How to sync contacts and calendars between desktop and Android (without root)
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This is a simple guide on how to synchronise contacts and calendars between a desktop operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux) and Android relying on a combination of Syncthing and Radicale. The main goal and idea is to have Radicale running on every system locally, so that you can connect with it even when there is no network connection available. This applies to both desktop operating systems and Android as well. Desktop: Install and run Radicale following instructions from https://radical...
      • mnmalst@lemmy.zip
        3·
        11 months ago

        I just realized this is not the exact setup I use. I use Radicale on the desktop but additionally Decsync. So I don’t need Radicale on my other devices, just a Decsync client.

        With “mostly” in my case I was referring to the Radicale-Decsync plugin which works great but doesn’t seem to be actively maintained anymore. So there was an instance where Radicale changed something and the Decsync plugin didn’t work anymore. Was an easy fix but sadly that fix is still not available in the “official” Radicale-Decsync plugin which makes it hard for non technical users to use it, currently.

        • 7eter@feddit.org
          3·
          11 months ago

          DecSync is amazing! Setting it up seemd easier to me than what is described I’m the linked article. Luckily that bug you are talking about hasn’t appeared to me.

  • Twotone
    3·
    11 months ago

    Its great, been using it for a while across a few different devices. Android/windows/Linux, it doesn’t care.

  • pedroapero@lemmy.ml
    1·
    11 months ago

    I just use Syncthing to backup Radicale files. I guess this is to remove the need for a domain name and web server? This won’t work with all devices like iphones. Also shared calendars won’t sync properly.

      • Fijxu@programming.dev
        1·
        11 months ago

        How do you guys can see a deleted comment wtf. I deleted it for a reason, because I noticed that my comment was dumb and stupid after I posted it

        • Autonomous UserBanned from communityOPEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Inbox, didn’t even see it was deleted until I clicked through.

  • JovialSodium@lemmy.sdf.org
    1·
    11 months ago

    I’ll try this! I used to use caldav via my mail provider with DAVx5, but I had problems with it not retaining notification settings with recurring events.

    I don’t know if that’s a problem with their caldav server, DAVx5, or my phone’s calendar. But worth trying with radicale and see if it works.