Add gmail account without syncing contacts

[Mako89]

I have multiple gmail accounts and want to add all of them but only sync the contacts for one of them. Is this possible?

 

[grnsl2]

I believe that it is possible. I think the one account you would like to sync contacts with you add as the default gmail account you build the phone around. I don't know how you would unselect that.

When you add the second account, i believe you can choose what to sync.

 

[Upstreammiami]

Settings/ sync check in there

 

[sivartk]

Should be possible, I have my main account syncing contacts and my secondary Gmail syncing everything but contacts.

 

[Raptor007]

I have (3) gmail accounts for managing different things. I sync contacts/calendard/email for my primary and only email for the other two. You should be able to go to accounts and tap on the gmail account and check/uncheck what you want to sync. I am on a Droid X (going back to a DInc tomorrow) and it works that way so it should be the same.

 

[ChezDigital]

I have a related question, as all of my Blackberry contacts are synced with Outlook. When I make the Android move in the next month, I plan to sync all of them (along with my Outlook calendar) to my new phone using HTC Sync.

However, I have a ton of contacts in my Gmail account, and I don't want them to sync to my phone. Is there a way I can prevent this when I first configure that account on my phone?

 

[mclarryjr]

I think when your in the initial setup you can select what you want to sync in your Gmail account.

 

[iBowToAndroid]

I have multiple gmail accounts and want to add all of them but only sync the contacts for one of them. Is this possible?

Yup. Settings->Accounts & Sync, under each Gmail account, you can configure what is synced for each account. Just check/uncheck what you want.

I have a related question, as all of my Blackberry contacts are synced with Outlook. When I make the Android move in the next month, I plan to sync all of them (along with my Outlook calendar) to my new phone using HTC Sync.

However, I have a ton of contacts in my Gmail account, and I don't want them to sync to my phone. Is there a way I can prevent this when I first configure that account on my phone?

Sure. When you first set up the account, it starts syncing immediately, so it will put at least some contacts in there. Just go to Settings->Accounts & Sync, tap on your Gmail account, uncheck Contacts, and then delete any contacts that it synced. Then sync Outlook.