I am looking at getting one of these instead of the EVO. The HTC devices have the htc sync software that allows you sync your calendar and contacts with outlook(stand alone as well as exchange). Does samsung have a similar software that can be used with the epic or can the htc sync work with it? If they have a program to do this, is it less "clunky" than the htc software and can you sync it using wifi or usb only?
Just Google Sync and have it all synced to your google account, then you never need to touch a computer.
Unfortunately that isn't an option. It would be nice if it was. The google sync is easy to use but some companies aren't too keen about people syncing their exchange account with google .
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Hi, all.
The manual for Vibrant, beginning on Page 120, talks about using Samsung Kies to sync files between the PC and Vibrant. I downloaded Kies version 1.5.1.10071_32 through samsungapps.com. Installed no problem on my 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate OS. I've got 32-bit Outlook 2010 installed.
I enabled the USB connection through Kies on my phone. Drivers installed no problem when the phone was connected through USB.
First time using Kies, contacts sync'd up just fine. Calendar, not so much. Nothing sync'd.
Subsequent attempts to connect the phone sometimes hangs Kies. When the connection is successful, and I attempt to sync, my entire calendar will be imported into Kies, but only a few of the appointments get into the phone. Sometimes no appointments get into the phone. There's no rhyme or reason to what makes it, what doesn't, and it varies from attempt to attempt.
I live and die by Outlook, and trying to make the move to Gmail won't work for me.
Let me add something here. I don't like clouds. Clouds conjure up visions of rain, darkness, thunder and lightning, wind, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. Scary stuff. That's why I'm not too big on using Gmail to sync the phone. It also doesn't work real well when the rest of the business world relies on Outlook. For the time being, I've exported my contacts and calendar to CSV DOS files, then uploaded them to Gmail. This is what I have to do everytime I want to update my phone, and it's a pain in the butt.
Even though my US Vibrant manual says to use Kies to sync the phone, the Samsung Apps website makes no indication of any support for US phones, and says my country is not supported by the site. Of the phones listed for other countries (including Canada and the United Kingdom), the Galaxy S is not listed.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any third party apps that work well?
Thanks in advance for all comments and suggestions.
I am assuming you're using Outlook without an Exchange server? This phone syncs just fine if you have an Exchange server.
OolonColuphid said:
I am assuming you're using Outlook without an Exchange server? This phone syncs just fine if you have an Exchange server.
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Right. No Exchange server.
One other thing.
The initial contacts sync works great, subsequent contacts sync hangs at 35%, forced close, then a re-sync destroys the contact list.
I have the same problem. Coming from an Iphone this is the only downside I found with Android.
My Iphone was able to sync outlook (contacts, calendar and notes) + my internet favorites.
Now I use
- KIES for sync my contacts
- google sync to sync my calendar
I didn't found a way to sync my notes or my IE favorites
Still searching
Otherwise there is some third party soft like CompanionLink but they cost $$
Another option for you if you use GMail as your mail provider (via Outlook) is to use Google Calendar Sync. It will sync your Outlook Calendar with your GMail Calendar, which would then automatically Sync with your Android device. That's how I've been doing it since I've had my G1 and it's worked great...no need to plug in and sync anything.
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Another option for you if you use GMail as your mail provider (via Outlook) is to use Google Calendar Sync. It will sync your Outlook Calendar with your GMail Calendar, which would then automatically Sync with your Android device. That's how I've been doing it since I've had my G1 and it's worked great...no need to plug in and sync anything.
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Google Calendar Sync does not yet work with Outlook 2010.
manticore1977 said:
Another option for you if you use GMail as your mail provider (via Outlook) is to use Google Calendar Sync. It will sync your Outlook Calendar with your GMail Calendar, which would then automatically Sync with your Android device. That's how I've been doing it since I've had my G1 and it's worked great...no need to plug in and sync anything.
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I've been doing the same thing for over a year via OutLook. I just set it up at work as a Scheduled Task and it runs 30minutes before I go home. Keeps the IT guys off my back if they happen to look at my Task Bar and see thing odd running.
TouchDown
I am testing out a trial version of Exchange TouchDown by NitroDesk.
I am not able to post the link but you can google it.
It syncs email, contact, calendar and tasks via USB for stand alone Outlook as well as OTA sync to your Exchange mailbox. Give it a try and let us know how it worked out for you.
I have a different issue... Outlook 2003. I start out with all contacts LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. I sync and all of my contacts last and first names are now transposed in my PC. Now they show FIRST NAME, LAST NAME. It isn't just a function of 'sorting' for when I click on a contact on my PC, the contact's first and last names have actually swapped.
Anybody else experiencing this or have any suggestions? I really like this phone but the absolute lack of being able to update contacts via USB sync (do not like the cloud idea AT all either) is making me think about returning it. Thanks!
Not sure if this is the correct part of Forum.
what is the most reliable way to sync outlook with android phone?
I know that you can sync outlook with google calendar, and then android, but that is no ideal, i don't want to sync it google online service.
I also found an app that sync from outlook to some weird office app on andorid, and the date still is not visible though native android apps.
Checks if this helps you!
[Q] Outlook Sync with current android builds
this HTC sync will not work with Samsung phone?
I found something that works ...and is free (donationware anyway!)
My PhoneExplorer
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/
works on my XPERIA 10a running 2.1
Is there finally an app/program that will sync t-mo HD2 running Android? I need to sync contacts, calendar(recurring) and mainly notes. Tried HTC Sync but drivers wouldnt install. Companionlink didnt work well either. Any sugestions?
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best solution is HTC Sync, but youll need Sense on your android phone! Why cant you install it - any error message?
Another option is to Sync to your google Account and then from GMail to Outlook (or so)
You can also try "MyPhoneExplorer"!
Thx 4 reply.
HTC Sync didnt communicate w/ Android HD2, no error msgs. Tried on Xp and W7 PC. However HTC Sync and Google Sync still dont sync notes.
Only option I see is to wait for developers of Android Sync to perfect it.
Android has been around for a long time now and I dont understand why there isnt ActiveSync (WMDC) replacement for androids. Am I the only one who needs to sync contacts w/categories, recurring calendar and notes?
What do you mean by "dint communicate"? Do you have Sense on your build?
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Please can someone help. I have an HTC Hero with Android 2.1. I am able to sync the contacts with HTC Sync with no problem at all. However, I am totally unable to sync the Calendar. What I would like to do is sync my HTC Calendar with Google calendar and also export it so that I can save the calendar to my SD Card. However, nothing seems to work, not even HTC Sync.
Any help would be much appreciated.
As far as I know, Google calendar syncs with your google account at any time when you have internet connection and/or background data/autosync enabled. HTC Sync sync your phone's calendar with MS Outlook (if you use windows).
Thank you. Please can you tell me how I can use HTC Sync to Sync my HTC Calendar with Outlook because I am unable to make this work at the moment!
I've downloaded a program called Google Calendar Sync. This program syncs your outlook calendar with your google calendar (you can tell it which ways it has to sync e.g. only outlook-> google, or google->outlook or both ways), and then in turn, your google calendar syncs with your phone.
See Google Calendar Sync page for more info.
Chek this out.
Hello all. I have a user who just got a Nexus S, and we are trying to get his Exchange stuff synced. The problem we are having is that he uses Sharepoint lists to share contacts in his department. His old blackberry had desktop software that could sync these, but I cannot find a way to do it with the Nexus. I have tried the Kies software, however it is not working, I suspect because it is a pure Google phone.
Does anyone know of some software I could get that will sync his contacts?
In additon, he is sharing calendars through outlook, is there a way to get these multiple calendars to sync?
Thanks,
Brennan
Has anyone found a solution for this, or have any ideas of sync methods?
I think this is a limitation of active sync rather than of the mobile device, isn't it?
Been a while since I looked into it, but we have iPhones at work with the same limitations and I couldn't find a way round it at the time.
Yes, this is a limitation. There isn't a way to sync SharePoint and mobile devices directly. There are some apps for Android (e.g. SharePlus) that might work to access the content.
We have been working on an Outlook add-in that syncs SharePoint, Outlook, Exchange. Using ProperSync, users can sync contacts and calendars to their Outlook folders. The items are then distributed to mobile phones via Exchange.
Hope that is helpful.
*Disclaimer - I am part of the ProperSync team and hope this has been a relevant and helpful posting.