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Someone asked me about the version for Android, so here it is .
Birthday Reminder is an application that will keep you reminded with your contact's birthday, anniversaries and other events. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from contacts and can be synchronized with Facebook birthdays. Application at specified time remind you about incoming events.
Requirements: Android 2.1
Features & screenshoots at: http://mobile.dlugosz.net.pl/Androidproducts/BirthdayReminder/tabid/84/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Available at Android Market
Special for XDA users:
Application shows Ads (should ), but...
Go to About window, longpress at app icon, enter very very secret sentence xda-developers and be happy without any ads.
Feedback and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Change Log
version 1.6.1 (18-10-2011)
Added:
- appearance settings for main list (background)
- appearance settings for widget (background, arrows)
- search functionality in contact picker
- "in place" widget configuration
- "in place" main list configuration
- fast scrolling on main list
Changed:
- widget configuration
- main list configuration
version 1.6.0 (22-09-2011)
Added:
- appearance settings for main list (fonts size, colors)
- appearance settings for widget (fonts size), for paid version
- search functionality
- translation: Portuguese
Updated:
- Chinese translation
version 1.5.3 (04-08-2011)
Added:
- Czech translation
Changed:
- Slovak translation
Fixed:
- events with the same dates was merged even for different contacts
- some minors bugs
version 1.5.2 (29-06-2011)
Added:
- options for pictures size while importing from facebook
Fixed:
- account icons always visible, event if not set (comes back after restart)
- crash while importing from facebook with too many too big images
- imported contacts was not connect to choosen group
- black screen issue when no data connection available (in 1.5.1)
- some minor bugs
version 1.5.0 (14-06-2011)
Added:
- translations: Afrikaans, Catalan
- import from CSV (eboBirthday format)
- import from version for Window Mobile
- customizable icons for standard event (birthday, anniversary, custom)
- support for different accounts (recognized: GMail, Exchange, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Phone)
- chinesee zodiac signs
Changed:
- import window supports more sources
- updated spanish translation
version 1.4.0 (23-02-2011)
Added:
- ability to add contacts from Facebook (with birthday and photo)
Changed:
- extends Facebook synchronization
version 1.3.3 (01-02-2011)
Fixed:
- shift dates by one month on days that do not occur in the next month
version 1.3.2 (13-01-2011)
Fixed:
- change the external language folder does not refresh the list of languages
Changed:
- some translations
version 1.3.0 (6-01-2011)
Added:
- simple Facebook synchronization
Fixed:
- reminder sound is never ending if you cleared reminder before the sound has ended
version 1.2.3 (18-12-2010)
Added:
- Spanish translation
version 1.2.2 (5-12-2010)
Fixed:
-can't disable "Remind always" setting
version 1.2.1 (25-11-2010)
Fixed:
- bad resource initialization in widget after reboot
Changed:
- Dutch translation updated
version 1.2.0 (23-11-2010)
Added:
- Dutch translation
- widget
Fixed:
- support for dates without year (all was handle as today events)
version 1.1.0 (10-11-2010)
Added:
- Ukrainian translation
Changed:
- events loading process (faster loading)
Fixed:
- no reminder after system reboot
- wait dialog on reminder action
version 1.0.2 (27-10-2010)
Fixed:
- "select language" not translated
- inccorect "days to go" alghoritm
- bad notification behavior
Added:
- translations: Chinese, Italian, Russian
- support for low resolutions
installed, it read through all the contact that had bdays specified. i have few bdays comming up within a week so ill let you know how it works out. Would be nice if it had a large popup on the day of the persons bday as a reminder....
htc incredible with senseless rom
There is a new version, see first post.
Looks Great
All i need is an Widget
I use EboBirthday at the Moment and would change if your App has an Widget
There is a new version, see first post.
Now time for widget.
As promised, widget on board.
Hi Looks to be a promising app. I used to rely on calendar widget and manually looking for birthdays. I will test this app and let you know.
How about battery life? Does it run any service continuously??
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How about battery life? Does it run any service continuously??
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It doesn't run in background. Widget is automaticaly refreshed once a day by system alarm (as well as reminder). So it's battery safe .
nice app, one suggestion is to be able to read/load events from a fbcal export
http://www.fbcal.com/
If it can save/load that url periodically that would be even better
Ha, love the lineage 2 icon!
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
There is a new version, see first post (major changes: Facebook sync).
great app!
thanks for ad-free option!
At one point, changing external language has started to fail - fix available in new version.
Facebook synchronization don't work
Checking birthdays (583/583)
No birthdays to synchronize was found?
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Facebook synchronization don't work
Checking birthdays (583/583)
No birthdays to synchronize was found?
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It could be. Not all your facebook friends has birthday set. I guess not all exists in your phone contacts (in current version synchronization doesn't create new contacts). And rest may have already set a correct birthday date.
So, there is nothing to do.
I check my contacts and i see birthday on my Facebook contact. (Only day and month)
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And new version again. Fix only. See first post.
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This sounds like an interesting app. I have a few questions:
The main difference in free vs paid is the ability to manage lists, could you please explain what this means
The app can sync both gmail & facebook birthdays...does this mean that the facebook birthday information can be imported into your gmail contacts info
In a previous post you mentioned that the widget is updated once daily, will this app run in the background without having the widget active
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The main difference in free vs paid is the ability to manage lists, could you please explain what this means
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In paid version you also can:
- add/modify/delete birthdays, anniversaries and custom events for gmail contacts (also with additional info like icon for custom events)
- maintain own (not synced with gmail contacts) database of various events
The app can sync both gmail & facebook birthdays...does this mean that the facebook birthday information can be imported into your gmail contacts info
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Yes. Currently this work only for existing gmail contacts. Unfortunately for dates without years syncing with gmail doesn't work (you will have this date on device but not in gmail account)
In a previous post you mentioned that the widget is updated once daily, will this app run in the background without having the widget active
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No. It never works in the background all the time. It is activated:
- at boot time (to refresh reminder),
- at reminder time (if was set),
- just after midnight (if widget is active).
Always the short time needed to collect events.
Couple of follow up questions:
In paid version you also can:
- add/modify/delete birthdays, anniversaries and custom events for gmail contacts (also with additional info like icon for custom events)
- maintain own (not synced with gmail contacts) database of various eventsDoes this mean that if the event (birthday, anniversaries, etc) isn't already stored with the gmail contact you can not add an event to the gmail contact through the free version of the app? Ex. If I wanted to an say an anniversary I would have to modify the gmail contact info first before it would show up?
No. It never works in the background all the time. It is activated:
- at boot time (to refresh reminder),
- at reminder time (if was set),
- just after midnight (if widget is active).
Always the short time needed to collect events.Correct me if I am wrong but will notifications only be presented if you tell the app to remind you? After installing and syncing will it auto notify me of all the events for a contact or do I have to go into the app and for each contact say remind me of the specific event?
New Question:
What does the app sync against? Is it syncing all gmail contacts and all facebook contacts that have an event entery or is it syncing against only the contacts that are displayed in your addressbook on the phone? If it is the later can you go in and manually add contacts from facebook or gmail that aren't displayed to the app so that notifications of their events will be displayed?
Recently I updated from TnT 2.0.0 to 2.0.2, and I notice that the menu & return button on the notification bar has disappeared. In fact, they appear for half a second and then got covered by the notification bar, and now I can't change mode (day/week/agenda). The return button on the side of the g-tablet still works, but the menu button does not -- only for this app! Any suggestion?
One more calendar question, and I noticed that even back in 2.0.0: the calendar app does not show US holidays. The holidays do show up when I log into google calendar directly; they also show up on my pandigital novel, so this is an issue with the g-tablet calendar app. Any suggestion?
Bonus question: I thought that TnT 2.0.2 is supposed to have a different calendar & contact app than 2.0.0, but they look the same to me after the update. And I know there's an update since I now have a "home" button and long-press on home gives "recent apps". Any suggestion?
Are you able to select your online Google calendar?....I can't. I have my calendar on two separate android phones but not on this tablet. When I go into settings to select calendar from the Jorge app...there is nothing.
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Are you able to select your online Google calendar?....I can't. I have my calendar on two separate android phones but not on this tablet. When I go into settings to select calendar from the Jorge app...there is nothing.
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I just borked my calender for stupid unrelated reasons, but this is what I did to get it working (I believe others have similar things; search!):
* fire up the contact app
* click menu > add account > choose corporate
* enter your google account info, make sure you enable both contact & calendar sync
* once you're done, go back and turn off and then back on both contact & calendar sync. I found that I had to do that a couple of times before the calendar syncs.
YMMV! Now, back to fixing my borked contact :-(
If you're wanting the calendar and contacts to work on your gtablet the same way they do in basic Android (without having to use the Add a Corporate Account kludge, and to see multiple calendars), I figured it out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856066
Requires wiping your user data to start fresh (on TNTLite 2.0), but it is doable.
It synchronizes notes, tasks, contacts, and calendar with Microsoft Outlook 2007 or greater (for Android 2.2 or greater) and also files and directories via WiFi.
Android market link
Android application consists of:
Notes application
Tasks application
Application for managing categories
Task widget 4x1
Task widget 2x2
Sync facilities and configuration screens
This software development is now forked in 2 versions - 2.x and 3.x. 3.x version (tablets) has modified UI - holographic theme. It is multi apk, so correct version is automatically downloaded from Android Market.
This application is real freeware - i.e. is free of charge and without advertising.
Send me please as private message what device and what ROM are you using and if it works or not, I will update list here, thanks.
Some screens
Would somebody be willing to test gingerbread calendar synchronizaton, I looked at source code and it looks the same but I would like to test that it is working correctly.
Is Outlook required?
Yes, Outlook 2007 or 2010.
Moved it to market.
OndrejP said:
Moved it to market.
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Sorry, where?
cz.psencik.simple
Q: is there a Due Today fildter (overdue + due today)?
A: Will do
Q: Can I filter by category?
A: No, maybe will do.
Q: Can I sync calendar in a specific date frame only (now it syncs all calendar items) ?
A: No
Q: Can I not sync completed tasks?
A: No, similar features were present millions years ago when devices had limited memory, I want to have everything in phone. You can move those tasks to different folder/archive in Outlook now.
Q: Contacts don't show after sync.
A: What phone, you must enable Local Sync account in Contacts application (open Contacts, Menu, Display options, check Local Sync All Contacts) - btw it is described in "manual"
Could this thread be moved to different forum where new users can post?
OndrejP said:
Q: is there a Due Today fildter (overdue + due today)?
A: Will do
Q: Can I filter by category?
A: No, maybe will do.
Q: Can I sync calendar in a specific date frame only (now it syncs all calendar items) ?
A: No
Q: Can I not sync completed tasks?
A: No, similar features were present millions years ago when devices had limited memory, I want to have everything in phone. You can move those tasks to different folder/archive in Outlook now.
Q: Contacts don't show after sync.
A: What phone, you must enable Local Sync account in Contacts application (open Contacts, Menu, Display options, check Local Sync All Contacts) - btw it is described in "manual"
Could this thread be moved to different forum where new users can post?
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Hi Ondřej,
Thanks a lot for your answers. This really helped. Also do you think it may be a good enhancement if the app can sort tasks by two fields? (for example by Due Date and then by Priority)
Thanks,
Sergey
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Also do you think it may be a good enhancement if the app can sort tasks by two fields? (for example by Due Date and then by Priority)
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Hi Sergey, I think it may be a good enhancement. Will do it likely.
great,i love it ! does it have italian language ?
i also loved it! =)
thanks,
unfortunatelly I do not speak Italian, so there is no Italian language. I can post language files somewhere and you can translate it for yourself.
I relased update with some of Sergey's requirements.
Wow!!
I regret I haven't found it before - testing it right now and it looks really very impressive.
I also have installed AutoSync Account Activator.
I'll be syncing Calendar and Contacts via corporate push through Email.apk (with fixed 60mA drain in no-data/flight mode) - but was missing Notes.
And it's convenient to have your Simple Note and Task apps - both are cool!
In short, your solution deserves much more publicity!! Everything seems to work OK, but some questions for explanation:
* the PC Local Sync app - does it have to be running? or is it just to provide info. Pressing X seems to kill it, but the process seem to remain active.
* BTW, I see more than 1 LocalSync.exe process, is this correct? or is it due to running again PC Local Sync after closing it with X?
* the pairing is defined by IP number. what happens if my notebook is automatically assigned another IP number on next boot - do I have to adjust the address manually? will the app know it is actually the same pairing, or will it try to define a new one (all settings again)? could it be searched by name in the local pool 192.168.x.x?
cheers,
1. PC Local Sync app - if you shuthdown in via X it should shutddown (after while), if not it is bug - you can kill it with task manager.
2. You should not see more local sync processes, it means that something is hung (kill with task manager). Note - if you minimize app it is in tray, still running.
I will take a look at desktop application to improve this :/ It is masively multithreaded so some thread is probably hanging (however I did not have experience this much, is it WiFi or Usb sync?)
3. If computer changes IP address (you can use hostname too), you can change it by pressing button with link icon in that pair configuration - so settings will be kept.
If you delete pairing all sync data are removed indeed and you do not want that because it would have to resynchronize (can take hours if you have tens of thousands items in Outlook).
Thanks for clarifications.
re: PC LocalSync
Seems like all is good, X closes the app and also process. Minimizing puts it in tray. Just running it twice produces 2 processes ...
It seems the app does not need to run for syncing - is it just for info and monitoring? or does it have to run in order to sync items?
(If it is needed it'd be better if X just minimized it, to avoid closing by accident ...)
1 minor issue is that I have 2 Outlook profiles set up for manual selection at start-up - if I start Localsync before starting Outlook, it tries to start Outlook but your initial LocalSync logo hangs on top of the profile selection blocking it (can't be moved)
re: changing IP (this is a nuisance)
I guess you mean running Localsync on my HD2, then pressing adress/machine name at the top, then second icon at the bottom, next to Save, then edit address and re-pair? still not too convenient.
Trying to use hostname I get Error: UnknownHostException: <hostname>. What am I missing? Hope we can resolve this, I'd be very happy ...
BTW, tested USB sync and all is well, but I would prefer to keep it as option for syncing outside my home network only, I'm constantly on Wifi at home.
cheers,
PC application is important, it is server which exposes Outlook to android. Do not start it multiple times, it does not matter because it starts on other port, but it is not useful.
I did not test app with mutliple profiles, I will have to improve it in this area to avoid data loss (if you sync one profile, switch profile, sync then you will probably loose data).
In order to use host name, you must configure DHCP/DNS in your routers, I tried it now and it works with name then. I am using also fixed ip addresses for particular devices (where possible).
many thanks, forgot about my router config . I assigned a fixed IP to my notebook and all should be well - I should have automatic synchronization of my notes, tasks and files whenever I'm at home.
Outlook profiles is not a big issue for me, as the only difference between them are additional private mail accounts (which cause some problems while at work), data is the same. Still, you may make preparations for more sophisticated users...
So the only minor issues you can think of improving are:
* allow changing Outlook profiles if PC LocalSync starts before Outloook,
* make it more difficult to close PC LocalSync inadvertently (X minimizing not closing; separate Exit)
As mentioned, I'm push syncing Calendar and Contacts via Email.apk, and not using Tasks much - so can't help testing them.
But once again congratulations on very good apps - I'll be recommending them!!
One problem is the thread title is not mentioning local Outlook synchronization at all, so people might be missing it - I would say Note and Task apps (both very nice) are rather in addition ... unless you depend on Market exposure ...
thanks,
Thanks, I updated title. The app original name was Simple Sync but I discovered that this name is trademarked so I renamed it to Local Sync. And originally it did not have so many functions as it has now.
I am syncing exchange with this (calendar) because I do not like policy pushed by Exchange.
There can be only issue with Contacts, because manufacturers are doing proprietary changes in contacts app. But it should work on base Android, Htc and Samsung.
Hi:
Some of the events in my Google Calendar are not visible in the Infuse's calendar app. The event is visible in the web-based UI, both desktop and mobile, and even in Thunderbird through Lightning.
It's always the same events, and nothing I do to the event changes this. I've deleted and recreated the events. Still no luck.
Any ideas on how to diagnose this?
Try an alternate calendar app..
Clear Data in Calendar Storage
Have you tried clearing the data in calendar storage? This has happened to me a few times, and that always fixed it.
Go to settings >> Applications >> Manage Applications >> All
Choose Calendar Storage and clear data. Your calendar app will re-sync with Google, and the missing events should be there.
When this happens to me, it's usually entire calendars that don't show up on my phone, not just individual events. If you're only missing a few events, it may be a different problem. But worth a shot.
OP you ever figure anything out? I have the same issue but its only on Samsung roms. It doesn't happen on MIUI. All my events show up in MIUI.
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1. Use an alternate. I use calendroid (uninstalled stock calender using TiBu).
2. Check if you selected all calendars.
So the tasks app on the One S syncs with Google Tasks. You can also choose to have Google Tasks show up on your calendar. My problem is every task I enter shows up twice in the calendar. I have tried all different settings in the tasks and calendar apps. This includes hiding all calendars except tasks, and they still show twice.
I'm at a loss as to what is happening. I checked Google Tasks online and there are no duplicates. Is anybody else experiencing this?
I am also having this problem.
I haven't found a fix for it yet, but if I do I will make sure to post back here.
Same problem to me.
The only workaround I found was installing another PIM software (Jorte) and setting Tasks in Jorte only to local. But in this way they are not synchronized with anything.
I don't understand why HTC Sync or HTC Sync Manager synchronizes only calendar and contacts with Outlook and not tasks, this sounds crazy.
Same here
I have the same problem with my HTC one S. I'm contacting HTC, as this appears to be a bug in Sense. Both the duplicate entries appear to be originating as Tasks. When I try to delete one of the duplicates from calendar, both get deleted. Also, this appears to be a problem only with Gtasks; Exchange and Hotmail tasks work fine. Workaround for now is defaulting all new (non work related) tasks as Local. Just installed an update from HTC yesterday and the problem is still there.
Same issue
I have the same issue with on my HTC One S (stock ROM). I'm also hoping this gets resolved quickly.
There isn't a fix for it by tweaking the settings, but I find it strange that for the google account, I can check 2 different calendars.
One is named [my gmail address] and the other is named "Task". Under my gmail address are no appointments, "Task" does contain them.
I have found a temporary fix though for deleting duplicates, you just clear the phone's temporary data (not a factory reset). You can do this under [settings] > [storage] and tap "make more space" under both internal and phone storage. I don't know exactly which one contains the data. *Update* This only seems to work first time round...
This fix implies that the cause of the problem lies in the phone internally. From my intermediate knowledge of programming I suspect that every edit of a task (including creation of it) for google accounts is stored on the phone seperately as a file that doesn't equal (in programmatic terms) the others. Therefore, the calendar will hold every local "version" of the task + the one on google's servers.
As for resorting to alternative market apps, I haven't found any task app that easily lets me set a reminder on any date and time I wish. It's always the same day or the day before at most. The best I've seen is a very limited list of options that goes as far back as a week. Other problems include missing priority settings for tasks or it doesn't sync with HTC's native tasks or calendar app.
Actually I found, that one can only clear data of single process. I don't know its exact english name, because on my system is displayed in polish ("Pamięć kalendarza"), but it should be sth, like "calendar memory".
After clearing its data and opening calendar app, the list of available calendars was empty, but after a while (and clicking refresh, and clicking refresh in Tasks app) the list populated with calendars from google account and with those internal from the phone. And items from the google tasks calendar weren't duplicated any more. At least until they are edited again in Tasks app.
BTW, has anything changed in this topic? Is there any solution for this problem?