How to Keep Gmail from Syncing Every Contact to Your Phone
In your Gmail mail window, click Gmail in the upper left of the screen, and then Contacts from the Pulldown., In the leftmost column, below your name, click on More.,Use the checkboxes to select the contacts you want to exclude from syncing., In the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: In your Gmail mail window
The Contact Preview screen will open. , Then click Leave the contacts preview.,, Click it, and then in the pull down menu un-check all of the groups.
Click apply to save the changes.
The selected contacts will no longer appear when you click My contacts in the left column, and they will no longer be sync'ed to your phone.
You can still view them by clicking on Other Contacts in the left column. -
Step 2: click Gmail in the upper left of the screen
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Step 3: and then Contacts from the Pulldown.
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Step 4: In the leftmost column
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Step 5: below your name
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Step 6: click on More.
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Step 7: Use the checkboxes to select the contacts you want to exclude from syncing.
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Step 8: In the menu bar
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Step 9: find the Groups icon that looks like three tiny heads.
Detailed Guide
The Contact Preview screen will open. , Then click Leave the contacts preview.,, Click it, and then in the pull down menu un-check all of the groups.
Click apply to save the changes.
The selected contacts will no longer appear when you click My contacts in the left column, and they will no longer be sync'ed to your phone.
You can still view them by clicking on Other Contacts in the left column.
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