Development on Outlook sync in AOSP ROM? - Desire Android Development

Is there a method (app/ROM support) to sync Outlook data (calendar, contacts) with AOSP ROMs? Sorry if this should've been posted in Q&A. Thought dev was a better place for it..
If there isnt, why is it hard to code?

droidzone said:
Is there a method (app/ROM support) to sync Outlook data (calendar, contacts) with AOSP ROMs? Sorry if this should've been posted in Q&A. Thought dev was a better place for it..
If there isnt, why is it hard to code?
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While you're waiting for them to code it into the rom, there's a free program called MyPhoneExplorer that lets you sync contacts and calendar really easily....

cr1960 said:
While you're waiting for them to code it into the rom, there's a free program called MyPhoneExplorer that lets you sync contacts and calendar really easily....
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Thanks. I'll check out the app..

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Which Multiple Calender Sync to use?

What's your opinion on which tool for multiple google calendars? Goosync? OggSync? Others? Pros/cons?
I want to be able to categorize and sync my multiple google calendars in a way that make sense, keeps things separated, syncs live and has push calendar capabilities, and easy to use on my phone.
Thanks.
Anyone have any input?
For a free solution and a good alternative to Oggsync, take a look at the ActiveGcSync project at milow.net. it's a little slow to sync but the job is done and the author is working on a new version to speed up the sync.
francky37 said:
For a free solution and a good alternative to Oggsync, take a look at the ActiveGcSync project at milow.net. it's a little slow to sync but the job is done and the author is working on a new version to speed up the sync.
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hmmm...interesting...live activesync with push calendar and multiple calendars? how does it group them, by category?
rvt1000 said:
how does it group them, by category?
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yes, it uses one category for each calendar.

[Q] Facebook Contacts Sync in ICS?

Is it possible? If so, how? :S
And how about Facebook syncing with the phone app, I mean it can be done in the HTC Sense phone app but not the stock ICS one.. Is it also possible to flash a HTC Sense phone app?
Thanks
Jikstah said:
Is it possible? If so, how? :S
And how about Facebook syncing with the phone app, I mean it can be done in the HTC Sense phone app but not the stock ICS one.. Is it also possible to flash a HTC Sense phone app?
Thanks
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Hi, No you can't use any sense program as far as I know without sense running even if you have sense installed. As for facebook, when you install it and run for the first time it will ask you what you want to sync, I personally choose everything but it also will allow only existing contacts. If you need to access that again to change it can be found under settings and accounts. I also you friendcaster and that will sync your fb contacts with your phone as well. Hope this helps.
Psychoticus said:
Hi, No you can't use any sense program as far as I know without sense running even if you have sense installed. As for facebook, when you install it and run for the first time it will ask you what you want to sync, I personally choose everything but it also will allow only existing contacts. If you need to access that again to change it can be found under settings and accounts. I also you friendcaster and that will sync your fb contacts with your phone as well. Hope this helps.
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The Facebook Contacts sync worked!
Thanks!
Jikstah said:
The Facebook Contacts sync worked!
Thanks!
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No worries, Glad I could help mate, Thanks for the Thanks
Seems to pull in the contacts alright, but it doesn't properly merge them with existing contacts.
I used HaxSync to sync my Facebook contacts
Sent from my TripN HTC Sensation 4G Super phone with Ice Cream Sandwich using Tapatalk
I prefer the HTC Contacts app so I installed HtcContacts.apk, ContactsProvider.apk and GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk from ARHD 5. Once all your contacts sync up, you can merge them and the changes do transfer over to the stock ICS contacts app if you still prefer to use that.
Edit: I also installed Facebook for Sense from the ARHD ROM, though I'm not sure it was required to get sync working.

[REQ/HELP]Need GB 2.3.5 Rom with Facebook for HTC Sense

Hey guys, I need a GB 2.3.5 Rom where is the option "facebook for htc sense" under "accounts & sync". Can somebody help me please?
Ps i hope you can understand me
greetz
ssceddie said:
Hey guys, I need a GB 2.3.5 Rom where is the option "facebook for htc sense" under "accounts & sync". Can somebody help me please?
Ps i hope you can understand me
greetz
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This is not the correct forum - try in the "Q & A" forum instead, where this question should have obviously gone in the first place
Reported to Mods for moving.
Oh sorry
While you're waitig for the thread to be moved by the mods, have a look at Endymion. I don't use it as I don't like Sense, so I stick with Reaper ROM, by Endy gets all the recommendations from the guys on here who do like to use a Sense-based ROM.
Simon.TS.HTC said:
While you're waitig for the thread to be moved by the mods, have a look at Endymion. I don't use it as I don't like Sense, so I stick with Reaper ROM, by Endy gets all the recommendations from the guys on here who do like to use a Sense-based ROM.
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Hey thanks for the fast answer, i hope yoh are in right
All you have to do is sign in to Facebook through accounts and sync. Then HTC Sense will request permission
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dan-fish said:
All you have to do is sign in to Facebook through accounts and sync. Then HTC Sense will request permission
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Can I see than the contact-avatars from facebook in whatsapp? That is the only thing, that i want to have this option in accounts and sync....
ssceddie said:
Can I see than the contact-avatars from facebook in whatsapp? That is the only thing, that i want to have this option in accounts and sync....
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whatsapp contacts sync has been messed up for a while anyway leading to alot of pictures not showing whether from facebook or the gallery.. twitter contact sync has also had problems recently and even got removed not sure if it's back.. anyway as others have said Q and A forum this is marked DEVELOPMENT
GGLDN said:
whatsapp contacts sync has been messed up for a while anyway leading to alot of pictures not showing whether from facebook or the gallery.. twitter contact sync has also had problems recently and even got removed not sure if it's back.. anyway as others have said Q and A forum this is marked DEVELOPMENT
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I use FriendCaster Pro for Android. It syncs hi res pics from facebook, and whatsapp picks them up beautifully.
looks like a question here.....
Thread moved...
DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE DEV SECTION!
enigmaamit said:
I use FriendCaster Pro for Android. It syncs hi res pics from facebook, and whatsapp picks them up beautifully.
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i might have to try this out
this is that what i searched : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598623
Why don'tyou search by yourself before you start a new thread??
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Question about google contacts syncing

Hi guys I've tried doing a search and couldn't find anything so apologies in advance for my incompetence.
I'm new to the Android community and recently got my S3. I'm feeling very frustrated with the contacts syncing because the phone is syncing all of my contacts from gmail including the "other contacts" folder. However doing a basic search in google says that once you setup your android phone the contacts that sync are those in the "my contacts" folder. Is there any solution to this? There doesn't seem to be any place where I can restrict which contact folder from gmail it should be syncing with.
Thanks.
you would need to go to setting accounts and turn off contact sync.
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you would need to go to setting accounts and turn off contact sync.
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Hey thanks for the reply, but clicking on the google account and disabling sync contacts? If so this didn't work I still have 244 contacts that are not assigned, and they happen to be the ones that are from the my other contacs folder, also if i disable the contact sync would that also disable the contacts that I'm interested in backing up with google?
Thanks.
g2sai said:
Hey thanks for the reply, but clicking on the google account and disabling sync contacts? If so this didn't work I still have 244 contacts that are not assigned, and they happen to be the ones that are from the my other contacs folder, also if i disable the contact sync would that also disable the contacts that I'm interested in backing up with google?
Thanks.
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Oh sorry I misunderstood what you meant. You could go into system accounts hit menu key and sync now?
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fr8cture said:
Oh sorry I misunderstood what you meant. You could go into system accounts hit menu key and sync now?
Sent from my Paranoid Android Galaxy S III
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Yeah I think I'm not saying things right let me try this,
so gmail saves contacts automatically everytime you send an reply, fwd,etc.. and those contacts are saved in the Other contacts group, this group shouldn't sync itself to the android contacts from My Contacts group in gmail (at least from what I've read) however for some reason it keeps syncing and I end up with 244 unassigned contacts which basically are people whom I'm really not interested in having as a contact in the phone?
Thanks again.
g2sai said:
Yeah I think I'm not saying things right let me try this,
so gmail saves contacts automatically everytime you send an reply, fwd,etc.. and those contacts are saved in the Other contacts group, this group shouldn't sync itself to the android contacts from My Contacts group in gmail (at least from what I've read) however for some reason it keeps syncing and I end up with 244 unassigned contacts which basically are people whom I'm really not interested in having as a contact in the phone?
Thanks again.
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Hmmm i think the only way to fix this is to turn off contact syncing unless there is a option in the gmail app?
fr8cture said:
Hmmm i think the only way to fix this is to turn off contact syncing unless there is a option in the gmail app?
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This wouldn't make sense, if I turn off contact syncing then I lose the ability to have google manage my contacts for backup purposes, there should be way to restrict what group in gmail the contacts are being synced from...hm...
g2sai said:
This wouldn't make sense, if I turn off contact syncing then I lose the ability to have google manage my contacts for backup purposes, there should be way to restrict what group in gmail the contacts are being synced from...hm...
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try going to groups in your contacts app and deleting un-necessary ones (try doing this with a group which has only 1-2 unimportant contact names - so that if it gets deleted from gmail contacts as well - you don't lose many, also always backup )
I got the fix for ya. Go to contacts hit the menu / contacts to display / customize list / then click on Ur gmail . U should c it then choose the groups u want to be synced ....
Hope that works for ya
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chiaroscuro7 said:
try going to groups in your contacts app and deleting un-necessary ones (try doing this with a group which has only 1-2 unimportant contact names - so that if it gets deleted from gmail contacts as well - you don't lose many, also always backup )
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this wouldn't do anything, if i delete those contacts they get deleted from gmail as well...
SMR-DINO313 said:
I got the fix for ya. Go to contacts hit the menu / contacts to display / customize list / then click on Ur gmail . U should c it then choose the groups u want to be synced ....
Hope that works for ya
Sent from my LandLine
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Uhm, stupid question but I hit contacts and then hit on menu and the only options I have are Backup, delete, Import/export, merge with samsung account, merge with google, accounts, speed dial setting, and send email, don't have the contacts to display option...???
g2sai said:
this wouldn't do anything, if i delete those contacts they get deleted from gmail as well...
Uhm, stupid question but I hit contacts and then hit on menu and the only options I have are Backup, delete, Import/export, merge with samsung account, merge with google, accounts, speed dial setting, and send email, don't have the contacts to display option...???
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It's the option b4 the last when u hit menu
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This is my screen
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SMR-DINO313 said:
It's the option b4 the last when u hit menu
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Which ROM are you on? Stock? I am on synergy and I don't see that option.
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chiaroscuro7 said:
Which ROM are you on? Stock? I am on synergy and I don't see that option.
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I'm in stock ROM or wahtever it is I ahvent played around with anything just rooted and unlocked but nothing else.
@OP I don't see the" other contacts" displayed in my contacts app, though they are synced they can only be seen
when I start searching for a particular contact - not helpful in solving the issue - jus an observation
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Ok. First try scrolling down when you are looking for contacts to display. Second it sounds like you are lazy and don't want to manage your contacts very well. If they are not contacts you need why are you keeping them? I simply take a few min once in a while and clean house... Deleting contacts that were randomly saved.
Hope that helps.
Sent from this wizbang Samsung S3 thingamabob @ 88 mph!
g2sai said:
this wouldn't do anything, if i delete those contacts they get deleted from gmail as well...
Uhm, stupid question but I hit contacts and then hit on menu and the only options I have are Backup, delete, Import/export, merge with samsung account, merge with google, accounts, speed dial setting, and send email, don't have the contacts to display option...???
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Derp--didn't see that there was a second page
mdt73 said:
Ok. First try scrolling down when you are looking for contacts to display. Second it sounds like you are lazy and don't want to manage your contacts very well. If they are not contacts you need why are you keeping them? I simply take a few min once in a while and clean house... Deleting contacts that were randomly saved.
Hope that helps.
Sent from this wizbang Samsung S3 thingamabob @ 88 mph!
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nice.. scrolling down worked (oops , silly me).. thanks for that
--- as regards suggestion of cleaning house... thank you /s
chiaroscuro7 said:
@OP I don't see the" other contacts" displayed in my contacts app, though they are synced they can only be seen
when I start searching for a particular contact - not helpful in solving the issue - jus an observation
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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Yes you are right thanks.
mdt73 said:
Ok. First try scrolling down when you are looking for contacts to display. Second it sounds like you are lazy and don't want to manage your contacts very well. If they are not contacts you need why are you keeping them? I simply take a few min once in a while and clean house... Deleting contacts that were randomly saved.
Hope that helps.
Sent from this wizbang Samsung S3 thingamabob @ 88 mph!
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Thanks that's what I was looking for and thank you for noting my lazyness, I didn't know this was going to be an issue (since I'm a noob in all this),however there are contacs that I'm simply no interested to have in my phone, again thanks that solves the problem :cyclops:
chiaroscuro7 said:
nice.. scrolling down worked (oops , silly me).. thanks for that
--- as regards suggestion of cleaning house... thank you /s
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Yup thanks!
GingerBread
g2sai said:
this wouldn't do anything, if i delete those contacts they get deleted from gmail as well...
Uhm, stupid question but I hit contacts and then hit on menu and the only options I have are Backup, delete, Import/export, merge with samsung account, merge with google, accounts, speed dial setting, and send email, don't have the contacts to display option...???
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I do understand you, I have many old and JIC contacts in my gmail that I don't want to delete, over 2700, but I only want 100 or 200 tops sync to my phone. If I play with the display settings when I enter the conects, only the contacts I want are displayed, but when I search for an specific contact, it searches over all the 2700 contacts and makes my Galaxy S3 verry slow, my old galaxy s2 as well,
If my memory does not fail, when I had the galaxy Ace with gingerbread, the contacts navigation and search was much faster because only the contacts in "My Contacts" where Sync into my phone, i am allmost positive of that. thanx for any responses.
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did not notice that there was a second page, i am new in the forum.
it is not lazy in my case, i have purged over 2000 contacts when i merged the information from my Facebook Contacts, Linked In, Yahoo, MSN, manualy merging some becuse the automerge process did not work for some cases (inverted names with diferent emails (old and new) or phone numbers, etc), but if i delete one and i review and old email, i won't know who was that from, oe maybe where i knew them from (have them in groups or notes) to organize a reunion :good:. anyway deleting information goes agains Gmal Policy (Never have to delete an email or contact again) LOL any help is welcome

Roms with working Exchange?

I have trie both Revelation and ViperS, but none of them works with Exchange (not possible to add account).
Is there any other roms on Jelly Bean for HTC Sensation XE that can handle Exchange accounts (and Facebook syncronisation)?
parostberg said:
I have trie both Revelation and ViperS, but none of them works with Exchange (not possible to add account).
Is there any other roms on Jelly Bean for HTC Sensation XE that can handle Exchange accounts (and Facebook syncronisation)?
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Same here, but seems to be related on bug here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=36025 Damn I cannot update to any newer ROM than mine....
domi65 said:
Same here, but seems to be related on bug here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=36025 Damn I cannot update to any newer ROM than mine....
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Ok, so you are still on ICS?
parostberg said:
Ok, so you are still on ICS?
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nope, but same issues...
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nope, but same issues...
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sry, read wrong question...
yes, still at ICS with Elegancia right now... 'cause no JB ROM seems to work with Exchange...
I am using an exchange account right now for my work email only (no calender or contact sync) and its worked on all sense JB roms.
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rx7_guy said:
I am using an exchange account right now for my work email only (no calender or contact sync) and its worked on all sense JB roms.
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Cannoet get even email to work --> "Failed to create the account" at setup of exchange. Can only go back to dismiss the settings...
Do you use any mods or so?
parostberg said:
I have trie both Revelation and ViperS, but none of them works with Exchange (not possible to add account).
Is there any other roms on Jelly Bean for HTC Sensation XE that can handle Exchange accounts (and Facebook syncronisation)?
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Do you need it to be Sense-based? If not, have a look at droidevs HTC Sensation ROMs & Development.
It's a bit of a jungle because of the many virations and many(!) updates, but all of them are supposed to support exchange, and those that don't (in their current version) are already identified in the forum threads.
cheers
HorstDCC said:
Do you need it to be Sense-based? If not, have a look at droidevs HTC Sensation ROMs & Development.
It's a bit of a jungle because of the many virations and many(!) updates, but all of them are supposed to support exchange, and those that don't (in their current version) are already identified in the forum threads.
cheers
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I already tried CM10 but I live since years with the Sense Theme and when other users uses that why not me Everything looks nice but the exchange-connectivity...
You guys do realize there are alternatives to sense email client? Im using Touchdown since first day, and its 10 times better with more options than email client from HTC.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrodesk.droid20.nitroid&hl=hr
And yea, wrong thread
parostberg said:
I have trie both Revelation and ViperS, but none of them works with Exchange (not possible to add account).
Is there any other roms on Jelly Bean for HTC Sensation XE that can handle Exchange accounts (and Facebook syncronisation)?
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ivicask said:
You guys do realize there are alternatives to sense email client? Im using Touchdown since first day, and its 10 times better with more options than email client from HTC.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrodesk.droid20.nitroid&hl=hr
And yea, wrong thread
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You CAN use exchange with JB Roms.
This is how you do it:
Iceberger said:
With a help of an older JB rom (an ICS rom wont work), in this case ViperS v3.0.0 and Titanium Backup I came with this workaround.
1. Install ViperS v3.0.0 (JB) and add your Exchange and Hotmail accounts. in v3.0.0 it works!
2. In Titanium backup choose Accounts and Mail 5.5.2311133269.528614.493299 (E-MAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS) to backup
3. Install ViperS v3.1.1, Restore Accounts and Mail 5.5.2311133269.528614.493299 (E-MAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS)
4. Reboot
5. In accounts & sync enable synchronization for Exchange and Hotmail (and POP accounts, if you have them)
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I don't know what problems you are experiencing with facebook synchronization. I didn't see any yet.
Jam that THANKS button.
Far_SighT said:
You CAN use exchange with JB Roms.
This is how you do it:
I don't know what problems you are experiencing with facebook synchronization. I didn't see any yet.
Jam that THANKS button.
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The Facebook problem: I get a question all the time that ask for permission to HTC Sense, to access my Facebook account.
Will CM10.1 work with Exchange on my Sensation XE?
parostberg said:
The Facebook problem: I get a question all the time that ask for permission to HTC Sense, to access my Facebook account.
Will CM10.1 work with Exchange on my Sensation XE?
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You restored facebook app along with data? Dont do that never if u did. Just add account and let it sync it self, never restore any Sense apps, or apps like Facebook or Twitter which have Sense integration.
I didnt restore facebook. I just installed it. It seems like its a sense issue. It works with CM10.1
Any ideas?
parostberg said:
I didnt restore facebook. I just installed it. It seems like its a sense issue. It works with CM10.1
Any ideas?
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Facebook works fine for me with Sense 4+. Try removing facebook via titanium and install it again.
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Facebook works fine for me with Sense 4+. Try removing facebook via titanium and install it again.
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Is there any way around with Exchange. Than install version 3.0.0 every time I need to add a Exchange account or change password to it?
parostberg said:
Is there any way around with Exchange. Than install version 3.0.0 every time I need to add a Exchange account or change password to it?
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This is a workaround, not a fix.
You should be able to change password, but I am not aure.
For multiple accounts, just add 3 or more accounts in 3.0.0, and delete them after restore in 3.1.1. Then if you'll ever need to get them back, restore again using titanium, and you are good to go.
This is only until the devs fix the issue.
And if this is inconvenient, just use another mail client for the time being.
Jam that thanks button.
Happy to help.
Far_SighT said:
This is a workaround, not a fix.
You should be able to change password, but I am not aure.
For multiple accounts, just add 3 or more accounts in 3.0.0, and delete them after restore in 3.1.1. Then if you'll ever need to get them back, restore again using titanium, and you are good to go.
This is only until the devs fix the issue.
And if this is inconvenient, just use another mail client for the time being.
Jam that thanks button.
Happy to help.
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The Exchange functionallity is so important for me (email, contacts and email) so I have to use ICS.
Do you know if any developer is working on this?
parostberg said:
The Exchange functionallity is so important for me (email, contacts and email) so I have to use ICS.
Do you know if any developer is working on this?
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+1
Too young here, I can't post on dev thread.
I desperately want to forward my bug report with logcat and so on to devs but i'm too young here. I've opened an issue on their issue tracker on Team Venom web site but 2 days later it's not validated yet...
Waiting for a fix. Meanwhile I keep my Albinoman CM10.1 witch works very well.
parostberg said:
The Exchange functionallity is so important for me (email, contacts and email) so I have to use ICS.
Do you know if any developer is working on this?
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ViperS will most likely fix it in the next issue. You can use some other mail client for exchange if you want for the time being.

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