Once again tap on the three dots icon at the bottom of the screen to access Settings, then specify whether you want to view your Google and/or Outlook calendars and how they should display. (You can access these same options by heading to Settings, email+accounts, Google.)Īs with Google Mail, open the Calendar app and you'll find your Google Calendar has been synched with Windows Phone. Scroll down the page and you'll find options to sync email, contacts and calendar, and you can deselect any you don't want to sync with Windows Phone. From here you can choose Sync settings and choose how often Windows Phone should sync data with your Google account. Open this, then tap on the three dots icon at the bottom left and choose Settings. You'll also now find a Google Mail app on your home screen. Your People app will now show only your Google contacts. Under 'show contacts from my' select Google. Also here you can switch off your Outlook contacts to avoid duplications, and choose to turn off hiding off contacts without phone numbers. Having synched your Google account with Windows Phone, go back to the People app and tap on the link at the top that says 'showing contacts with phone numbers'. Windows Phone will now sync your Google contacts. Sign into your Google account with your username and password, then accept the permissions requested by Google. Windows Phone will request your permission to go to Google, so click Connect. On the next screen once again tap 'add an account', then choose Google. Tap the three dots icon at the bottom left of the screen and select 'add an account'.

When adding a Google account to your Windows Phone, you can simply go to Settings, email+accounts, add an account, but we've always found it easier to deal with contacts and Gmail separately, allowing you to get the People, Google Mail and Calendar apps working exactly how you want them.įirst, open the People app on your Windows Phone.

How to sync Gmail, Google Contacts and Google Calendar with Windows Phone 8

Here's how to sync Google services with Windows Phone 8. A key criticism of Windows Phone is its lack of Google apps, but if you've just moved from Android to Windows Phone or simply enjoy the simplicity of Google's apps, there are ways to access Gmail, Google Contacts, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Search, Google+ and even Google Drive on Windows Phone.

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