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[Timothy Murphy]

Genes MailLists wrote:

>> What do you mean by "use google sync"?
>> Are you talking about a Fedora program?
>> According to "man google" there is no option "sync".
>> Perhaps if you just wrote down the command you give or might give
>> (under Fedora), and the effect you expect it to have,
>> I would find it simpler to follow.
> 
> 
> It's a feature of all android phones - you need to put in your gmail
> account into the phone - and make sure (via settings) that you have
> allowed syncing on gthe phone. Then the phone will sync your contacts
> etc to the google cloud - from where you can also sync it back ot your
> linux machine - (a) you will see your contacts in gmail webmail app (b)
> can use googlesycn addon for thunderbird.

I have my google account on the phone,
but I am unable to sync to it.
(It is greyed out in Settings=>Accounts and sync .)
I am told I should go to Settings=>Advanced
but there is no such item on my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android 2.3.3).

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