Hello,
I currently use the app LocalSync to sync my outlook with my Galaxy S3. I sync the following - Tasks, Calendar, and Contacts. Lately, I've been getting fed up with the app and I want a change.
I know there are a few alternatives (such as MyPhoneExplorer / DejaOffice), so I wanted to see what people's experiences are with these apps. There aren't too many of them available, probably because most people just use google and gmail for everything. But I swear by outlook, so I need a really good app that is reliable. Any thoughts/suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
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I am pretty new to android. I'm coming from a Blackberry Storm, so this Thunderbolt is insane.
I am a mac user and pretty much use outlook 2011 for my entire existence. It's got my work email and gmail attached. All my contacts are there and I use it for my calendar.
I don't want to start using other programs.
What is the best way to optimize and sync this to my phone? I found a program called sync mate that seems like it could do the trick to tie everything together, including music and photos. Is this a good application?
In regards to emailing, there are two apps on my phone for email, mail and gmail. Can I just use the mail app for both and stop using the gmail one? Should I use gmail app for it and the mail app for my other, work email?
To better sum up, I'm using these apps on my mac computer:
Outlook 2011 - Both email accounts, contacts, calendar
iTunes - Music and videos
iPhoto - Photos
There seems to be a million options on the phone side of things and I'm just trying to find the simplest and optimized way to sync all of this. SyncMate seems the best way, but I'm not sure and also what the best apps to use on the phone for each of these.
Thanks.
Itunes- make a folder in the phones SD card called music or whatever and drag your songs into it the phone will do the rest. ITunes will not sync an android phone
IPHOTO- same as iTunes
Emails- have you ever considered fowrarding your work email to your gmail or setting up your work email in your gmail? Gmail will be able to hold all of your calendar data extra... And Gmail will let you send emails as your work email from your gmail. In my opinion gmail is the best so any way to get everything in one place is the best. Also the google phones aka android work the best with the google email...
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This is not directly related to the GSII, but it is a general Android function issue. I'm currently using an app, Gdocs to sync my Outlook notes to my phone through Google documents. I'm using gSyncit between Outlook and Google. Unfortunately, the syncing process from my phone to Google seems a bit flaky. Updates from my phone to Google and then on to Outlook don't always "take". On a couple occasions notes entered on my phone were jumbled or joined with other notes in Google documents. The Gdocs-Google sync is very unreliable. I tried Google Docs, but discovered that it requires an Internet connection. Since I'm often out of both data and wireless range, the app won't work for me. I want the Outlook Notes data stored ON the phone. Any suggestions; other apps?
Thanks in advance.
-Bob-
I would like to try Android without GAPPS, and now I am looking for a calendar app which does not rely on the Google Calendar.
This is not an issue of using the built-in calendar app without syncing to Google, but the use of Android without even using a Google account.
Can anyone recommend a suitable app, if it even exists?
i use biz calender that lets you sync with any account google,microsoft,yahoo ect
I like Pocket Informant.
I forgot to mention, I don't really want to sync the calendar at all, but just want to use it on the phone.
The calendar should be able to handle normal appointments, birthdays and anniversaries with reminders in advance, a nice desktop widget would be nice as well.
Any more ideas?
Hello guys,
I have a common quesiton about synchronising my gmail and Exchange (work) account with my HTC Desire HD Android Version 2.3.5
At the moment I synchronise my gmail accoutn with mail, calender, tasks and phone directory.
For future use I want to synchronise with Exchange from work, even the same functions like gmail.
For gmail I use the given gmail-mail program which is implemented with Android.
For Exchange I'd like to use the "Mail" function which is also a standard tool from Android.
My question:
1. I've seen that there is the possibility to show or not show different calenders, phone books etc. When I creat the Exchange additionally to the gmail account, is there a complete new calender built with the Exchange rules or does it use my gmail calender? The same for phone directory.
I want to avoid that the two accounts will be fully mashed in the future. So, if I quit my workplace I want to delete the Exchange account and all work information will be lost but not my personal gmail account, settings and personal data like calender, phone directory etc.
2. Is the Exchange completely separated to the gmail account?
I'm a littel bit frightend to configure the Exchange accoutn because I don' want to mix up the two accounts.
I hope I wrote it in a understandable way and not redundant to an existing article.
Thanks a lot and regards
The email app and the gmail app are different, are independent one of the other. You'll have no problem, nor with the contacts.
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Hi,
thanks a lot for your support.
Cheers
t4max said:
Hi,
thanks a lot for your support.
Cheers
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You are welcome !
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I am caught between Exchange and the Android ecosystem. Work uses Exchange and Iphones, I sneak in Android stuff where I can (Desire HD, Nexus 7 and other stuff). All my private life is in google calendar. All my work is in Exchange calendars, which is shared and coordinated with lots of ppl.
Is it possible to make an app (if it doesn't exist) that SYNCS DIRECTLY between Exchange and Google?
What I have found so far:
- If you can install software on the PC where you have Outlook installed, you can use Google Sync. I can't do that
- I could possibly install Outlook on another PC and install google sync, and then have that PC running just for that. But comeon?
- If I use Exchange on the devices, I can see combined calendars, but it is basically just pooling two sources and not sync
- I can add online calendars to Outlook from google, but these can't be seen by others? Or what? Not AFAIK.
- I have tried a few apps for the phone, but none does the job.
- I could accept running two calendars all the time, but that is SO messy. Been trying that for a year now and it stinks.
I really hate this situation. Any ideas? I hope I found the right section.
What I basically need is Google sync for android, instead of merely PC.
I think the solution is in #2. If you don't do it yourself, there might be an online service which would do it, and probably for a fee.
I'm not aware of any application which would solve your problem.
I've ended up keeping all my personal stuff in Google and all my work stuff in Exchange. I have none of my personal stuff on my work PC.
On my phone I use email with my Exchange account and Gmail with my Google account.
I sync calendar, email, and contacts for both account. Calendar shows both accounts and People shows all my contacts.
I have no duplicates (no work contacts in Google or personal contacts in Exchange).
This way I have a unified calendar and contacts yet clean separation of work and personal.
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Thanks everyone for your feedback. It seems there is no solution.
BillGoss said:
I've ended up keeping all my personal stuff in Google and all my work stuff in Exchange. I have none of my personal stuff on my work PC.
On my phone I use email with my Exchange account and Gmail with my Google account.
I sync calendar, email, and contacts for both account. Calendar shows both accounts and People shows all my contacts.
I have no duplicates (no work contacts in Google or personal contacts in Exchange).
This way I have a unified calendar and contacts yet clean separation of work and personal.
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Bill,
As I write initially, that is what I already do.
I am not happy with this setup. I work long hours and travel a lot - and my colleauges benefit from seeing my private bookings, when trying to book all day events, meetings that require lots of travel, evening meetings etc. Everyone here has everything in Exchange and I am the only one who doesn't offer this solution. Well I guess the answer is "meh"
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I am not happy with this setup. I work long hours and travel a lot - and my colleauges benefit from seeing my private bookings, when trying to book all day events, meetings that require lots of travel, evening meetings etc. Everyone here has everything in Exchange and I am the only one who doesn't offer this solution. Well I guess the answer is "meh"
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It sounds as though you would be better off only using Exchange for appointments and forget about Google Calendar.
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