Google apps & syncml
 

Hi,

Does anybody know when Google will start supporting SyncML as a way to connect to their contacts/calendar apps ?

I think currently there is a google-calendar plugin for the opensync, but nothing for the contacts.

Thanks,
Daniel

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Erminig syncs the calendar, and there is supposed to be contact syncing support in a future release (I'm waiting eagerly for this myself).

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Erminig is only for GPE if I'm not mistaking. I'm looking for a more general solution.
For the Google contacts I would like them to be synchronized w/ the builtin Contacts app.
(For the Google calendar the mCalendar currently provides both a GUI and a solution for synchronizing.)

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

I can confirm that contact sync is on its way...work-related issues kept me off the Erminig project for a few weeks, but now it seems that I will finally be able to restart working properly on this!

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Yes, that's correct! Erminig will sync only GPE databases...

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

There's something out there called "GooSync", which is a for-pay service, that allows you to sync calendar, tasks, and contacts to/from Google via SyncML.

http://www.goosync.com/

If you just want/need 1 device and 1 calendar, it'll do it for free, though (no contacts). And it's set up around doing phones, not random software clients (though, they do have a means of doing generic SyncML client instructions, so you might be able to fool them).

I just signed up for a short subscription, so I can sync my phone (Nokia E61i).

I hear funambol is also working on a Google sync plugin, which would work with their SyncML servers. Supposedly it'll be delivered around the same time as T-Mobile's G1 (ie. intended to be useful for/with Android devices that need to sync with SyncML services).

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

I can attest that GooSync works great. Again, no contacts and only 1 Google calendar for free. I use Google Apps, and my Nokia N95 8GB syncs up very nicely.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

I think the answer to the original question is...today.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/g...yncml-devices/

Sounds like it's a little aggressive - a la G1 - but it should work on my Sony-Ericsson K850i...still a little new to the N810 to figure out what part (if any) of my contacts are eventually going to end up there.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Sadly the SyncML version only supports contacts (atm). Just tried it out - works fine.
To get both contacts and calendar - goosync is still needed (works fine too - but makes some strange things with contacts - fx. makes double entries under each contact regarding phone numbers, addresses, etc.)

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

And, equally sadly, it only allows Google to act as the SyncML server.

I want it to download data from my Work's SyncML enabled calendar server (Oracle Calendar), so that I can effectively use Google Calendar (in a Calendar named "Work") as my calendar client for work's Oracle calendar. Other Google Calendars ("Home", etc.) wouldn't talk to Oracle Calendar at all, for example.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Uhm, are you saying you were able to get the contacts off the google into the NIT? How did you do that? I don't see any options for syncing in the Contacts' menu on the NIT. :( Would appreciate some help.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

no direct sync to tablet yet only s60 and other phones support.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

To get my google contacts into my N800 contacts I had to do the following:
- In gmail, for every contact I want into my N800, change to 'Always show'
- Then go online with the N800 (which is of course already configured to use that google account).
- The N800 imports those contacts.
- After that, it's safe to change back from 'Always show' to 'Auto' in gmail.
- On the N800 I can now use those contacts for gtalk and the like.

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Sorry - can see that the statement was unclear. The setup I was talking about was SyncML enabled devices (in my instance a S40 device - Nokia 6500 mobile).

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

Have you tried ical4OL - might work. I use it for outlook to google sync (to specific "sub calendar" called work).
There are options to sync from other services/ics files to google calendar.

p.s. not free (but only 20$), windows only

Re: Google apps & syncml
 

I didn't see anything in there that would seem to imply I could use it with SyncML/Oracle Calendar, nor Mac/Linux. Thank for the thought though.