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I'm on the iPhone OS3, I want to get my contacts on my phone in sync with my Google contacts, but I don't want to lose what is currently in my phone. So far I have been under the impression that by just turning the Google Sync on that it will overwrite the info on my phone. I don't currently have all the info on my phone in Google contacts so this would not be desired.

Other than manually inputting all the info from my phone into my Google Contacts, what approach could I take to get that info on the Google cloud so that I can turn on sync without fear of losing any information?

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turning on google sync won't erase your contact unless you tell it to, however it appears to only provide one way syncing (from google to IOS) – KronoS Aug 4 '11 at 2:55
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We recommend that you upload them to Google Mail using iTunes.

(PC instructions here.)

Don't forget to make sure they're in the "My Contacts" group, as that's what we'll then sync back down to the phone.

It's a pity that the iPhone won't let you upload them on the initial sync, but at least the iTunes option isn't too painful...

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d'oh.. .you just beat me! thanks for the quick reply! – codeLes Jul 15 '09 at 19:00
My pleasure - it's nice to see so much interest in Google Sync :) – Jon Skeet Jul 15 '09 at 19:01
I'd upvote you but I don't have the required rep yet :( – codeLes Jul 15 '09 at 19:01
Wouldn't make any difference at the moment anyway - I've hit the rep cap for the day. – Jon Skeet Jul 15 '09 at 19:33
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@Jon: May not make a difference to your rep; But does, surely increase the points of the answer. @codeLes: Don't worry. I did it, on your behalf ;) – Lakshman Prasad Aug 4 '09 at 16:00
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