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Google Lables and Thunderbird Address books

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fua.sauerlaender
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Hello,

I have a problem using TB 78.x with Google contacts, especially linking the Google Lables with TB. I used gContactSync, which allowed me to connect the Google labels to TB address books. This way I could manage the central address collection for my family and sync only the necessary address books with each family member. Unfortunately, as gContactSync no longer works with TB 78.x, I cannot do that any more. Using TBSync creates a new address book, but that containes ALL contacts in a single address book. I no longer can add contacts in TB and assign them to address books / labels in order to manage and sync contact groups. TBSync allows for categories, but that information is not transferred to Google contacts (e.g. as a lable) As TB itself does not sync with Google, there seems to be no add-on that allows to sync the information contained in the Google labels and the TB address books. Any advice to resolve that issue would be welcome.

Friedrich

Hello, I have a problem using TB 78.x with Google contacts, especially linking the Google Lables with TB. I used gContactSync, which allowed me to connect the Google labels to TB address books. This way I could manage the central address collection for my family and sync only the necessary address books with each family member. Unfortunately, as gContactSync no longer works with TB 78.x, I cannot do that any more. Using TBSync creates a new address book, but that containes ALL contacts in a single address book. I no longer can add contacts in TB and assign them to address books / labels in order to manage and sync contact groups. TBSync allows for categories, but that information is not transferred to Google contacts (e.g. as a lable) As TB itself does not sync with Google, there seems to be no add-on that allows to sync the information contained in the Google labels and the TB address books. Any advice to resolve that issue would be welcome. Friedrich

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sfhowes
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TbSync has withdrawn support for Google, for now. Card Book does sync TB with Google Contacts, but it also doesn't sync TB mailing lists with Contacts labels.

fua.sauerlaender
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Hello sfhowes, I know that TBSync has withdrawn support for Google, thanks to some i****s that don't know how to behave. But as you mentioned, TBSync did not support Google lables anyway. I wish there would be a link between Google labels and vcards (TBSync) categories. That would have solved my problem just fine. Anyway, unless someone knows about or creates an add-on to sync TB 78.x address books with Google contacts, including lables, I have a real problem as my whole contact management, including my FritzBox router and phone book, relies on Google lables and TB address books. I may have to look for a different Email-Client, which I would hate to do, as I like TB. But if TB and Android cannot cooperate, that is a big problem. Probably not only for me. Greetings Friedrich

sfhowes
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I could be mistaken, but Card Book didn't sync the labels. You could contact the developer to possibly find out why, or if it's planned in the future.