Synchronization of Calendars, Contacts, etc.
Sure, many things can be synced with Google. But not everything. And not everybody wants this. Luckily, there are alternatives:
Sync with specific web sites
Sync with Facebook
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- UberSync Facebook Contact Sync (4@17,762) 13 5 LastUpdate: 2016-05-25
- Sync.ME: Caller ID & Contacts (3.8@236,943) Ǥ 31 9 Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
- Contacts+ (3.8@211,175) Ǥ 34 4 Dialer & Kontaktverwaltung incl. Facebook-Sync
Sync with Xing
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Sync with LinkedIn
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Sync Bookmarks
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- floccus bookmark sync (4.2@119) 7 Github; via Nextcloud, WebDAV or Google Drive
- Xmarks for Dolphin *Premium (3.8@1,305) 0 LastUpdate: 2015-10-30 Dolphin: 14-day-trial; then yearly subscription fee
- GBookmark (3.6@1,094) 7 LastUpdate: 2021-10-07
Various data-cloud-synchronizers
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- EteSync - Secure Data Sync (4.1@302) 18 1 Github; Video Intro 3/2019; End-To-End encrypted sync
- Infomaniak kSync (4@167) 22 GitLab; sync contacts and calendars with Infomaniak's WorkSpace
- PeopleSync CardDAV Client (3.9@49) 19 Github
- Address Book & Contacts Sync (3.8@3,035) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2019-07-05
- fruux (3.4@241) 15 LastUpdate: 2014-06-01 Wikipedia DE | EN; contacts, calendars & todo multi-platform
- iContacts (2.8@2,948) Ǥ 23 3
Sync without web sites
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- iCal Import/Export CalDAV (4.7@2,174; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 21 1
- DAVx⁵ – CalDAV CardDAV WebDAV (4.5@3,539; ~EUR 6.00) 23 / Managed DAVx⁵ for Enterprise (3.6@47) 22 Github; Video-Howto 2/2018 | 4/2019; Anleitung 2/2021; Anleitung für Posteo | Mailbox.org; Contacts and Calendar sync, e.g. with ownCloud/Nextcloud
- GeneralSync (4.4@44) 19 LastUpdate: 2022-05-01 Thunderbird; PC component required; account on their website required for download
- MyPhoneExplorer Client (4.3@43,048) Ǥ 44 2 Video Review 8/2017; Video Walk-Through 7/2017 (DE) | 8/2017 (DE); Wikipedia; Anleitung; requires Windows client; complete remote management
- CalendarSync - trial (4.3@306) Ǥ 26 / CalendarSync - CalDAV and more (4.6@426; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 21
- ContactSync trial (4.1@84) Ǥ 27 / ContactSync - CardDAV and more (4.8@190; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 23
- SyncML Client (Contacts only) (4.1@10; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 20 / Synthesis SyncML Client STD (3@41; ~EUR 16.00) Ǥ 22 / Synthesis SyncML Client PRO (2@29; ~EUR 38.25) Ǥ 25
- BirdieSync for Thunderbird (3.8@326) 20
- LDAP Sync (3@22) 12 LastUpdate: 2020-07-25 Github
- CalDAV Sync Adapter (2.7@1,558) 4 LastUpdate: 2013-12-02
- DecSync CC (0@0; ~EUR 5.00) 17 LastUpdate: 2022-01-02 Github; sync between Android devices
Want to sync with your own resources? Maybe with apps you already use on your computer, or even setup an own sync server? For those cases, following products might be worth a look:
- Baïkal: CalDAV + CardDAV lightweight server
- egroupware
- funambol server
- horde
- Howto: CalDav/CardDav mit Sabre
- MyPhoneExplorer: Windows only, with its specific Android App
- obexcode
- ownCloud – also see: Android without Google 2: ownCloud / Nextcloud
- syncevolution
- syncgw
- Zarafa + epush
Further Readings:
- Android mit eigener Cloud synchronisieren (2/2017)
- Android without Google 2: ownCloud (8/2014)
- Google-Kalender mit Outlook synchronisieren (8/2013 – 3/2019)
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