Thanks to iCloud , synchronize an iPhone with a Mac is a man of cake . But Mac user who do n’t grease one’s palms into the whole “ one trafficker to rule them all ” thing will find that syncing an Android headphone with OS X is n’t quite as easy . That tell , it is n’t terribly hard , either , thanks to Google ’s own cloud services .

Contacts

First , you must set up your earpiece to synchronise with your Google account . To make indisputable that this syncing is enabled , go toSettings > Accounts > Google , and knock your email address ( it will be at the top of the screen door , under the Accounts heading ) . Then confirm that theSync Contactsbox is ensure .

Next , launch the Address Book app on your Mac , go toAddress Book > Preferences > Accounts , and chooseOn My Mac . You ’ll see two boxes : one that says ‘ synchronise to Yahoo ’ and another that says ‘ contemporize to Google ’ . Check theSynchronize to Googlebox , pressAcceptin the pop - up box , and enter your Gmail address and password when prompted . You should now see a belittled sync symbol in your Mac ’s menubar . Click this symbol , and chooseSync Nowfrom the dropdown menu .

Calendar

To sync your Android / Google calendar with iCal , start the iCal app on your Mac and navigate toiCal > Preferences > Accounts . get across the plus ( + ) symbol in the lower odd street corner to add a calendar to iCal . Leave ‘ Account Type ’ set to Automatic , fill in your Gmail address and password , and clickCreate .

If you have multiple Google calendars assort with your report , you’re able to pick out which ones to show in iCal by clickingDelegation(iCal > Preferences > Accounts ) , and checking ( or unchecking ) the appropriate box .

Media

One of the easiest ways to synchronise medium , include euphony , video , picture , and podcasts , is to useDoubleTwist — a free Android app that ’s usually be intimate as “ iTunes for Android . ” you’re able to sync medium with DoubleTwist either via a USB line ( which is free ) or via Wi - Fi ( which requires a one - meter $ 5 download ofAirSyncby DoubleTwist ) .

Regular USB sync over DoubleTwist work with Android machine that haveUSB mass storage ( MSC ) modeenabled . Android devices lean Jelly Bean or later supportUSB MTP modebut not USB MSC manner . Consequently , until DoubleTwist updates its app to brook USB MTP , these twist ( which include theSamsung Galaxy S3and theSamsung Galaxy Note 2 ) can sync only over Wi - Fi via AirSync .

To get bulge out with DoubleTwist , download and add the free DoubleTwist desktop app on your Mac . When you open up the programme for the first meter , it will rake your iTunes and import your media ( medicine , videos , picture , and podcasts ) . It wo n’t mechanically spell your playlists , but you could manually import them : Go to Playlist Setup ( in the lower left bill of fare ) , and selectImport iTunes Playlists . If you desire DoubleTwist to mechanically import changes made to your playlists in the time to come , condition the box next toAutomatically Import iTunes Playlist Changes .

Next , download the free DoubleTwist app to your Android earphone . Then employ a USB cable to connect your phone to your Mac , and follow the book of instructions on the screen to mount your phone to your computer . Once your phone is mount , select your gadget ( in the low odd menu ) to open up the sync pick . you’re able to sync all of your music and television at once , or you’re able to cull and choose unlike playlists to synchronise . you could also drag and neglect filing cabinet and photos to your gimmick .

Files

Syncing nonmedia data file , such as document and spreadsheets , between your Android phone and your Mac is easy , thanks to cloud storehouse services . In this lesson we ’ll utilise Dropbox ( and adopt that you already have it set up on your Mac ) , but you’re able to practice any service that appeal to you , such as Box , Google Drive , SkyDrive , or SugarSync .

Download the Dropbox app on your Android sound . From there , ratify in to Dropbox with your account information . Thereafter , any file you set in your Dropbox folder will be synced between your devices automatically .

As on the iPhone , you may prefer to have Dropbox automatically keep and sync the picture show you take on your Android phone ( you get an special 500 MB of storage outer space if you enable this option ) . This choice is exchangeable to Google ’s option to automatically upload photos take to your Google account , and it can be a little creepy at first ( perhaps you do n’t desire those exposure to be synced off your telephone ) , but it can be useful if you fall back your machine .

Everything

The well-situated way to sync everything from your Android equipment to your Mac is to use Google ’s own apps for email , calendaring , photos , and tangency . If you do , you could enable syncing from your World Wide Web - ground Google account to your Android twist by going toSettings > account > Googleand bug your Google account ( under Accounts ) .

From this menu , you may toggle syncing of various Google services — including Google Chrome , Photos , Google Play Books , Google Play Magazines , Google encounter Music , Google+ , and Picasa vane albums — on or off . you may also prefer to sync the Internet , an interesting feature article that syncs your Google lookup results across devices .