Sync Contacts Categories to Android Contacts Groups

[Product Manager]

Here are the informatoin regarding the sync of Outlook contacts categories:

• Only categories being assigned to VCO contacts will be synced to Android Groups.
• Only groups being assigned to Android contacts will be synced to VCO Categories
• Android System Groups will not be synced.
• Categories created/Edited/deleted in Outlook and VCO will synced to Android Contacts Groups
• Groups created/edited/deleted in Android Contacts App will be synced to Outlook and VCO
• Category in VCO/Outlook will not be deleted if the corresponding contact group is deleted in Android Contacts app. However, contact groups in Android Contacts App will be deleted if the corresponding categories are deleted in VCO or Outlook.
• If you choose to sync to Phone-Only, you cannot changes the groups of contacts in Android Contacts app. You need to change it in VCO.
• If you sync to gmail account, you can change group of the contacts in Android Contacts App.
• If you have enabled the "Sync categories to Android" option in Contacts Settings, remember to "Export synced contacts to Android". Otherwise, the contact categories created before enabling this option will not be synced to Android contact groups.

Remark:
Sync categories to contacts group is a very complicated process which involves a lot of checking, as the structure of on both platforms are very different. Sync contacts categories is disabled by default. It makes your sync process and contact categories update faster.