Help Grouping Google contacts? Why won't this work?

[getlooks]

Several months ago I dumped the EVO for the SF. On the EVO I had my Google contacts grouped (friends, coworkers...etc.). When I synched my Google account to my SF, the contacts didn't group on the SF, even though they are grouped in my GMail.

Any thoughts on how to fix this?

 

[Frisco]

I created custom groups using the "other" menu item in the contact configuration area.

 

[getlooks]

I created custom groups using the "other" menu item in the contact configuration area.

Thanks, but that sounds like a manual work-around. This should work like its suppose to.

 

[SoftWyer]

It may be that the SF contact application just can't handle groups correctly. I haven't got one to test with, but if it's anything like HTC's People application, then they've taken the native contacts application and ruined it.

The contacts may still be grouped, but you can't see it. You can test this by downloading some other software (admittedly this is a little convoluted and I'm the developer of these ).

Download Contact Lookup and Contact View, both free applications. Use Contact Lookup to search for a contact you know has a number of groups. Now long press on the contact and it will be shown in Contact View. If you can see the groups, then you know it is syncing correctly. It doesn't fix the problem with the SF application though

 

[SoftWyer]

Noticed a similar thread -> Captivate - Support and Troubleshooting - Android Forums

 

[3cutiger]

I found an app called "Groupy" the free version.

Syncs your groups in your gmail account on the google cloud. So you have to make your groups online thru your gmail account, but syncs down to your phone.