HTC Sync on Nexus One

[asifrf]

I want to sync my Outlook information on my PC with the Nexus one and I have heard good news about the HTC sync. Does anyone know if the HTC Sync will work with the Nexus One or does anyone know a better app? Thanks.

 

[rhedgehog]

scuse me while a LMFAO!!!

No, it won't work with HTC sync. sadly, i don't know of any alternatives. If you are just using it for the first initial sync, then just import your outlook information into your google account and be done with it.

If you need ongoing sync possibilities, then unless anyone else knows something that i don't, then this is not the droid you're looking for.

 

[asifrf]

Thanks, I figured as such.

 

[eaglesteve]

Nobody has any concern about uploading all these potentially personal and sensitive information into the cloud?

We really trust Google that much?

 

[Henchman]

To sync your calender events you can use this:

http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955

To sync your Outlook contacts, you can set u your Exchange account to sync contacts as well.

 

[down8]

I'm not 'afraid' of Google, but I would prefer that my desktop and my device be synced. Contacts, Calendar, etc. I use Outlook, and I was happy when my Hermes was in-sync. I'd definitely like Outlook-Android sync.

-bZj

 

[uultramann]

The days of PC > Device sync are dying a slow and painful death. From MobileMe to Google Sync to Microsoft Exchange & MyPhone, just about every smartphone short of Blackberry wants you to use the 'cloud'. Not like it matters, seeing as how we are already in the Matrix...

 

[Ivan Dimkovic]

This is simply not true - it might be true for end-users, but you can be pretty sure that most companies will not allow "cloud sync" in the forseeable future. They have their own IT infrastructure and IT policies do not allow sharing of corporate data on some 3rd party servers like Google "Cloud".

Google knows that, and that's why they did enable MS Exchange ActiveSync.

However, for many SMEs this does not work, as they do not rely on MS Exchange - their workers rather use desktop outlook accounts.

IMHO this is a very big problem. I am experimenting with few Android sync applications ("Missing Sync", "CompanionLink", etc...) but all of them have some flaws - like no 2-way sync, some proprietary calendar app, etc...

 

[Henchman]

This is simply not true - it might be true for end-users, but you can be pretty sure that most companies will not allow "cloud sync" in the forseeable future. They have their own IT infrastructure and IT policies do not allow sharing of corporate data on some 3rd party servers like Google "Cloud".

Google knows that, and that's why they did enable MS Exchange ActiveSync.

However, for many SMEs this does not work, as they do not rely on MS Exchange - their workers rather use desktop outlook accounts.

IMHO this is a very big problem. I am experimenting with few Android sync applications ("Missing Sync", "CompanionLink", etc...) but all of them have some flaws - like no 2-way sync, some proprietary calendar app, etc...

Have you tried TOUCHDOWN?

 

[htclam]

TOUCHDOWN? what this? i don't want to import all the contacts to Google, prefer my desktop and device be synced...

 

[mushroom1]

I'm on the same boat here. I was very happy with Symbian-iSync/Mac-iPhone ecosystem until I moved to Android/Linux. Open standard support does not exist on this Android/Linux combination.

Talking about open standard, there is Android-SyncML app in the work. It's still an alpha release, so I'm not sure how reliable it is. But this is a good sign. Once Android has SyncML support, then you can sync to whatever platform supporting this protocol.

Google "android-client syncml". (I can't post links)

 

[rjhay22]

I think most of us already sold their soul to Google... so yah?! hahahaha

Nobody has any concern about uploading all these potentially personal and sensitive information into the cloud?

We really trust Google that much?

 

[Cingularman]

Touch is for an exchange server not to be used with a pop or imap. Would love to get HTC sync to work with my epic. Why hasn't someone came up with a good solution?

 

[GuestK00225]

Companion Link

I wanted ongoing sync with outlook and was disappointed there's nothing that is good and free for n1. I bought companion link for google and outlook. It was $30 but it works well. So outlook updates google (not the phone directly but you can get it to sync the phone directly) and then the phone syncs with google.

 

[djmcnz]

k?

phone <-> cloud <-> desktop

Is how it's meant to work. What bit doesn't?

 

[heardamir]

@Henchman: You saved my life I went around for ages looking for that!

 

[krabman]

I'm on take two trying to type this without sounding condencending but its hard because some people just dont get it. It often doesnt matter what you want at work. You do your job the way you are told. Many people have to sync with a local version of outlook, the cloud isnt an option and wont be for a long time if ever on third party servers. Got nothing to do with what they want or whats better. Got nothing to do with whether or not you think or I think or anyone thinks outlook sucks. Its a fact of life while going about the job. I have to use two phones because of this and like many I wish android would grow up so it could go out in the daddy world which is dominated by microsoft as far as office software goes. Another thing that wont be changing quickly due to the long term investment in it. And yes, I get that many of you can use it as a work phone. A whole lot of people cant and were talking millions which brings me back to the beginning. Many people cannot use a third party cloud solution and must sync with a local install of outlook for various reasons. OK?

 

[Dirk]

scuse me while a LMFAO!!!

No, it won't work with HTC sync..

Working now


http://android.modaco.com/content/g...nc-on-nexus-one-with-r24-edit-working/#entry0

There's also an updated version available now from HTC.

 

[ROM_Guest]

Working now


http://android.modaco.com/content/g...nc-on-nexus-one-with-r24-edit-working/#entry0

There's also an updated version available now from HTC.

Wow, so the Nexus One works with HTC Sync, and HTC Sync can sync Outlook contacts and calender entries. (http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx)

Cool.

I've tried Touchdown and other competitors, and like the above posters, I felt Companion Link came the closest. I was very close to buying their license (i called them once and they do allow the $39 license to be used on 3 PCs that you may want to sync your phone with. Eg. Laptop and Desktop).

This *might* lose CompanionLink some customers, but can anyone verify if HTC Sync can sync Tasks and Notes too, like CompanionLink does?

I like CompanionLink for that and their post 3.2 versions seem to be doing it well. The only problems I see that have given me pause to fully purchasing it are:

- Fat thumbs..I still use my Winmo Keyboard phone thus.
- SMS Bug in Android is still not worked out.

- DejaOffice is the front end application for CompanionLink on N1 and in Android, and its not a totally seamless experience with the front end UI integration that Tasks and Calender had in the Windows Mobile environment/desktop/home-screen. (Maybe some widgets might give resolve to that).

That said, Swype skillz + SMS Bug Fix + Widgets vs Dejaoffice, would make Companionlink a winner for me, and would get my money, because theirs no cloud involved.

 

[G0belet]

Couldn't this answer your question?

http://www.android-sync.com/

It's an early build like they say. But it might match what you're looking for.