PhoneSync
Contacts phone sync, public alpha
For questions about the service, see UbuntuOne/PhoneSync/FAQ
Set up your phone
Instructions
Go to: https://one.ubuntu.com/phones/ (if the link is down, check our twitter status)
- Select your phone model. If the model isn't listed, but you know it works, then proceed. We will give you a username and password to authenticate your phone with your Ubuntu One account.
iPhone and Android phones can download the app directly from their respective app stores (web links for Android available at Cyrket, AppBrain, Google project site).
Don't configure calender/notes sync or anything else that isn't contacts, no matter what the instructions tell you to do
If your phone doesn't support syncml, download the client from here: https://www.forge.funambol.org/download/
The host is: http://syncml.one.ubuntu.com
DB name: card
Model gotchas
- iPhones, download the Ubuntu One app from the Apple app store
Resetting your contacts
WARNING: THIS COMPLETELY DELETES EVERYTHING FOR EVER
Download ubuntuone-couchdb-query
- Run:
python ubuntuone-couchdb-query --http-method=DELETE contacts python ubuntuone-couchdb-query --http-method=PUT contacts
- Delete your local contacts db from the couchdb admin:
firefox .local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html
Email clients
Thunderbird 2: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/8616
Thunderbird 3 32 bit: Download and install the add-on
Thunderbird 3 64 bit: Download and install the add-on
Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts
Testing
Please give us feedback in this structured format, so we can understand what needs to be worked on. We would like the test to be done in a certain order so we can understand where things fail. To add your feedback, copy and paste the following:
Nickname: |
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Phone: |
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Username: |
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Date/time synced: |
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Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
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Did your phone sync without errors? |
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Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
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Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
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Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
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Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
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Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
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Other observations |
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Test results
Your test results here!
Nickname: |
pashka_r |
Phone: |
Asus P535 |
Username: |
16394705 |
Date/time synced: |
8/4/10 10:00pm utc |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
yes |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
almost. Some of my contacts are in Russian. All of them are shown in the last category 'O' |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
n/a. did not test |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
n/a. did not test |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
n/a. did not test |
Other observations |
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Nickname: |
dpossner |
Phone: |
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic |
Username: |
78360914 |
Date/time synced: |
11.30pm GMT |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
yes |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
no, synching stopped after 48 of 118 contacts (error was: data transfer not possible) |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
I see 48 new contacts |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
yes |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
yes |
Other observations |
Synchronization with memotoo (also uses syncml) worked fine. |
Nickname: |
animaster |
Phone: |
Apple iPhone 3GS |
Username: |
28701936 |
Date/time synced: |
04:20am GMT |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
yes |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
e-mail addresses from phone contacts did not get sync'ed to Ubuntu One |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
yes |
Other observations |
I have been using Google Sync (MS Exchange) and it works well for a free service |
Nickname: |
sergek |
Phone: |
Motorola L9 |
Username: |
08745169 |
Date/time synced: |
10:30am GMT |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
yes |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
Yes, in general. All contacts (the are in russian) in web UI are in one last category. Not divided by letters as contacts that are in english. |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
yes |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
yes |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
yes |
Other observations |
Great service, but I doubt I will use it if it will be paid. But depends on price. |
Nickname: |
mattgriffin |
Phone: |
iPhone 3G |
Username: |
89127405 |
Date/time synced: |
17:00 |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
yes |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
no |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
yes. but they were already there. |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
n/a |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
yes. |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
no |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
n/a |
Other observations |
My phone showed that it synced some contacts (63) until the error appeared. |
Nickname: |
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Phone: |
Nokia N900 |
Username: |
38204957 |
Date/time synced: |
22:00 |
Test results - basic phone sync |
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Is your phone supported? |
no |
Did your phone sync without errors? |
NO, 401 |
Can you see all your contacts on the web ui? |
N/A |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
N/A |
Test results - merging with email contacts |
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Did your email client sync without errors? |
N/A |
Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui? |
N/A |
Do they seem to have all the correct data? |
N/A |
Other observations |
Since N900 was not available on the list I chose N97 to get user/password. I used SyncEvolution app on the phone. I also chose to only send contacts as an option and not receive in case this did not work properly. |