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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- Sync.ME - Caller ID, Spam Call Blocker & Contacts (4.2@226,655) Ǥ 30
5
Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
- UberSync (4@17,762) 13
5
LastUpdate: 2016-05-25
- Contacts+ (3.9@205,135) Ǥ 30
5
Dialer & Kontaktverwaltung incl. Facebook-Sync
- Calendar Sync for Facebook (1.7@9,262) Ǥ 14
3
LastUpdate: 2017-07-15
Sync with Xing
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Sync with LinkedIn
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- LinkedIn: Jobs, Business News & Social Networking (4.4@1,918,675) Ǥ 24
5
- Droidin (3.9@2,525) 16
1
LastUpdate: 2013-03-20
Sync Bookmarks
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- Xmarks for Premium Customers (3.9@2,186) 6
LastUpdate: 2016-09-12 / Xmarks for Dolphin *Premium (3.8@1,305) 0
LastUpdate: 2015-10-30 Dolphin: 14-day-trial; then yearly subscription fee
- GBookmark (3.9@1,063) 8
LastUpdate: 2019-02-15 / GBookmark.Donate (4.7@73; ~EUR 1.50) 8
LastUpdate: 2019-01-13
Various data-cloud-synchronizers
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- EteSync - Secure Data Sync (4.8@120) 16
Github; Video Intro 3/2019; End-To-End encrypted sync
- Sync Contacts Cloud (4.3@2,343) Ǥ 12
2
LastUpdate: 2018-06-28 / iCalendar Sync Cloud (4.3@3,412) Ǥ 12
2
LastUpdate: 2018-07-08
- Team Calendar Sync (4.1@302; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 19
3
LastUpdate: 2019-04-08 Exchange calendars
- Infomaniak Sync (Workspace) (4.1@69) 17
1 GitLab; sync contacts and calendars with Infomaniak's WorkSpace
- Address Book & Contacts Sync (3.8@3,025) Ǥ 18
LastUpdate: 2019-07-05
- CardDAV-Sync free (3.7@2,201) 13
3
LastUpdate: 2017-06-24 / SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts (2.2@1,013; ~EUR 3.50) 13
LastUpdate: 2013-11-04
- Mokobi Sync (3.5@44) 19
LastUpdate: 2017-07-07 contacts and calendar, multi-platform
- Synchronize Cloud Contacts (3.2@2,847) Ǥ 17
3
- fruux (3@238) 15
LastUpdate: 2014-06-01 Dienst-Vorstellung 4/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN; contacts, calendars & todo multi-platform
- SmoothSync for Cloud Calendar (2.9@2,349; ~EUR 2.50) 13
LastUpdate: 2014-12-05
- Daniel's Plaxo Sync (2.5@75; ~EUR 1.25) 10
LastUpdate: 2014-10-30
- luckyDAV: Kalender und Kontakte synchronisieren (0@0) 15
Sync without web sites
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- DAVx⁵ – CalDAV/CardDAV Client (4.6@2,662; ~EUR 5.00) 17
/ Managed DAVx⁵ – CalDAV/CardDAV for Organizations (3.5@13) 18
Test 4/2014; Kurzvorstellung 12/2015; Video-Howto 2/2018 | 4/2019; Contacts and Calendar sync, e.g. with ownCloud/Nextcloud
- MyPhoneExplorer Client (4.4@40,806) Ǥ 36
2
Video Review 8/2017; Video Demo 12/2015; Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Walk-Through 7/2017 (DE) | 8/2017 (DE); Wikipedia; Anleitung; requires Windows client; complete remote management
- ContactSync trial (4.3@63) Ǥ 24
/ ContactSync - CardDAV and more (4.7@168; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 23
- SyncML Client (Contacts only) (4.2@12; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 20
/ Synthesis SyncML Client STD (3.3@41; ~EUR 16.00) Ǥ 23
/ Synthesis SyncML Client PRO (3.9@28; ~EUR 38.25) Ǥ 26
1
- CalendarSync - trial (4.1@189) Ǥ 20
/ CalendarSync - CalDAV and more (4.5@367; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 19
- GeneralSync: sync contacts & calendars via W/LAN (4@36) 19
Thunderbird; PC component required; account on their website required for download
- BirdieSync for Thunderbird (3.8@321) 20
- CardDAV-Sync free (3.7@2,201) 13
3
LastUpdate: 2017-06-24 / SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts (2.2@1,013; ~EUR 3.50) 13
LastUpdate: 2013-11-04
- LDAP-Sync NT (3.6@14) 12
Github
- Memotoo sync (3.4@152) 19
LastUpdate: 2018-03-27 iCalendar, CalDAV, SyncML, vCard, CardDAV, WebDAV, Zimbra, ActiveSync, Microsoft Exchange, and more
- Caldav Sync Free Beta (3.3@1,522) 4
LastUpdate: 2013-12-02
- CalDAV-Sync (2.8@3,439; ~EUR 2.50) Ǥ 14
LastUpdate: 2017-06-27
- DecSync CC (0@0; ~EUR 5.00) 16
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
- 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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