Short for "synchronize", this tag is for questions about synchronizing an Android device with "the Cloud" or simply with other devices. Please use the more specific tags if your issue is with e.g. 'active-sync' (MSExchange) or 'rsync' (see full tag wiki for details).
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Samsung Galaxy S2 is synchronizing without being plugged in
My Samsung Galaxy S2 was plugged in all day yesterday until around 6 PM. Then, after I unplugged it, it said "charged, unplug from charger." So I turned it off because I thought that it would go away. ...
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How to sync Nexus 4 and Nexus 7?
I have the both Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. I want them to have the same (at least similar) list of installed applications and their settings. How can I synchronize them, so that I do not need to ...
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Google+ Instant Upload and Google Drive
I'm using Instant Upload to auotmatically sync all of the photos I take on my phone over a wifi connection. I also use google drive to backup my documents, music, pictures and videos folders. Is there ...
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Manually Linking Facebook Contacts to Android
Until recently I was able to manually link a Facebook contact to my android contacts by going into the Facebook contact, holding down the contact under the friends list then selecting 'link to phone ...
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my exchange email on android does not sync regularly
I have what seems a unique problem...but i am sure someone may have encountered this before as well and solved the issue.
I am using an Android ice cream sandwich 4.0.4 with default email client for ...
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How to avoid entering Cloud credentials in many apps
I was about to set up my FolderSync with Dropbox, but noticed that I can't browse my cloud the way I can with the Dropbox and other could applications (Which generally doesn't sync but let you ...
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Copy synced videos in/from Dailymotion
Dailymotion-App: Is it possible to access the sync'ed videos somewhere else?
I know they're saved somewhere in the Cache (\mnt\sdcard\Android\data\com.dailymotion.dailymotion\cache\videos). If you ...
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Google Talk on Android only syncs one-way with gTalk on Desktop?
I use both gTalk on Desktop and Google Talk on Android (phone) - at the same time. However, it only seems to sync from Desktop to Android and not the other way round?
At the start of the conversation ...
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Best way to automatically sync iTunes music with an Android phone?
I would like an app the allows for the following :
Sync automatically with iTunes over wifi
Download music and playlists from iTunes to Android phone's storage
Simple and does not need multiple ...
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How to sync Picasa photos to Android 4.2.2?
My phone system is Android 4.2.2, CM10.1. I have installed the GAPPS and Google+, but I still cannot sync photos from Picasa. Some people says syncing from Picasa is removed in 4.2+...really?
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AutoSync is disabled in Android ICS LG P920 3D. How turn it on?
After upgrade Android from 2.3.x to 4.0.3 I can't turn on auto synchronization.
When Im trying I get msg:
AutoSync is disabled. Synchronization is enabled manually by server policy.
In Settings -> ...
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Create Playlist Folders
I have a huge library of music (nearly 3,000 songs) as it is like that I have lots of folders and playlists inside btw I'm using iTunes. Anyway I want to sync my playlist folders with my S3 and I want ...
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Syncing Google Calendar on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
I've got an Android Gingerbread device. When I go to Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Manage Accounts (and click on my email address) -> Sync Calendar, I see an exclamation mark besides the ...
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Enable Picasa albums in Android gallery
I can't enable Picasa sync.
I checked out this question but on the 3rd step I can't download my image. Screenshot:
I've enabled all Google syncronizations and installed the G+ app.
I use ...
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Will Dropbox re-upload a changed file if I don't access it from within the app?
I know that when I edit a file from within Dropbox (using an external application), after I close said file Dropbox uploads the updated version. Does this also work if, once I have accessed the file ...
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Is there a way I could sync my Facbook galleries with my Android Gallery?
Is there a way that allows me to sync my Facebook galleries to my Android phone if possible? I use HaxSync but that only seems to handle the calendar and the contacts, and the Facebook app doesn't ...
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Android sync with calendar works only one-way
I have a Phone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and I am trying to synchronize my calendar with my Google account. The problem is, that sync only works one-way. Data from Google are transferred to my ...
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Transferring all of my calendars to Windows Live
Recently, it seems that Windows Live calendar has stopped being able to sync with Google calendars. Something about the ActiveSync technology, I think. This is a big problem to me, because I love to ...
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How do I manage CalDAV-provided tasks?
On my phone I have a calendar synchronized via CalDAV-sync on a server of mine. On the desktop I edit them with Thunderbird, and since Thunderbird can associate tasks to a calendar, I was wondering, ...
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Select music quality when syncing Google Music with Android
I uploaded my whole music library on Google Music (through Google Music Manager) in order to have quick access from the web and sync it with my android phone (Galaxy Nexus). The original size was ...
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Android: Delay dropbox upload intentionally
Is might seem an odd question for some.. But I often find myself wishing that dropbox would wait 5-10 minutes before uploading my newly taken photos. The reason is that sometimes I take a blurry ...
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How to synchronize only Google contacts?
When I enable sync for contacts even my Google+ pics get synchronized. I don't want my Google+ pics in my gallery, so I tried clearing data/cache of Gallery app. Well those synced pics gone, but when ...
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Deleted all Google Calendar events by mistake (web). How to I push my local android calendar to the web?
I just deleted ALL my events from Google Calendar (website) by mistake!
My calendar events are still intact in my Nexus 7 because I have not synchronized after the mistaken deletion.
I would like ...
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Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 - calendar sync option disappeared
I just upgraded my SGS2 to 4.1.2 and I have huge problems synchronizing my Google calendar.
First of all, my Google calendar app disappeared. Until here ok, I reinstalled it from Google Play. When I ...
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WhatsApp refuses to sync on Data
On my Sony Xperia U, WhatsApp simply wont sync messages in the background when my data is on, AND phone is set to Auto-Sync.
Only when I start the application explicitly, will it download the messages ...
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How do I make sure all sync happens automatically now in Jelly bean?
Before my phone updated there was a sync button on the toolbar. Sometimes I am where I dont want to waste bandwith and set it to off then but most times it was set to on to automatically sync as soon ...
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Android Astrid app will not sync with Google App
I have signed into astrid via faceook on both my android device and on my computer. I can visibly see tasks being added to my android device, but sadly, anything I've added onto my android device does ...
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GMail notifications not removed when message is read elsewhere
I'm on Cyanogenmod 7.2 (Gingerbread) on a Droid Incredible, and I'm having a weird issue with notifications from the GMail app. Notifications for new messages are coming through fine. However, I ...
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How can I set up my Google account without syncing Gmail?
I got a Nexus 7 tablet. Is it possible to use my Google account just to download apps and for backup purpose?
I'd rather not see my emails, chats and contacts on the device as it's not with me all ...
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Some Google Apps Accounts Stuck On “Waiting for Sync”
I have several Google Apps (Free Edition) and one traditional Gmail acct set into my Nexus 4 (stock 4.2.2). All accts use 2FA (2 factor authentication).
Using the gmail app, all (GApps & Gmail) ...
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Sync only on screen on
I just bought a Nexus 4 (4.2.2), the problem is thta whatsapp/gmail/facebook (all apps) only show notifications when the screen is turned off (so I'm not notified if a message arrives with a led, ...
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Unknown email address showing in a contact card
I have a contacts issue. My wife, lets call her Jane Doe for example, is showing an unknown email address in her contact card on my Android phone. It shows her actual address then a second bogus one.
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Contacts and calendar no longer syncing between google and phone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has suddenly stopped being able to sync my calendars and contacts with GMail. Every time I try, I get the message sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be ...
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How to sync ONLY some specific Picasa albums in Gallery app?
I have plenty of Picasa albums and I really don't want all of them to be downloaded into my Android phone.
So my question is how can we select to sync only some selected albums only?
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Contacts sync in the opposite direction
I tried to sync my contacts in my phone (Android 4.0.3), and as a result all my contacts in my phone were changed to the old contacts I had in my google accont on the web. For example. if I had ...
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How to sync non-picasa folder displayed in Gallery app?
I often use Instagram to add effect and frame to my photos.
Then, there is a folder named instagram appearing in Gallery; but that folder won't be synced with my Google account i.e. on another ...
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Mac's Android File Explorer and SSH are not in sync
I transfered some photos using the Android File Explorer application for Macs.
However, I accidentally put them in the Music/ folder and Android File Explorer doesn't allow me to move files. So I ...
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Any way to sync Bookmarks between Android and Blackberry?
Is there any way to sync my Bookmarks between my BlackBerry Torch and My Samsung Tablet?
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Any way to synchronize calendar app across Android and iOS?
Me and my partner have been searching for ages for a calendar application that will sync across both Android and iOS devices (as she has an iPhone). We would love to be able to see each others ...
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Is there an android pdf reader that syncs my progress with the cloud? [closed]
I have been using Fabrik to read epub's and mobi's. However some of the books given to me by my organisation are in pdf format. Fabrik doesn't seem to like a lot of these pdf's and I assume this is ...
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Microsoft Exchange Active Sync issue when roaming
I bought new Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Last week I went to a different state ( roaming). During roaming my office outlook mail is not syncing. Whole purpose of having Email on phone is gone. I don't ...
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How to separate contact for Whats app only
I've synchronized my contacts of Gmail, Phonebook and Whats app. I do have 2 contacts with the same name. While I was joining the detail of first account with his gmail and whats app details by ...
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How can I sync my Contacts with Gmail if the stock firmware of my phone doesn't provide this feature?
Am using a Grandstream GXP2200 Android deskphone that has a customized version of 2.3.5 on it. They have replaced the native contacts app with a custom one that doesn't sync with Gmail. I have ...
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Galaxy S3 missing “Accounts and Sync”
I have Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2 and I lost the "Accounts and Sync" under settings. I added the "Auto sync data" under Data usage and it still does not sync automatically with my calendar. My ...
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How can I sync to my yahoo calendar on my Samsung Galaxy II? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone?
I want to do a one time sync of my calendar events and contacts on my Samsung Galaxy II to my Yahoo calendar and contacts.
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Why were some of my contacts automatically merged without notice?
I found several questions here where people want to merge several of their contacts into one.
I'm having exactly the opposite problem:
On both my Android devices (Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), two of ...
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Has anyone been able to setup a home server as a replacement for Google Sync? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
Sync to my own server for contacts, sms and notes?
Has anyone been able to setup a home server as a ...
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Starting the Google calendar sync in Samsung Galaxy S Duos
I have Samsung Galaxy S Duos and had a issue of calendar sync. While trying to clear data, I mistakenly force-stopped the Google Calendar Sync app. Now, the calendar sync is not working. It gives an ...
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Problem syncing Gmail contacts on Android tablet
I have a Teac tablet (classic101) with Android 4.0.
After signing in on Gmail and Drive and everything, my contacts won't show up anywhere. It doesn't show when I start writing an address in Gmail. ...
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How Google Contacts sync works?
I want to know the process of syncing contacts between Android Contacts and Google Contacts.
The direction of sync, effect of updating contacts etc.
