Google Sync Turned Off?

[Ken Lebersfeld]

Thanks. I had no idea why my calendar stopped syncing. It seems a weird place for that to be. I was out of the country and turned off mobile data. When I got back and turned on mobile data it must not have checked the sync box. I never would have found it if not for your post.

 

[Aberchick]

Thanks for that - I've been struggling for ages!!

 

[Facundo Ezequiel]

Hey thanks! I love it when people post the answer even though no one replied before.

 

[Viki Cirlin]

The email sync for yahoo on my android is off. I can't get in touch with Yahoo! Their site is horrible. They ask for problems but list what they think it is and it's not on the list!!! Anyway. I need to get email on my phone and I can't. Had to change my email password a week ago, and that's when it started. HELP>

 

[B. Diddy]

The email sync for yahoo on my android is off. I can't get in touch with Yahoo! Their site is horrible. They ask for problems but list what they think it is and it's not on the list!!! Anyway. I need to get email on my phone and I can't. Had to change my email password a week ago, and that's when it started. HELP>

Welcome to Android Central! Are you using the Yahoo Mail app or the stock Email app? If you're using the Yahoo Mail app, make sure it's set to sync. Go to its settings, or go to Settings>Accounts-Yahoo, and make sure it's set to sync there.

If you're using the stock Email app, consider removing your Yahoo account, and then adding it back, this time with the current password.

 

[Angela Austin1]

Right, maybe u can help me. I loaded some but after that it wount anymore. Any help i would appreciate. Galaxy s5

 

[B. Diddy]

Right, maybe u can help me. I loaded some but after that it wount anymore. Any help i would appreciate. Galaxy s5

Welcome to Android Central! Can you be more specific? Loaded some what? Emails? Photos?

 

[Peter Cook1]

This is excellent info, I also have no idea how come this just turned off, thank you

 

[Rikku Watro]

Help please... I can't enable Sync either on my Google account... I press Sync all and then the Google+ and Google+ photos sync but the rest of the Google stuff won't sync! It still says Sync App Data, etc. are off... (except the Google+ stuff which say "Last synced") Please assist me! No matter how many times I try, it won't enable sync!

 

[prabhatdubey]

Emailsyencingproblem

 

[prabhatdubey]

Emailsyencingproblem

 

[Fretnutt]

Sorry mods...finally found it. Took me forever to find it through a web search. Instead of being under the account it's under Data Usage>Menu>Auto-Sync Data

I have no idea how that got turned off.

 

[Nilka Sheumy Ahalepola]

on sync

 

[d_b_smith]

Hi, your very specific instructions would *seem* to be exactly what I needed. However, on my Data Usage menu, there is no "Auto Sync" entry. I have only Restrict background data, Hide Wi-Fi usage, Mobile hotspots, Mobile networks, Show units, and Help.

Then under Settings > Accounts > Google > [e-mail address], it says "Sync error", and at the bottom of the screen listing my e-mail accounts, along with Search, Location settings, and Google Fit, it says "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." However, it's said that for at least weeks if not months. And when i select the specific e-mail address that i want to sync, it lists 15 different services that are synced, but Calendar is not among them. And that is the one problem that got me searching for help in the first place.

When i go under Settings > Accounts and look at my other accounts besides Google (e.g. Facebook, PayPal) - some of them have been synced recently, while many of the others say either "sync is turned off" or "Sync error" with the "Sync is currently experiencing problems" message at the bottom. Grrr.

I would sure appreciate any further help on this matter! Oh, and i suspect this actually matters: I'm using a Galaxy S5 on Verizon with Android Version 5.0. The Galaxy S5 in particular seems to have been experiencing severe problems ever since the lollipop update.

...dave

 

[exkursionist]

I am having the exact same issue... the instructions on this thread must be for an older OS. I do not have auto-sync available and am unable to find a solution. It just quit working one day, and I have no idea why.

exkursionist

 

[socal_android_dude]

I spent forever on the Motorola, and even had to go to Level 2 support, to find the simple solution to this problem. The below solution works for Android **Lollipop**, and in particular it worked on the Moto X (I imagine it will work on the Nexus 5, and maybe others as well).

I say it is simple, but the menu location is about as non-intuitive as it could be, so I am sharing it here. To re-enable autosync with all of your Google Apps (calendar, contacts, gmail, etc.), do this:
Click on Settings / Data Usage / GMail / App Settings / your_account_email , and then check the box that says 'Sync Gmail'

At this point, it will not only turn on auto-sync for GMail, but for all of your Google Apps.
Now that you have successfully re-enabled autosync for all Google Apps, you can refine them by doing this if you'd like:
Click on Settings / Accounts / Google / tap on your account / toggle any individual sliders for any individual apps (i.e. contacts, Google Play Books, etc) that you don't want to auto sync.

 

[JBJblaze]

Thanks a lot, dude! That seems to have fix my issue that I've been having for maybe half a year or more ... or less!!

 

[GreenAsJade]

Sorry mods...finally found it. Took me forever to find it through a web search. Instead of being under the account it's under Data Usage>Menu>Auto-Sync Data

I have no idea how that got turned off.

Amazing ... happened to me too, I'd never have found it!

 

[blueview1901]

I can't find how to turn GOOGLE SYNC on in my Galaxy S5. Every time I go in it says sync turned off but doesn't tell where to turn SYNC on. Someone said go to Data>Usage>Auto>Sync the only problem there is that under Data>Usage there is NOTHING about sync only how much data has been used for each application. Can someone tell me PLEASE exactly how to turn on Sync? Thanks

 

[blueview1901]

That worked for me as well.............you are a genius..........THANKS!!