How to Setup Google Sync For iPhone

13 January 2010 by Vinay 7 Comments

Remember all those applications that were used to push google notifications? Well now you can get rid of them all, as google has finally implemented push services on their servers including Contacts, Calendar and Mail.

Before getting started, make sure that your iPhone is on firmware 3.0 or above, since google sync services are not compatible with pre-3.0 devices.

Step 1:

Enter the settings application from your springboard.

Step 2:

Choose Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

Step 3:

Select Add Account.

Step 4:

Choose Microsoft Exchange. (Remember that you can only have ONE exchange account).

Step 5:

Enter all the necessary information, then press next.

EMAIL: Enter your gmail account in the following format: (youremail)@gmail.com or (youremail)@googlemail.com

DOMAIN: Leave Empty

Username: (youremail) WITHOUT @gmail.com part or @googlemail.com

Password: Enter your google’s account password.

Description: Anything that you prefer. For example: Gmail

Step 6:

You might receive an “Unable to Verify Certificate” Error, Just choose Accept.

Step 7:

A new field will appear labeled Server. Enter the following: m.google.com and then press next.

Step 8:

At this stage, we have managed to finish all the hard stuff, now you are to decide which services you would like to sync with google. Just turn off the services you do not wish to use, and press done.

Step 9:

After choosing your services, you may be asked what to do with the previous existing information on your iPhone. In this part, if you wish to only sync “My Contacts” group from google then you are to DELETE all existing information. If you tend to Keep on My iPhone, then the “All Contacts” group would be synced.

Step 10:

Make sure that the “Fetch New Data Field” is set to PUSH.

That’s it. Now you can open mail, calendar, or contacts to begin your first sync. Congratulations on your new exchange account.

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7 Comments »

Squirrel61 said:

This is old… I’m already using it for over 4 months. But I’m very glad that Google made it possible. It’s the perfect addition to my gmail account (I’m currently not using calendar or contacts).

# 14 January 2010 at 12:24 am

Vinay (author) said:

@Squirrel61 yeah it’s old, somehow we missed it on our blog so published today. Actually yesterday one of my reader asked me how to get push notifications for his Gmail.

# 14 January 2010 at 12:33 am

Naj said:

Hi its a great post.
But the problem is after doing all the settings, it is saying password incorrect and asking for password again and again.
Plz Help……

# 14 January 2010 at 1:15 am

Justin said:

Does this method allow for push “notifications” for gmail? like push notifications for other apps/SMS. just wondering before i go through the steps.

# 14 January 2010 at 10:04 pm

Vinay (author) said:

@ Justin yes this activates push for all google services

# 14 January 2010 at 10:16 pm

Amine said:

@Naj

First make sure you are entering your password correctly.
Second make sure you have IMAP enabled in google’s email settings. You can do that by visiting gmail.com – logging in – settings – Forwarding and POP/IMAP – Enable IMAP

Finally if those doesn’t work, try changing your gmail account’s password, and reconfigure your iPhone.

# 14 January 2010 at 10:28 pm

franc said:

Yes did use it when it came out a couple of months back.
Problem was that you cannot search your gmail anymore which was a real bummer.
If only they could have fixed that

# 29 January 2010 at 9:04 pm