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Will I regret the move from Apple to Android?

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  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    mrochester wrote: »
    No but the rest of the OS itself doesn't seem as polished to me. It's also missing a number of tie-ins with my desktop computer that I find very useful on the iPhone (iTunes, contacts, calendar, notes, podcast syncing etc etc).

    Like Jenny, I've no problem syncing anything I need with my PC.
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,519 Forumite
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    Fifer wrote: »
    Like Jenny, I've no problem syncing anything I need with my PC.

    I couldn't find any way to sync my contacts and calendars to Outlook or bookmarks to IE! Can you please tell me how you do this?
  • jennyfive
    jennyfive Posts: 98 Forumite
    edited 7 February 2011 at 12:08PM
    This site might be able to help. It lists all current available apps to sync Outlook contacts and calendars with Android devices.

    http://www.syncdroid.net/

    Re. bookmarks, I've looked into it and have read of an app called MyBookmarks which allows syncing of bookmarks from various browsers (including IE).

    http://www.mybookmarks.com/

    Hopefully these will help. Found them via Google.
  • Fifer
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    edited 7 February 2011 at 1:05PM
    mrochester wrote: »
    I couldn't find any way to sync my contacts and calendars to Outlook or bookmarks to IE! Can you please tell me how you do this?

    I don't use IE or Outlook, sorry. But there are quite a few Android bookmark sync tools in the marketplace which may do the job.

    ETA: HTC Sync does much of what you want, but only for HTC phones presumably.
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
  • JJ_Egan
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    Little tip for bookmarks as i have a shed load of bookmarks and do not require them all on my phone . I save bookmarks as HTML file on PC as normal . Copy that to SD card on phone . Then if i need one of the non normal bookmarks i just use file explorer to open the bookmarks file .
    I also use Chrome to Phone app to send any pages direct from PC to phone .

    jje
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,519 Forumite
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    http://www.syncdroid.net/ This one doesn't work for me. Anyone got any ideas?
  • bubblesmoney
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    bengalknights wrote: »
    Motorola Atrix and LG Optimus 2 are just round the corner and would prob fit the bill perfectly in terms of large screens.

    LG OPTIMUS 2X is being superseded by the LG OPTIMUS 2X 3D version at the mobile world congress in a week. The Twitter teams of Vodafone and 3 have said they will be stocking it. It is better than the LG OPTIMUS 2X obviously. It can record and play 3d full hd. Has 3d camera and 3d screen without glasses. Although I am a bit hesitant about 3d in general.

    Every month there will be newer and better handsets. Tegra 3 is also supposed to be launched at the exposition in a week and already sampling and may be available for fall in handsets. Tegra 3 is quadcore. Although I don't know if the software can use quadcore by the year-end in mobiles!
    bubblesmoney :hello:
  • jennyfive
    jennyfive Posts: 98 Forumite
    mrochester wrote: »
    http://www.syncdroid.net/ This one doesn't work for me. Anyone got any ideas?
    "This one"? Did you try every app mentioned on that website?
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,519 Forumite
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    jennyfive wrote: »
    "This one"? Did you try every app mentioned on that website?

    The website doesn't work so I can't try anything!
  • jennyfive
    jennyfive Posts: 98 Forumite
    mrochester wrote: »
    The website doesn't work so I can't try anything!
    I'm at a loss as to why it won't work for you, works for me in both IE and Firefox.

    I tried to copy/paste the table with full info on features but it wouldn't format properly on here, here's the list. If the links don't work, I advise Googling them.

    Also, from the site
    My top picks: For calendar and contact sync, I suggest MyPhoneExplorer for a free sync using Wi-Fi or USB connection. For syncing through wireless through Google, I suggest gSyncit. And for syncing with any of these methods with free phone support, I suggest CompanionLink for Outlook. Companionlink also offers their own calendar app, which allows you to search your calendar - something grievously missing from the native calendar app.
    Google Calendar Sync Free
    Syncroid     Free
    Go Contact Sync     Free
    gContactSynch     Free
    HamsterSync2     Free
    SyncSquare     Free
    HTC Sync
    Kies (Samsung only)     Free
    Android-Sync (beta)    Free
    Android Manager Wi-Fi Free
    MyPhoneExplorer     Free
    Garminfone PC Sync (Garmin only)     Free
    GOATS     Free
    UniversalSync-Astrid Free
    NitroNote     Free
    Dell Mobile Sync     Free
    Dell PC Suite (Dell only)     Free
    CalendarMirror     $16.95
    ContactMirror $16.95
    Outlook Synchronization Server     $3.00
    O    2G 9.99
    DesktopMirror     $26.95
    SyncCell     $24.99
    Sync2     $39.95
    SyncMyCal Pro     $25.00
    VCOrganizer     $7.91
    VCOrganizer Pro     $12.85
    CompanionLink for Outlook     $39.95
    The Missing Sync     $39.95
    gSyncit     $19.99
    MyLink Advanced     $15.93
    Built-in Android Exchange
    TouchDown $19.99
    RoadSync     $9.99 ($19.99)
    Moxier Mail $19.99
    Google Apps Sync
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