Messages posted by: dsnueva

Ah... I didn't know iTunes had that sync built right in. I see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1245 describes how to use it, and sneakily enough I see the "sync to google" is already checked in my case, which implies iTunes is simply harnessing the Address Book.app connector (which I left Google checked for a few minutes ago).

Trying now...
EDIT:
... using iTunes directly has the same failure as using Address Book.app, unfortunately.

Actually I've done both of the following methods and can verify they don't preserve pictures:

(1) iPhone -> OSX Address Book (pics are still there) -> a single big vCard v3.0 XML file (pics are still there in base64 encoded format) -> Google Contacts "import form vCard" (this dropx all picture information)

(2) iPhone -> OSX Address Book (pics are still there) -> Address Book sync to Google Account (this drops all pictures when it hits Google).

Someone mentioned the Google API for Contacts to me and I see it has a special section about how to upload photos via HTTP PUTs, unfortunately unless I can write a script I don't see a way to utilize this and I can deduce that Address Book.app doesn't use this method. http://code.google.com/apis/contacts/docs/2.0/developers_guide_protocol.html#photo_management

I also see a competitor of yours, Spanning Sync, specifically mentions they can do what I need with pictures http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=3524676+1804610058717551366 (search around in their features for confirmation). I'm not saying I'd rather use them, since they don't have a free option, I'm just pointing out that I know it is possible so I hope to eventually fine a long-term solution.

Can anyone confirm that contacts, once I've got NuevaSync <-> iPhone syncing via Exchange, who get a new picture assigned will get pushed to Google? I only set pictures for contacts via my iPhone, not through Google (at least for now).

I already use NuevaSync [free] for my Google Calendars. It does what I need nicely.

I'd like to start syncing my contacts as well. Right now I have all my contacts in my iPhone (500+), most of which have pictures. I can sync to my OSX 10.5.7 computer and easily backup all the contacts to a big VCF file, including the pictures (they get encoded in base64 inside the vcard entries).

What's the NuevaSync approved method for getting OTA sync going between iPhone <-> Google, taking care to make sure the exact settings on my iPhone, like contact pictures, are preserved? I'm happy to wipe out my Google contacts completely, same with my computer, since I have a backup in vCard format and can restore at any time.