I would like to use the contacts app in Ubuntu to pick up and sync with my Google contacts. This way they will be there on my phone and my other computers.
I see no way to do this.
Can anyone help and tell me how to sync the two together and keep them updating each other?
Best Answer
Well there are two Online Accounts Apps in Ubuntu:
Ubuntu Online Accounts. This one is for the Unity Desktop and is pre installed in Ubuntu.
Gnome Online Accounts. This one is for the Gnome Shell Desktop and is not pre installed in Ubuntu.
The
gnome-contacts
App is a Gnome Application and therefore uses the Gnome Online Accounts App. But you use the Ubuntu Online Accounts, which curiously do not link the Address book of the Google Account.Install the Gnome Online Accounts in Unity
Install Gnome Online Accounts with:
After that you must activate the Gnome Online Accounts for the Unity Desktop [Source]:
Change in the file:
the line from
to
After that you should see two Online Accounts in System Settings and in Unity Dash. Add your Google account also to the Gnome Online Accounts and you should be able to see your Google Contacts in the
gnome-contacts
App (perhaps you must change your Address Book in the menu ofgnome-contacts
with change address-book to the google address-book of you choose local address-book before).EDIT: Since Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty
Since Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty the
gnome-control-center
where you open the Online Accounts was replaced byunity-control-center
. Therefore trying to open the Gnome Online Accounts in Unity will fail with** (unity-control-center:13209): WARNING **: Could not find settings panel "online-accounts"
(If you lunchgnome-control-center
,unity-control-center
will be opened instead). It seems not to be possible to open the Gnome Online Accounts in Unity anymore. However you cangnome-shell
gnome-shell
again if you wantthen the Google Account Contacts will also be available in Unity in
gnome-contacts