Unable to sync Google contacts

[Saintor]

Version 4.2.2, new device.

I added a Google account. In the sync details, I can see

App Data
Calendar
Gmail
People Details

each one has a check box to include or not in the sync.

Contacts is missing and I have no idea why. Never had such an issue with previous versions of Android. Unbelievable.

 

[rockdenim]

If your Android contacts are all specified as Google Contacts, and sync correctly to your Gmail account, then those that have email addresses will be available to Autofill. But Autofill in Gmail will only offer you contacts that have email addresses. Most Android contacts will only have phone numbers.

 

[Hadron]

I've never seen this either. What device is it?

 

[Saintor]

This is an el cheapo Galaxy S4 clone, which I recommend you to stay away for so many reasons. Actually the device isn't that bad by itself, it was just sold by a fraudulent reseller with bad specs.

However this issue seems to be common, even with genuine SIII, S4 running 4.2.X. I did a search before, saw plenty of reports but no solution.

I added an account using a Google protocol. I also tried adding a corporate account. Same result. The emails will sync just fine, but no possibility to include calendars and contact. I was able to fix the calendar thing by adding Google Calendar app from Google Play. It syncs fine too. Last try was to add the account using a corporate protocol, but manually. I just can't connect to their server. It tells me that I don't have the permission. I used up all my old tricks, using googlemail instead of gmail.

I spent too much time on this. I moved all my contacts from Gmail to my Hotmail account and now it syncs Ok. IMO, this is a software issue, possibly that the one they installed is flawed.