Having your contacts with you at all times is important, but you may not always have the time or ability to do a physical synchronization with your PC. Fortunately, you can synchronize your BlackBerry OTA (over the air), so any changes you make when you're on the go will automatically appear in your contact management application.
Synchronizing Your Contacts with Google Sync
If you use Gmail, the built-in Contact Manager is extremely useful, because it is used by many other Google Apps, including Google Docs and Google Wave. A lot of people have replaced their desktop e-mail and contact applications, like Microsoft Outlook, with Gmail and its Contact Manager for that reason. It is also accessible from anywhere and available all the time on the Web. If you use Gmail and want to synchronize your contacts with your BlackBerry, follow these instructions. It is a good idea to back up your BlackBerry's existing contacts before you synchronize them with your Google contacts.
Step One: Download and Install Google Sync on Your BlackBerry
Open your BlackBerry's Web browser and go to m.google.com/sync, and then click the Install Now link. When you are prompted to Download Google Sync, click the Download button.
Your BlackBerry will download and install Google Sync. If you are prompted to Reboot your BlackBerry, do so.
Step Two: Configure Google Sync
When you load Google Sync for the first time, you will be prompted for your Google Account E-mail and Password. Enter this information and click the Sign in button.
Step Three: Synchronize Your BlackBerry Contacts with Google Sync
Once you have saved your settings, you will be prompted to sync now. Choose Yes, and your contacts will be synchronized.
Once the synchronization is complete, open your BlackBerry's contacts application and verify that your contacts have been synchronized.
These methods can be used together to keep your desktop application, BlackBerry, and Gmail contacts all in sync. If you set Google Sync on your BlackBerry to synchronize automatically, you just have to to remember to synchronize your BlackBerry with Desktop Manager on a regular basis, and everything will remain in sync.