PhoneSync

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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

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

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:

Phone:

Username:

Date/time synced:

Test results - basic phone sync

Is your phone supported?

Did your phone sync without errors?

Can you see all your contacts on the web ui?

Do they seem to have all the correct data?

Test results - merging with email contacts

Did your email client sync without errors?

Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui?

Do they seem to have all the correct data?

Other observations

Test results

Your test results here!

Nickname:

pashka_r

Phone:

Asus P535

Username:

16394705

Date/time synced:

08 Apr 2010 21:12 (UTC)

Test results - basic phone sync

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

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

Nickname:

dpossner

Phone:

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

Username:

78360914

Date/time synced:

11.30pm GMT

Test results - basic phone sync

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Did your email client sync without errors?

yes.
16:55:29 GMT [ERROR] Server Failure: server returned error code 511
16:55:29 GMT [ERROR] Error in syncing: Server Failure: server returned error code 511

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:

VladNistor

Phone:

Nokia N900

Username:

38204957

Date/time synced:

22:00

Test results - basic phone sync

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

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.

Nickname:

errno

Phone:

Nokia E61i

Username:

62875913

Date/time synced:

08 Apr 2010 23:03 (UTC)

Test results - basic phone sync

Is your phone supported?

yes

Did your phone sync without errors?

no

Can you see all your contacts on the web ui?

no

Do they seem to have all the correct data?

no, it's empty

Test results - merging with email contacts

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, but all Ukrainian names are in group "0" (zero)

Other observations

"System error!"

Nickname:

ben-8409

Phone:

Nokia 6300i

Username:

20781643

Date/time synced:

15:45 (DST)

Test results - basic phone sync

Is your phone supported?

yes

Did your phone sync without errors?

no

Can you see all your contacts on the web ui?

It only synced parts of my contacts

Do they seem to have all the correct data?

yes

Test results - merging with email contacts

Did your email client sync without errors?

no

Can you see all contacts merged with the phones' on the web ui?

Do they seem to have all the correct data?

Other observations

Error Message: Data transfer not possible occurs after about 30%