Google’s Gmail Contact syncing feature lets you easily and automatically sync your Gmail contacts with your Android phone and vice a versa. That’s useful! When it comes to rooting or upgrading your device, Gmail contact syncing has always been a great option to secure all your contacts. Unfortunately, sometimes Google contacts not syncing with Android device.
Since the slow internet or slow performance problem, some Android users come across a “sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly” issue. Once it appears on the screen, you won’t be able to sync your Google contacts with your Android device. After spending few hours to resolving this error, I have found a couple of working solutions to fix the Gmail contacts not syncing with the Android problem. Let’s try to fix the issue by following the below methods!
How to Fix Google Contacts Not Syncing issue on Android Phone
Note: Keep in mind that when you create a new contact, most of the Android devices save the contacts to the device by default. These contacts are not saving in your Google contacts. Hence, you should always make sure that the new contact you have created has been added as a Google contact.
Before moving to the below solutions, do a backup of your contacts to reduces the chances of the data lost.
Solution #1: Ensure your Google Contacts Sync Turned ON
Step #1. Go to Settings on your Android phone.
Step #2. Next, tap on Accounts and then select Google.
Step #3. Now, make sure that Contacts is checked. If it is turned ON, then do turn off/on for few times.
Solutions #2: Clear App Caches and Data for Contacts
Step #1. Launch Settings → Tap on Apps to open Application Manager.
Step #2. Now, Tap on Contacts and select Storage.
Step #3. Now, tap on Clear Cache and Clear Data.
Solution #3: Remove and Setup Again your Google Account
Step #1. Open Settings → Tap on Accounts → then select Google.
Step #2. Next, Go to menu and then tap on “Remove account.”
Step #4. Now, Setup your Google account again and check that your contacts are syncing.
Once you followed these solutions, open your Gmail account on your desktop, tap on Google apps and then select Contacts to confirm that your contact has been syncing.
That’s it!
Well, these all are reasonable workaround solutions you can try to fix Gmail contacts not syncing Problem on Android by yourself. If you have any other tips to solve the issue, feel free to tell us in the comments.
