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cincibluer6

2013-05-20 00:13

What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

So...it has become apparent since I bought a new N9 (to replace my old N9) that Google is no longer supporting MfE for new devices.
Is there any way around this for Google and if not, what is everyone using to sync contacts?

I swear, Google takes away the useful things and leaves the crap programs be.

Boxeri

2013-05-20 05:46

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Do you still have your old phone? Maybe you could try this? Works like a charm for me at least.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82979

cincibluer6

2013-05-20 13:49

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Yes, I still have it (and am using it while I get the new one set up.)

I remember seeing that (thanks for the link btw) and could go to that but I would still like to find a way to keep syncing all my contacts online too. I add new numbers somewhat often and like to have them all synced up online for ease of use when I go to use Google Voice or email, etc.

I didn't know if MS still allowed sync for free (with just a hotmail or outlook account) or if there was another service that did reasonably well. Only reason I don't go with Nokia is because I'm pretty sure my next phone will not be a Nokia (probably Jolla, FF, or...ugh, an Android.)

rpcameron

2013-05-29 23:51

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

I use an IMAP account for mail, CalDAV for calendar, and syncevolution for CardDAV for contacts. I manually sync the CardDAV, but the other accounts can be set through the Accounts settings.

cincibluer6

2013-05-30 02:39

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

How did you set up syncevolution? I've thought about that but I'm almost to the point of just keeping this N9, selling the other one, and then going to Android when the Nexus 5 is released.

Things are just getting too difficult having a small player in the mobile game. I've been with Nokia since I started buying cell phones (S60, N900, N9) and I'm just to the point of accepting defeat and getting Android.

xvan	2013-05-30 03:19

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

I was a able to sync carddav with google, but its really difficut...
Calendar is a little easier...

With the 900 you need to disable the SSL certificate verification in both cases. This can only be done by manually editing the config files.

Check my last posts on the sync evolution howto thread. (Read the whole page)

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40278&page=19

rpcameron

2013-06-05 22:08

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

To set up syncevolution, I created a script that handles the settings and initial sync:

Code:

#!/bin/sh



set USER=<username>

set PASS=<password>

set BASE_URL=<full_http[s]_address_and_base_path>

set CONFIG=<configuration_name>



# Remove previous configs

rm -rf ~/.config/syncevolution



# Create initial config

syncevolution --configure \

        --template WebDAV \

        username=$USER \

        password=$PASS \

        syncurl=$BASE_URL/ \

        target-config@$CONFIG



# Create CardDAV

syncevolution --configure \

        database=$BASE_URL/$USER/addresses/ \

        backend=carddav \

        target-config@$CONFIG \

        addressbook



# Create local sync config

syncevolution --configure \

        --template SyncEvolution_Client \

        sync=none \

        syncurl=local://@$CONFIG \

        username= \

        password= \

        $CONFIG



# Create local addressbook sync

syncevolution --configure \

        sync=two-way \

        backend=addressbook \

        database= \

        $CONFIG \

        addressbook



# Run initial syncs

syncevolution --sync slow $CONFIG addressbook

I'm running my own DAViCal (1.1.1) server on Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS. $USER and $PASS are the account I have set up for my calendar/contacts, $BASE_URL (for my installation) is https://domain:8443/caldav.php/ (I have it behind Apache2 with SSL/TLS) and $CONFIG is whatever you want to call your config (mine is 'freja', which is the internal name of my server).

To use the script, copy it somewhere on your device (or create it in nano and edit it locally or via ssh, which is was I did), place your settings at the top where the 'set' commands are, and it will set up addressbook syncing. (You can also do CalDAV this way, but I am using a CalDAV account through the Accounts on the N9.)

(Just a note, this does not automatically sync your contacts. You must manually sync your addressbook. To do this, open a terminal window, and type 'syncevolution $CONFIG', and it will sync with the server. Since you most likely don't have $CONFIG set in your .bashrc or whatever file it is on the N9, you'll have to manually substitute the $CONFIG name. On my device, I type 'syncevolution freja'.)

This is what worked for my device and my server. If you are running a different DAV server, you may have to massage some of the lines, such as the 'syncurl' setting.

cincibluer6

2013-06-05 23:01

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Thanks for the code. I'll have to look into this. I'm almost exclusively running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 now so this could definitely work. I do believe though that my next phone will be an Android, probably the Nexus 5.

alephito

2013-06-05 23:20

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cincibluer6 (Post 1349858)

I do believe though that my next phone will be an Android, probably the Nexus 5.

That was the intention of Google. They win.

soryuuha

2013-06-06 06:59

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

export your contact to Outlook.com, mfe works perfectly.

for calendar (if you need), use CalDav.

refer comment at this article : http://technololgic.blogspot.com/201...ed-access.html

cincibluer6

2013-06-06 19:25

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Quote:

Originally Posted by alephito (Post 1349861)

That was the intention of Google. They win.

Yeah I know. I'm just tired of switching Linux based OSs all the time and having to find workarounds for a bunch of things. It gets old. I really want to try Ubuntu and/or FF OS but that's still a ways off. Same with Jolla but damn, things are never easy on a Linux phone and I'm getting tired of it (and I say that despite the N9 being the best phone I have ever used, and far superior to Android in terms of UI.)

soryuuha- Thanks. That might work perfectly and auto-sync would be great.

rpcameron

2013-06-07 17:20

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

So, here's an update. I created a .desktop file for syncing my addressbook, so now I have no need to manually sync through the terminal (but I do still have to initiate the sync by launching an app). I created an 80x80 PNG of the Tango addressbook icon, and copied that onto my device at ~/se/addressbook.png. I then created the following .desktop file:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Type=Application

Name=Sync freja

Terminal=true

Icon=/home/user/se/addressbook.png

Exec=/usr/bin/syncevolution freja

Again, freja was the name of the $CONFIG I created. I'm leaving the terminal option to true so I can watch the progress and check for errors, but I may just switch this to false. I saved the file in ~/.local/share/applications/ so I didn't have to worry about root access. Hopefully this helps someone out.

B3Punch3D

2013-06-09 01:11

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

I use tine 2,0 to sync my mails/calendars/contacts (over mfe).
It works great, without any workaround ;)

abyzthomas

2013-06-09 02:50

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Quote:

Originally Posted by B3Punch3D (Post 1350646)

I use tine 2,0 to sync my mails/calendars/contacts (over mfe).
It works great, without any workaround ;)

Wow! This looks great. I will check it out. I was looking for something like this.

Thanks

B3Punch3D

2013-06-11 15:06

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

no problem sir

cincibluer6

2013-07-02 23:29

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Well, tried the Nexus 4 and hated it. Doesn't compare to Meego's fluidity. That and it's too damn big. Not sure what the obsession is with these huge phones but the N9's 3.9" screen is near perfect. I can still use it one handed and that combined with swipe is just amazing.

So with that, I preordered the Jolla phone. Hoping it is half as easy to use as Meego and with the ability to sideload Android apps, should be quite nice.

schokopudding

2013-07-20 16:20

Re: What to use for MfE and syncing contacts?

Just want to share my experience:

Syncing with MfE with an outlook.com Account works like a charm. There is just one workaround to do, but the Guide on:

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/08/20/ho...utlook-for-n9/

works (at least for me) without any troubles.

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