.
Chris B. @ Feb 9th 2009 2:28PM
Working for free accounts.
Not working for Premier Accounts (yet) - my iPhone registers to my Premier account, nothing synchs.
visionx @ Feb 10th 2009 5:13AM
vufone.com is really cool. I tried it with my Nokia N95 and SonyEricsson K810i and it works perfectly. all my contacts, calendar, messages and files are synchronized with the web and with Google calendar and contacts.
Aaron @ Feb 9th 2009 3:07PM
this was available like a year ago: NuevaSync.com where's the push GMail? that's the question
Bill @ Feb 9th 2009 6:40PM
I found out with this new feature, plus by using an additional feature of "google calendar sync", you can sync your Outlook calendar to your google calendar, which in turn can be pushed to your mobile device.
the downside is that you have to keep the google calendar sync client running on your PC that's running Outlook to ensure calendar syncing. Since the only Outlook I use is my work Outlook, this is working out for me, even though it may just be slightly cumbersome. I hope someone else will find it useful.
http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955
Gil @ Feb 9th 2009 11:12PM
If the Google sync app doesn't work for you, or doesn't have the functionality you need, you can try my free sync app, ActiveGcSync: http://www.milow.net/public/projects/activegcsync-project-page.html
Musketeer @ Feb 10th 2009 5:39PM
Alternatively, you can synch all your Google stuff using "Seven", including Email (Gmail or Google Apps mail), Calendar & Contacts. Still in beta, but I've been using it for 2 months and am pretty happy with it.
http://www.seven.com/
Bill @ Feb 10th 2009 11:52AM
keep in mind that if you are in US setting up the device, upon each email account set up, it will charge you for international text. This has been widely discussed on the ppcgeeks forum, and the seven support forum for that matter. I thought I'd pass that on.......
http://community.seven.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2749&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Musketeer @ Feb 10th 2009 5:46PM
I hadn't noticed this. But if its only one text when you first set up, then its not really a major issue.
Mobilestar @ Feb 12th 2009 12:07PM
SEVEN is actually way past beta. If you use services and have data plans from AT&T, Sprint and other carriers in the US, you can get full access to SEVEN in production.
admiral70 @ Feb 11th 2009 1:17PM
My biggest complaint is the fact that you can not sync more than one calender at a time. I will stick with oggsync for now and keep the left eye on Google at all times.
I do however like Latitude and find it interesting and keep wondering the true use of it.
Tom @ Feb 24th 2009 1:43AM
If you're a Google Apps user, you'll need to enable Google Sync in the control panel. If you don't have an option called "Mobile Settings" under "Service Settings" on the control panel, you need to set your control panel to "Next Generation". I posted some instructions here: