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Sync iPhone with Facebook Friends ( Contacts )
Thanks to the Facebook App, synching Facebook Friends with iPhone contacts couldn't be easier
- On your iPhone, go to the Apple App Store and Download the Facebook App
- Once installed, the Application should ask if you want your Facebook Friends to be synchronized with your iPhone Contacts
- That's it, you're all set
If things don't run all automatic, proceed as follows:
- In the Facebook App, tap "Friends"
- Then, tap "Sync" in your iPhone's top-right corner
- Turn on "Syncing"
- Finally, accept the agreement
Notes & possible issues
- Once you complete the above procedure, your iPhone will synchronize your Facebook Friends every time you connect your iPhone to your Computer
- This solution allows to sync Facebook contacts with iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
Sync iPhone with Facebook Photos
What's great if you Import Facebook photos to iPhone is that you see your Friends' faces on your iPhone when they call you!
Plus, it's so simple, there's no reason to do without
Just follow our Guide to Sync Facebook Friends with iPhone Contacts and make sure the "Replace photos" option is switched on
Notes & possible issues
- Your Facebook Friend's Photos should be synched automatically every time you connect your iPhone to your Computer.
If not, follow the manual procedure described in Sync Facebook Friends with iPhone Contacts
Sync iPhone with Facebook Events
Tired of manually entering Facebook Events to your iPhone Calendar?
It's actually very easy to Synchronize iPhone Calendar with Facebook Events and Birthdays
Here you go:
- On your computer, login to Facebook and click Events in the left panel
- Click the magnifier and select Export Events as shown below
- Copy the link that appears and send it to yourself by email
- Now, on your iPhone, go to the Mail app and copy the link
- Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Add Account -> Other
- Tap Add Subscribed Calendar and paste the link into the Server address box
All set!
Your Facebook Events should now automatically sync to your iPhone Calendar
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Is there a way to sync Facebook contacts with Gmail contacts or to merge them together ?
Try this ( you need both a Yahoo! and a Gmail account ):
- Login to Yahoo!
- Go to Contact -> Import email from Facebook
- Export Yahoo .csv and download it
- Login to Gmail
- Upload the .csv file to your Gmail Contacts
You’re all set!
My other contacts on iPhone are shown as a “big” photo when they call. While all Facebook friends are shown only as a small thumbnail. Is there any way around this?
Are we able to manually sync it as the contact names and Facebook name is different? How can we link it together? Thanks.
Dear Jinssz,
I’m not sure this answers your question, but you can try to add the real name as an “Alternate name” into Facebook:
Account -> Account Settings -> Change (Name) -> Enter an Alternate Name
Let me know if I missed the point
I guess what Jinssz needs is the situation when the friend’s name in Facebook is different from that in his/her Contact list.
Anyway to resolve this? Please advise.
Thanks.
Hi melaxela,
You are just right
A search in Facebook discussions boards reveals that, to sync Facebook contacts manually, your best bet is to delete the contacts that are spelled differently and recreate them
I have done all the above, but for some reason only some of my contacts are linked to their Facebook pic
I have tried changing the name in my contacts to the exact name on their FB profile…..not worked
I have tried copy and pasting the FB id into the url because that seems to be on the contacts with pics…. not worked
Any other suggestions?
Is there a way to sync I Phone notes with Facebook notes?
Thanks!
Dear Js,
I doubt this is possible
Just let us know if you find any solution
i am having the exact same problem…please anyone??
So my friend asked to borrow my iphone 4 the other day & “accidentally” synced my facebook friends with his facebook friends list. I think he may have synced my Yahoo Messenger contact list too. Is there any way I can reverse this? What can I do??? I think he’s a snitch!!!!
Dear AK,
There is unfortunately no way to “reverse” this
Your best bet is either to manually remove your friend’s friends or remove all friends and sync with yours again
Hi,
After sync facebook contacts, I am not able to see it in my address book.
Is there any thing that I am doing wrong…
Please suggest ..
Ashit
I am having the same prob…. Please help!
Hi guys,
You can try this
- Hold down a contact till the menu comes up
- Then, tap the contact link and at the top click Get Friends
It will say “Facebook” and you’ll be able to go through and select the people you want to add to your contacts list
As it should duplicate contacts in your list, you’ll have to go back through your contacts list and individually link each of them following the same procedure
Change the name of the contact to the name that they have on Facebook then re-sync. It should work. If they have a crazy name you don’t like then enter a nickname for them through your edit contacts option
I have the new iphone 4s. I have synced up my facebook friends with my contacts and everything went well, except when people call I no longer see a large picture of them that takes up the entire screen but I just get a very small one next to their name. Any suggestions to enlarge their pictures?
Dear Adam,
The only solution I’m aware of to solve this issue with the small Facebook contacts images is to:
- Open a contact
- Tap Edit
- Edit the photo (don’t Move or Scale it just click “Choose”)
This should maximize the photo to the edges of your screen
Is it suppose to be automatic? I’ve tried this twice, and it doesn’t show up in my contacts. Is there something I’m missing?
I have the Iphone 4. Just synced my facebook with my phone. However, only half my contacts with facebook had pics uploaded. How do I get the other half?
I’ve tried this and it still doesn’t work. It goes on like its loading but when i went to my contacts, they still were not there.
I got all of this right but I got like 3-4 contacts which won’t sync with Facebook despite their names being correct… Can anyone help me? If so, thank you in advance!
I am having a problem with the facebook sync. When I try to sync the contacts, it is not updating their information. It will update the pictures, but is not adding any of the other information that it is suppose to udpate such as the link to their fb profile and any other contact details. Any suggestions?
Is there a way to sync every contact on Facebook to your phone?
Dear Matt,
If you follow the instructions on the current page, this is what should happen
I did what you told me and for some contact, just a blue screen appears. I’m using an iPhone 4S and redid the actions multiple times, every time with the same result…
Dear Michiel,
If this blue screen appears on your computer, you’d better reinstall your computer altogether
Don’t forget to backup your data first
I had to log out and then back on FB on my phone for it to work.
Try to keep the email address of the contacts in your address book
as the same with the friends in Facebook.
Sync it again,
then you will see the photos and not need to change the names of the contacts to be the same in Facebook.
My friend got an iphone 4s and I was wondering is there a way to be able to link your facebook calendar onto your iphone calendar??
Help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
Dear Ana,
To answer your question, we’ve just added a section to the current post
Very helpful post! Thank you!
Any way to delete a Facebook calendar entry from iCal?