How To Set Up Google Sync To "Push" Gmail On Your iPhone - Instant E-Mail Notification For Mobile Phones
I just used Google Sync to set up my Gmail account for "push" messaging (instant e-mail notification for mobile phones) on my iPhone. Now, every time I get an e-mail, my iPhone alerts me. This saves me from having to check e-mails manually and it keeps me current on all communications. It's pretty AWESOME!
This is a great (free!) alternative for iPhone users who subscribe to Apple's MobileMe service for $99 per year...check out my blog post:
iPhone - Are You Paying For Apple's MobileMe? Try Google Sync And Push For FREE!
Here is the very helpful tutorial from Google mobile:
Requirements and Upload
1. Google Sync is only supported on iPhone OS versions 3.0 and above. You can check your current version by going to Settings > General > About > Version. To upgrade, follow the instructions at http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/. Please upgrade to iPhone OS 3.0 before setting up Google Sync.
2. Perform a sync with iTunes to ensure that Contacts and Calendars from your iPhone are backed up to your computer.
Getting Started
1. Open the Settings application on your device's home screen.
2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Tap Add Account....
4. Select Microsoft Exchange.
Enter Account Info
5. In the Email field, enter your full Google Account email address. If you use an @googlemail.com address, you may see an "Unable to verify certificate" warning when you proceed to the next step.
6. Leave the Domain field blank.
7. Enter your full Google Account email address as the Username.
8. Enter your Google Account password as the Password.
9. Tap Next at the top of your screen.
9a. Choose Accept if the Unable to Verify Certificate dialog appears.
10. A new Server field will appear. Enter m.google.com.
11. Press Next at the top of your screen again.
12. Select the Google services you want to sync.
13. Unless you want to delete all the existing Contacts and Calendars on your phone, select the Keep on my iPhone option when prompted. This will also allow you to keep syncing with your computer via iTunes.
If you want to sync only the My Contacts group, you must choose to Delete Existing Contacts during the Google Sync install when prompted. If you choose to keep existing contacts, it will sync the contents of the "All Contacts" group instead.
You've set up Google Sync for your iPhone. Synchronization will begin automatically if you have Push enabled on your phone. You can also open the Mail, Calendar or Contacts app and wait a few seconds to start a sync.
Here is a useful link:
Google Sync For Mobile - Google Calendar and Gmail Contacts
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Good tips and great how to!
Glad you found this post useful, David! :)
Leilani
This is a great tool. Although, I use this feature with my blackberry.
Frank, that's one thing I missed about my BlackBerry...it's about time the iPhone caught up! :)
Leilani
Bob and Leilani, This is a great tutorial. It seems that I find out about all the new things on ActiveRain.
Thanks, Shirley! Likewise, it seems that whenever I discover new things, I blog about them on AR! :)
Leilani