Google Sync was a

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service from

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that provided over-the-air synchronization of

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, Google Contacts, and

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with PC and mobile device Mail, Calendar and Address Book applications.Google Sync
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, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian S60, iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, and other devices. Google Sync was announced in February 2009 and discontinued for non-business users in December 2012.

Features

Google Sync was a bidirectional service. Changes made on one device would be backed up to the user's Google Account. All other Google data on devices sharing that same Google account would be automatically synchronized as well. In case the user's Mobile Device is lost, the data is still securely stored. Google Sync provided seamless over-the-air synchronization for many Android,

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devices and with

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. * Android - choose to back up and sync any combination of

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Setup
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, or Windows Mobile - choose to sync any combination of Mail, Contacts, or Calendar
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- choose to sync Google Contacts and

to the built-in Address Book and Calendar applications
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* Most other mobile phones - Wireless synchronization of Google Contacts to the built-in Address Book application.
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References

External links

Official website

Mashable: How to Sync Google Services With Your Mobile Device

Brighthub: How to Use Google Sync with Google Calendar, Gmail Contacts, and Your BlackBerry
{{Google LLC Sync Internet properties established in 2009

Features

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