Google account synchronization on Android smartphone- This is a very convenient feature. Thanks to it, some of the important information from the smartphone is stored on Google servers, and if you switch to a new smartphone, this information can be quickly restored.
For example, a list of contacts. If you use account synchronization, then after switching to a new smartphone, your contact list will appear on it literally in a minute and you will not have to manually re-enter all phone numbers.
In this material you will learn how to enable and configure Google account synchronization on your Android smartphone or tablet.
After you have selected a Google account, you will see synchronization settings for this account. Here you can enable or disable synchronization for many services, including the Chrome web browser, Gmail, Google Keep notes and much more. To enable synchronization, move the switches opposite the desired services to the “Enabled” position.
If you want account synchronization to begin immediately, you can click on the button in the upper right corner of the screen and select the “Synchronize” option in the menu that opens.
This will start synchronizing all selected services with your Google account. If synchronization still does not work, then you need to check your Internet access.
Synchronization is the exchange of data between browsers on your devices. For intermediate storage of data, a Yandex server is used, where information is transmitted over a secure channel, and passwords are encrypted. Data on the server is protected by the authorization system used in Yandex services. Synchronization allows you to access data from all your devices and restore data if a device is lost or broken.
- How synchronization works
- Enable Sync
- Change the list of synchronized data
- Disable synchronization
How synchronization works
Sync by default passwords, sites on Tableau, bookmarks, autofill forms and open tabs .
Once you have enabled synchronization, it will occur every time you change data stored on the server. For example: you add a bookmark to your smartphone - the browser sends it to the server and simultaneously downloads all the changes you made on other devices (starting from the last synchronization).
Synchronization will allow you to:
- Set up your browser the same way on all your devices.
- Recover passwords, bookmarks, tabs and browser settings even if your device crashes.
- View open tabs, bookmarks, and sites pinned to Tableau on synchronized devices.
At any time, you can turn off synchronization or change the list of data you want to synchronize.
Enable Sync
Synchronization works when the following conditions are met:
- Yandex Browser is installed on all devices (computer, smartphone, tablet);
- all devices use the same
The presence of modern devices (smartphones and tablets) and their functions help to enhance communication between users. Almost every day new phone numbers, email addresses, important information about loved ones, colleagues and acquaintances. Storing all this data in your smartphone is a sure way not to lose it and always keep it at hand.
However, problems also sometimes occur with “smart” devices. Their solution is to synchronize information with the Google system. Using the instructions, you can quickly activate it on your device.
First steps
To have maximum access to opportunities operating system Android, the user needs to register on Google.com - create an account and attach it to a mobile device.
The need for synchronization lies in the fact that the user has access to contacts on any gadget running . Even if the device is lost or replaced with a new one, the contacts will not disappear anywhere, since all information after synchronization is stored in the account (on the Google server). Once you start using your new smartphone, simply log into your old account and use the data.
Synchronization settings
- Open the settings in the smartphone menu and select “Accounts and synchronization”.
- In this section, click on “Add an account”.
- The system prompts you to perform one of the following actions:
- Add an existing account;
- Create new.
Select the appropriate item by filling in the required fields with the address email and password, or create a new profile (this will take a few minutes). Your Google account is ready.
- Open your contacts list on your device.
- Call the section menu and select one of the “Import/Export” functions.
- The system will ask the user to select one of the items that will become the source of data copying: device, memory card, system memory. IN in this case you should select a phone.
- The next step is to select the target storage, that is, the account with which the synchronization will be performed.
- Mark all or required contacts to be saved in the Google system, and then click on the copy icon. Please note that no action will be taken in this case, since the process of copying data is invisible. Therefore, you should not click on the icon several times - this will lead to duplicate contacts.
- The system will need some time to synchronize (from 1 to 5 minutes). Now you can log into your Google account to edit your contact list.
Once you add new data, it automatically appears in Google.com—no need to resynchronize. You can access your contacts by logging into your account from a smartphone, tablet or computer. They are stored securely in the system. Attached to the contacts large assortment settings: you can attach photos, specify additional information, important events etc.
This article is for those who use a browser Google Chrome and at the same time does not yet use the ability to synchronize your browser data, such as bookmarks, history, passwords, etc., with your account Google. This way, all browser data that can be very important (especially passwords) will be securely stored in your account and will not be lost anywhere as long as you have access to your Google account.
What is the benefit of syncing Google Chrome browser data with your Google account?
Bookmarks, which sometimes number in the tens and hundreds, and where there may be links to sites that you really need, which you will not immediately be able to find on the Internet, because you will not remember how you found them.
Logins and passwords for sites.
Passwords are, in general, one of the most important points because many users save all their passwords in their browsers and nowhere else. And if something goes wrong even with the browser itself, your passwords may be deleted! And they can even be accidentally removed through various third-party programs to clean Windows and speed up its operation.
Saved data bank cards, which you use when paying on various sites through Google Chrome.
Browser settings.
Installed extensions.
History (which sites were visited and at what time). Sometimes, using history, you can find a site that you lost and did not save, remembering that you visited it on such and such a date.
Your data saved in the browser will be safe! In the event of a collapse of the system itself, hard drive or, in the end, a simple “breakage” of the Google Chrome browser, you will not lose important data from your browser. The most important of these:
It also saves data such as autofill (what you entered into various comment forms, search engines, etc.), browser themes, and open tabs.
All this is constantly transferred in encrypted form to your Google account, i.e. synchronization occurs. Therefore, if any failure happens, all you need to do to recover your data is to log back into your Google account through the Google Chrome browser. The saved data will be instantly transferred to your computer in the browser!
Your data from Google Chrome will be available to you on any device where the same browser is installed and you are signed in to your Google account.
For example, you mostly work from home, but you also have other workplace. All you have to do is log in to your Google account via Google Chrome and all your data will be available in this workplace in a few seconds!
Also, when using any devices where you use the Google Chrome browser, everything will be synced with your Google account. For example, on a smartphone or tablet, log into your Google account through this browser and again all your saved browser data is at hand.
All this is very convenient!
Let's get started with practical implementation...
How to set up Google Chrome data synchronization.
Setting up your Google Chrome browser data to sync with your Google account is actually simple.
You will need your Google services account. If you don’t have one yet, I recommend that you get one (link to register in Google services: open). Click the “Create account” button there:
Why do I recommend having a Google account? Firstly, you will be able to use the most reliable and secure mail from Google today, which is called GMail, and secondly, you can use the same account on all other Google services, and this is the well-known Youtube, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, social network Google+ and many other useful services.
Of course, you can use most Google services (for example, maps, YouTube) without an account, but by logging in with your account, you get more features and convenience!
Open the Google Chrome browser menu on your main device, where all the bookmarks, passwords and other data you need for this browser are saved and go to settings.
Since you haven’t yet logged into your Google account through a browser (because if you had, you wouldn’t need the information from this article), all data is saved on the device itself. Our task is to upload them to your account so that you can then access them from any device.
A window will open where you enter the login for your account in Google services (this is your EMail in Gmail), click “Next” and then enter the password and “Next” again.
A window will appear telling you what data Google Chrome will sync with your Google account. Click "OK" to complete the setup.
Now in the browser settings, in the “Login” section, it should be displayed that you are logged in under such and such an account and below there will be buttons for the ability to disconnect from your account and change synchronization settings.
That's all! Immediately after connecting the Google Chrome browser to your Google account, all data from the browser (bookmarks, passwords, history and everything else) will begin to be downloaded to this account. This whole process will take only a few minutes, and sometimes it flies by in less than half a minute (depending on the amount of information stored in the browser).
Now you can sit down and work anywhere, from any device, using all the same settings, bookmarks, passwords and other Google Chrome browser information that you already have saved in your Google account.
If you want only certain data from the browser to be synchronized with your account, for example, only passwords and bookmarks, then in the Google Chrome settings at the top, click “Advanced synchronization settings.”
If you changed anything, don’t forget to click “OK” to save the settings.
Conclusion
Synchronizing browser data in Google Chrome is extremely convenient! Because on each of your devices, where you access the Internet from the same browser, you will have different bookmarks, different passwords and other information saved. It turns out that, for example, some of the saved logins and passwords may be on one computer, and some on another. It can't be convenient. And after setting up synchronization, everything will be in one account!
For all Google Chrome users who still do not use the ability to synchronize browser data with a Google account, I recommend setting it all up, because it is very convenient and simplifies the work!
Sync data with Google account – useful feature, which almost every smartphone running Android OS is equipped with (not counting devices aimed at the Chinese market). Thanks to this feature, you don't have to worry about the safety of the contents of your address book, email, notes, calendar entries, and other branded applications. Moreover, if the data is synchronized, then it can be accessed from any device; you just need to log in to your Google account on it.
On most mobile devices running Android OS, data synchronization is enabled by default. However, various failures and/or errors in the system may well lead to this function being deactivated. We will tell you how to enable it further.
Note: On some smartphones, you can force data synchronization for more than in a simple way– using a special icon in the curtain. To do this, you need to lower it and find the button there "Synchronization", made in the form of two circular arrows, and set it to the active position.
As you can see, there is nothing difficult about enabling data synchronization with a Google account on an Android smartphone.
Enable the backup function
Some users by synchronization mean data backup, that is, copying information from Google branded applications to cloud storage. If your task is to create a backup copy of application data, address book, messages, photos, videos and settings, then follow these steps:
After completing these simple actions your data will not only be synchronized with your Google account, but also saved to cloud storage, from where it can always be restored.
Common problems and solutions
In some cases, syncing data with your Google account stops working. There are several reasons for this problem, fortunately, they are quite easy to identify and eliminate.
Network connection problems
Check the quality and stability of your Internet connection. Obviously, if the mobile device does not have access to the network, the function we are considering will not work. Check your connection and, if necessary, connect to stable Wi-Fi or find an area with more high-quality coating cellular communications.
Auto-sync disabled
Make sure that the automatic synchronization function is turned on on your smartphone (5th point from the part “Turn on data synchronization ...”).
Failed to login to Google account
Not installed current updates OS
Perhaps yours mobile device needs updating. If available to you new version operating system, you must download and install it.
To check for an update, open "Settings" and go through the steps one by one "System" — "System update". If you have an Android version lower than 8, you will first need to open the section "About the phone".
