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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Calendar and facebook events and birthdays
I'm using the native calendar in my Android 2.2. I'm also using Simple Calendar Widget but I don't think it has anything to do with my problem.
A few weeks ago everything was perfect. I had synced 3 ...
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1answer
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I added a new calendar using my laptop, but my Android phone can't find it after syncing
I used my laptop to remove two calendars and add one calendar to my Google Calendar account. After syncing, the Calendar app on my Android (2.2) phone knows that I deleted the two calendars, but does ...
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Joined Google Contacts do not sync
I can join two contacts on my Android phone, regardless of where the contact is from (Google Contacts, Qik Video, Skype, etc). But when I join two Google contacts, I expect to see the contacts merged ...
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Default group on Samsung Galxy S II does not sync with Gmail
The default groups on the Samsung Galaxy S II: Friends, Family and Co-Workers do not get sync with Google Contacts. Any thing I can do in order to solve it?
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Which VPN do I use for a Cisco VPN concentrator?
I want to setup corporate sync on my DroidX and it appears to work until I try to get email.
My office uses Microsoft Exchange.
I think I need to set up VPN to do this? (not sure, I know I have to ...
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1answer
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Outlook contacts ALWAYS sync with my phone?
I have a Milestone and I only want my Google contacts to appear in the contacts list, on my phone. The native (corporate)'email' app is synced with my work email (Microsoft Exchange) and calendar; ...
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1answer
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How can I change the account used for contact sync?
My phone currently synchronizes the contacts with my personal Google account. I would like to change that so it would synchronize the contacts with an other account of mine. I added the other account, ...
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1answer
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disable sync when in mobile (3g) network
How can I enable auto-sync only when wifi is available? I have a small data plan and I don't want to waste it on sync.
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Exchange 2010 calendar synchronization problem
I've had my HTC Incredible S for a couple of weeks now, and have only just succeeded in synchronizing my Exchange 2010 calendar with it. E-mail and contacts have been working like a charm from the ...
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2answers
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App to sync PDFs between Linux laptop and Android phone?
I like reading research papers on both my laptop and on my phone. I'd love to be easily send a PDF to the phone while reading it on the laptop, so I can read it later on the subway or when I am ...
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What is the recommended way to synchronize music on an Android phone?
I have a server which is on all the time, on a network share I store my music collection. I would like to synchronize this with my phone. If I add new album on my server it should pop up on my phone ...
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1answer
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Gmail app does not refresh email read status
The first thing I like to do in the morning as I wake up is to read new emails in the Galaxy S. I refresh my Gmail account in the Gmail app, the mails show up, I read them and everything works ...
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In Android (Galaxy S), is there a way to automatically sync photos from camera to picasa?
I want to have it so that when I take a picture it automatically syncs to a private folder in picasa, is there a native way to do this? or maybe a third party way?
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Gmail stopped syncing messages
For some reason, Gmail on my Nexus S is not pulling new messages anymore. I added a second Gmail account; could it possibly be the reason?
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Understanding Sync & Transferring one account to another
I've tried to find information about understanding syncing account information on Android but cannot find any definitive guide to answer the below questions
What does syncing actually mean? Is it ...
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1answer
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Sync Exchange 2010 notes, tasks and reminders
My HTC Incredible S phone runs Andriod 2.2, and has the ability to sync e-mail, calendar and contacts with our Exchange 2010 Server at work.
Tasks, notes and e-mail reminders, however, aren't synced ...
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1answer
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Can't access emails in Gmail labels
This is a problem that suddenly appeared (or rather didn't!) on my Nexus One running Cyanogenmod 7.
It was fine and then all of a sudden I could no longer load any emails in any of the labels, it ...
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Can Droid 2 Global sync with Outlook 2010? Esp concerned with tasks
Considering getting a Droid 2. I use Outlook for all calendar, contacts, and tasks. Although it is seamless for calendar items and contacts, task management is critical for me. I am not impressed with ...
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What are some use-cases for FireFox|Chrome-to-Phone?
According to FoxToPhone (presumable, ChrometoPhone is similar)
you can
Send current page with address bar button
Right click on any link/image to send to your Android phone
Highlight any text and ...
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3answers
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Access synced Exchange calendar from desktop browser
I know this is a bit tangential, but bear with me.
The Exchange calendar sync works perfectly for me, however, it would be AWESOME if I could see my exchange calendar with my other Google calendars ...
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problems with sync of contacts to google
my samsung galaxy europa seems to sync ok with my google account. but the contacts do not appear in my google account on the web [whereas updates to calendar and email do]. any advice appreciated.
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Sync only Gmail “My Contacts” group on android 2.3
I have more then 2k contacts on other contacts, but i only want to sync the "my contacts".
Any hints?
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Markdown note taking with Dropbox sync
How do I do all of the following with my Android phone?
Read markdown-formatted notes stored in my Dropbox folder
Show it as HTML in Android
Optional editing from the phone
FWIW, the iPhone ...
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1answer
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How do I sync and share Calendars from multiple Google accounts with my phone?
I have some questions regarding to Android's default calendar app in Galaxy 5 (five).
I am working with two Google accounts, but my calendar app shows calendar of only one account which is marked ...
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Process com,google.process.gapps stopped unexpectedly
Started getting this error in the last few days. It is stopping various things like Gmail, Market and Listen from syncing.
I've read that it can be caused by bad data in records and that you should ...
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News & Weather Widget Not Updating
I have a news & weather widget on my Nexus S home screen, set to show the weather for my current location. In its settings, I have it set to update once an hour along with automatic location ...
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How can I shut off sync or change its frequency?
I think the term is: how do I pull not push? I don't want the phone constantly checking for FB, new email, etc. every 30 seconds. But I cannot work out how to:
Limit this to once every hour or less
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1answer
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How can I tell which account contacts have synced from?
I've just noticed that I've suddenly had 7 contacts appear in my list all called "Me Mob" all with my mobile's phone number as the only entry. I don't know when they appeared, but I don't think ...
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How to sync an Android phone with anything other than Google? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
As I understand, the Android phone can only sync with Google (GMail, Google Calendar, etc.) out of the ...
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Does Jorte synch with Google Calendar?
When I create events on Google Calendar, they don't end up in Jorte. Does Jorte truly sync events with Google Calendar or does it just import events when you set it up and then forget about it?
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Which apps are affected by the SYNC icon in Power Control Bar?
I can turn sync on/off in the Power Control bar. Which applications actually use this sync setting? Is that only Google-based products (calendar, contacts, gmail) or does it also influence apps like ...
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1answer
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Enforcing no synchronization with Google [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I use the Google Market without syncing other Google data?
Hello,
I'd like to setup a personal calendar with Funambol's syncing application. My goal is to never let ...
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2answers
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Can't sync using Leedroid
I have been using Leedroid for a while and all is well, it works great. Now for some reason my GMail is reporting that I have 7 unread emails, but my GMail app won't update my inbox on my phone.
I've ...
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How to get contacts from an Android phone to an iPhone? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I transfer my contacts from an iPhone to an HTC Inspire?
I use Google to maintain my contacts, which syncs to my Android device. However, I'm switching to an ...
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How to sync all my Exchange files (including Notes and Tasks) to my Nexus S?
I need to find a way to sync my Outlook notes and tasks to my Nexus S.
I would also like to have all the fields I use in my contacts in Outlook available in my Nexus S.
I rund on Exchange and the ...
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2answers
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How can I make my Droid2 push Facebook-originated contacts to Google?
On my Droid2 (Android Version 2.2) (System Version.2.3.20.A955.Verizon.en.US), I fully utilize the phone's ability to log into a Google, Facebook, and Twitter account, and link the contacts together. ...
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2answers
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Sync setup question: will Android, Outlook 2010, Gmail, calendar and contacts sync?
my previous phone was a windows mobile 6.5 from HTC. so I had it linked to my computer (windows 7 x64 pro) and it used windows mobility center to sync with outlook 2010. everything was fine. I also ...
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DoubleTwist sync fails after Froyo Update
I updated my Galaxy S Captivate on Rogers to Froyo last week. Debating whether the upgrade was worth it or not. There is one thing that's been really irking me since I did the upgrade:
DoubleTwist no ...
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HTC EVO Does Not Sync Google Calendar
I'm an experienced Android user and recently my Dad picked up a HTC EVO. I set him up with all the Google services and apps like Gmail, Contacts and Calendar. I exported all of his contacts and ...
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Limit sync'ed address book entries to bluetooth car-kit
Is there an app (because I don't see it as a feature) to limit the address book entries to a particular category when accessing via bluetooth?
My car will only take 1000 phone numbers, but my address ...
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How can I control the frequency of synchronization with Google?
My phone syncs with Google pretty often. Each time it takes a few minutes and makes the whole phone work slowly.
Is there any way to make the synchronization less frequent?
Barring that, is there ...
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Does the operating system matter when syncing?
I'm going to buy a mobile phone with android and I have use linux as operating system on my desktop computers and laptop, as android is based on linux I could hope the compatibility with linux should ...
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How do I determine which app is syncing?
I frequently see the syncing icon in my notification bar, but every once in a while it gets stuck there, perpetually syncing something. I have tons of apps that do background syncs. How can I see ...
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1answer
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How to fix out-of-sync calendar?
I'm using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) running stock FroYo from T-Mo.
I sync my calendar on the phone with my Google Calendar. I have several different calendars on Google, shared with ...
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Why has my Android phone stop updating calendars, mail etc?
As question says above. It used to update every few minutes, but recently I've had to manually refresh each of the applications to get it to run
Thank you
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Why can't I Sync Picasa Web Albums?
Device: T-Mobile G2 (UK) / HTC Hero
OS: 2.1
I would like to Sync Picasa Web Albums, like on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfjt3pye5c. However, the option is not present - only contacts, ...
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Is is possible to sync my Samsung Galaxy S with an exchange account, but only the calendar, not the emails?
I managed to sync my Galaxy Samsung S running Froyo with an exchange server.
But I am really only interested in the calender data, not the emails.
Someone knows how to do this ?
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Has HTC Sync 3 dropped support for Windows 7 Contacts?
I've got an HTC Desire and since I got it, I've been synchronising the contacts on my phone with the "Contacts" folder in Windows 7 using HTC Sync 2.something
I noticed HTC Sync 3 was available, so I ...
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How to set alarm for all calendar events synced from Google account android
I used to use my events in Google Calendar for reminding me of my events through SMS alerts earlier (when I had a simple mobile). Now I've got those synced up in my Android 2.1 (Samsung Galaxy 3 ...
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Native Exchange Email app does not synchronize folders properly
Recently I created/removed some folders on Outlook desktop app.
When I synchronized my corporate account by manually refreshing under the folders screen, it didn't bring the new folders, nor removed ...
