I have just switched from international GT-i9100 Galaxy S2 with ICS 4.0 to an international GT-i9300 Galaxy S3. I used Kies with S2 to sync my Outlook contacts, calendar, schedule and memos. When I connected S3 to Kies I noticed that option to sync Memos with Outlook Notes is not available. I suppose its another Google's way of gradually pushing users away from Outlook.
Anyone knows another way to sync, or at least manually import notes into S Memo on S3? Thank you.
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Unfortunately, same situation here.
I thought it is caused by localized name of folder Notes. Therefore I tried to manually create folder "Notes" in Outlook when disconnected and then connect with Kies. No luck, Memo sync still not available. Maybe I should delete old localized folder... later.
Thanks for any other suggestion!
If you insist on synchronizing via Kies into built in Samsung app, contact Samsung so they fix Kies. Otherwise there are many applications on Google Play that sync Outlook notes into own notes apps via all kinds of methods. E.g my app Local Sync synchronizes notes directly from Outlook in own notes app.
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It's strange, but I want to sync only calendar and contacts with my work account (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account).
In my old HTC Wildfire, under Settings-Account, I was able to choose what items I want to sync: calendar, contacts and/or email.
But with my new SGSII I can only choose calendar, contacts and task.
I can't tick or untick the email mark, it isn't.
It works well, syncing my email, but I don't know how to deactivate email sync and go on with calendar and contacts sync.
Does anybody know how to do this, is the diference the android version ? (if the cause is the version, what about ICS ?
Thanks a lot.
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Hi all.
I have just purchased the above phone with NFC on the ORANGE Network (UK). I have installed the latest version of KIES and hit a few problems. This is the situation:
I have used iPhone 4s for a few months and love the way it syncs my MS Outlook Contacts & Calendar etc.
Now using KIES & MS Outlook. This is very problematic.
I have synced using KIES which seems to grab information from all over the place and installs it where it wants. within its contacts and calendar.
I have surnames where they shouldn't be, duplicate calendar dates and duplicate dates of birth or anniversary etc.
I have managed manually to sort everything out on the phone and backed it up. I will do a re-sync later and see what happens but i am thinking it will screw everything up again.
Does anyone have an idea how to get around these problems please?
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Hi all.
I have just purchased the above phone with NFC on the ORANGE Network (UK). I have installed the latest version of KIES and hit a few problems. This is the situation:
I have used iPhone 4s for a few months and love the way it syncs my MS Outlook Contacts & Calendar etc.
Now using KIES & MS Outlook. This is very problematic.
I have synced using KIES which seems to grab information from all over the place and installs it where it wants. within its contacts and calendar.
I have surnames where they shouldn't be, duplicate calendar dates and duplicate dates of birth or anniversary etc.
I have managed manually to sort everything out on the phone and backed it up. I will do a re-sync later and see what happens but i am thinking it will screw everything up again.
Does anyone have an idea how to get around these problems please?
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Why are you involving Kies? I have my phone synching to my outlook email and calendar without Kies. I could synch my contacts too, but I don't have any in my exchange account.
Haven't had any problems with outlook sync myself but am using Activesync Exchange which syncs to my corporate email over the air. Hence don't use Kies to sync.
My only thinking is that you may have saved contacts on your sim causing duplicates. I only see duplicates if I sync multiple sources like Google contacts, and outlook but within accounts sync in the settings you can choose what to sync.
If you have a new phone, maybe worth resetting contacts as outlook is your backup.
Btw, I used to sync outlook to Google before I had the option to use corporate email. If you sync to Google then you won't need to connect via cable which is a huge benefit. I used a paid app to make sure the sync is perfect but that was a year ago.
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I have similar problem on my SGS2.
Some of my contacts are quadrupled both in SGS2 and Outlook after syncing them trough Kies 2.1.1.11124_17.
And it has to be Kies since my HTC Blackstone synced with Outlook 5 minutes before SGS2 without any problems...
And NO, I don't want to keep my contacts anywhere except on SGS2 and Outlook.
And I don't have any form of corporate mail on SGS2.
Any toughts?
@ctomgee: How do you sync with Outlook without Kies? Trough Exchange?
I use gSyncIt to sync my outlook with gmail account, which then auto-synchronizes with the phone. Works perfectly.
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Bodisson said:
I have similar problem on my SGS2.
Some of my contacts are quadrupled both in SGS2 and Outlook after syncing them trough Kies 2.1.1.11124_17.
And it has to be Kies since my HTC Blackstone synced with Outlook 5 minutes before SGS2 without any problems...
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Not sure of the relevance... can you explain?
Bodisson said:
And NO, I don't want to keep my contacts anywhere except on SGS2 and Outlook.
And I don't have any form of corporate mail on SGS2.
Any toughts?
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I think you need more flexibility, personally. This is an android phone, which means your contacts AUTOMATICALLY sync to your google account.
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@ctomgee: How do you sync with Outlook without Kies? Trough Exchange?
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Yes.
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I use gSyncIt to sync my outlook with gmail account, which then auto-synchronizes with the phone. Works perfectly.
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This sounds like your best option.
Seriously, I don't even use Kies. The only reason I even have it installed still is for the drivers. If I had some motivation to do so, I would just look for the stand-alone Samsung USB drivers for my phone and uninstall Kies completely.
For duplicates in contacts, schedules, I would check Accounts and settings and look inside to see what is syncing. I had multiple calendars syncing so stopped my Google sync for calenders only. Also, I have outlook exchange and a local outlook .PST contacts folder but have seen cases where contacts was pulling from exchange and not my local backup. Default will also sync contacts to Google.
Personally, I would try resetting contacts on the phone(you can do without resetting the phone by clearing the application data in applications) and then removing and redoing the sync. I would then check the options carefully before hitting the sync button.
This is how I would do for any sync issues as have done before when syncing outlook to other sources. Trick is to have one master source and push/sync read only until you are happy, then update to sync.
Have a feeling Kies default options are not perfect but there other USB sync options in the Market like Nitrodesk, companionlink and others above.
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Not sure of the relevance... can you explain?
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HTC Blackstone synced to the same Outlook *.pst file as SGS2 did few minutes later. Blackstone synced trough ActiveSync and messed nothing. SGS2 synced trough Kies and quadrupled some contacts, not all of them. So it's either Kies or SGS2...
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I think you need more flexibility, personally. This is an android phone, which means your contacts AUTOMATICALLY sync to your google account.
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Well, my SGS2 arrived with 2.3.4 (KG2/KG1/KE1), and there was option to disable some or all parts of sync with Google. Which I partially disabled (contacts).
And they remained non-synced even after upgrade to 2.3.5, where you have NO option to disable parts of sync...
And as I wrote before, I don't like having my contacts somewhere in some cloud... I admit that is a bit old-fashioned...
Hmmm.
Just checked my phone and am on 2.3.6 SGS 2 i91000
I checked my sync settings and am able to disable individual. I did notice I have my linked in and Facebook contacts synced as well so maybe other apps are syncing? Interesting not all contacts are quadrupled. Looking at my contacts, I have pictures shown but show source of data. Pictures with a small g refer to Google contacts, pics with f refer to Facebook, pics with in refer to Linkedin. Maybe this will help indicate thesource of the data for you.
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Also, you can join contacts that are duplicated into a single contact on your contacts list.
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So here's the deal. I have three separate calendars that show up in the wonderfully limiting Sense Calendar... ಠ_ಠ
Facebook Calendar (don't really care much, but still a problem)
PC Sync (calendar events from my Outlook Exchange Calendar)
Google (self explanitory)
I use HTC Sync to get the PC Sync events. But I would really like to put these events to the google calendar.
I have been all up and down the interwebs trying to fix this, and the one sure fire solution I am not able to use. (Bosses won't let me use the Google Sync app because they don't want stuff touching the Exchange server.)
So how do I get all three (or just the other two really) to get synced up to my google calendar, so when I log into google.com/calendar I will see all the events that are on my phone?
Thanks in advance.
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This probably doesn't help, but our exchange server at work is set up to delete the phones data after 5 attempts at a failed login. I think it's five, maybe three.
There is an option to forward outlook items to a mobile device. On Windows 7, click on file, then click on options (right under help), then go to mobile.
Good luck.
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Checked out the mobile options and can't really do anything there. The link for "Find a text messaging service for your mobile operator" doesn't even work.
- I use outlook 2010 at home for my hotmail, Google, & Cox emails & Google calendar.
-I use "CompanionLink" pc app to sync my google calendars (6) and contacts to/from outlook.
-I use the the android "mail" app, to access my hotmail account (as Exchange ActiveSync for push mail) which pulls in my MSN Calendar, Contacts etc. I also use it for gmail, & cox mail. (disable gmail sync in accounts & sync).
- I am able to see all my Google calendars, MSN Calendars, & Facebook calendars in the HTC calendar app.
- I use android "pure calendar" widget app to have a scrollable homescreen calendar that combines all appointments etc & is customizable (requires Adw or similar launcher).
Don't know if that will help you or not, but it works well for me. The Exchange & Google calendars etc are all separate still but viewed together. If I add an event, I can choose which calendar it goes to.
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With the deflated announcement yesterday, I'm thankfully going to get my S3.
Can any folk on here who have experience with Android and a Mac please tell me if the following is a good setup for use with a Mac and iCloud? Or suggest better options that what I've given?
For syncing of iCal and Contacts I'm thinking about getting Smooth Sync from Play Store. The only problem with this, I believe, is that Calendar, Contacts... and email will not be pushed. Instead will have to be retrieved at set intervals.
For syncing of iTunes and iPhoto, I'll need Kies. I did read somewhere that there is a better alternative, but can't remember the name of the software.
Finally, is there anything else I need to consider when using the S3 with a Mac?
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For my contact/calendar syncing, I just transferred everything into my Google account. That way, I can access my Google calendar on iCal, as well as from my Anroid, same thing for contacts. My calendars sync instantly, and my @me.com email account is set to push emails, though I use gmail more anyways.
As far as iTunes syncing, I've been using Doubletwist. It's one of the few apps that allows you to import iTunes playlists, which was important to me.
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For my contact/calendar syncing, I just transferred everything into my Google account. That way, I can access my Google calendar on iCal, as well as from my Anroid, same thing for contacts. My calendars sync instantly, and my @me.com email account is set to push emails, though I use gmail more anyways.
As far as iTunes syncing, I've been using Doubletwist. It's one of the few apps that allows you to import iTunes playlists, which was important to me.
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Thanks topched. I didn't realise Push emails were possible for .mac emails on an S3! Could you please give me an idiots guide as to how I can do this?
Also, an idiots guide as to how to sync my iCal and Contacts, please.
I was going to my Smooth Sync by Marten Gajda, but if your method gives me the same results I'm game.
Hi,
does anybody have experiences with the hotmail/exchange sync via the stock google mail app? I just want to sync my Hotmail contacts with android because the hotmail app just syncs read only. It seems to work (somehow) but is very unstable. Is this supposed to work on CM10?
Best wishes,
Daniel
Edit: Sorry, I accidentally posted in the wrong forum but I don't know how to move or delete a thread...