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Local Sync Description

Enables data synchronization between Android 2.2 and greater and Microsoft Outlook 2007 and greater

Local Sync application enables data synchronization (tasks with color categories, notes with color categories, categories, contacts with color categories, files and calendar) between Android 2.2 and greater and Microsoft Outlook 2007 and greater via Wi-Fi.

It is possible to synchronize one Android device with many PCs and one PC with many Android devices (e.g. synchronize Android with notebook and PC at home and with PC at work) - Local Sync is primarily designed to support such a scenario.

Local sync is only free of charge Android Outlook generic and complete synchronization solution. Local sync does not require access to paid services such as SMS or Phone calls. Local Sync performs synchronization only if Wi-Fi is active to eliminate possibility of transferring data through expensive cellular network. Local Sync does not contain any apparent or hidden functionalities to collect your personal or statistical data and transfer them to 3rd parties servers using your expensive data plan.

Installer package for Android contains also applications Simple Notes and Simple Tasks (Android by default does not contain tasks and notes applications).

System Requirements

1. Android 2.2 or greater
2. Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7)
3. Microsoft Outlook 2007 or greater
4. Wi-Fi

Description

Android package installs

1. Local Sync - enables sync with PC + configuration options
2. Simple Notes - notes managing application
3. Simple Tasks - tasks managing application
4. Color categories manager
5. Task widget (4x1, 2x2)

Enabling synchronization

To enable sync it is necessary to add Local Sync account in the Android: Settings - Accounts and synchronization - Add account. And to pair with PC - start Local Sync - Pair with PC, fill in IP address or hostname and port (this info is displayed in windows application status bar).

You may want also to enable particular service synchronization in the Local Sync account (global setting affecting all paired PCs) - if Auto-sync is enabled, if Auto-sync is disabled you have to start synchronization manually.

It is also additionally possible to enable/disable particular synchronization in configuration screen for each paired PC (so e.g. you can synchronize everything at home and at work only calendar and files).

Invoking synchronization

Synchronization is started by standard Android means (e.g. in Accounts or various synchronization widgets can be used). Task, Notes and Categories sync can be started automatically with data change (in Android device). Calendar and Contacts are not synchronized automatically.

Since version 1.5 there is Sync! button in Local Sync.

Outlook data are removed to deleted items folder.

Initial synchronization

During initial synchronization data are never deleted, application tries to pair the same items and upload/download new items. Files with the same name but different content are uploaded to PC for merging.

Initial synchronization can take a lot of time to complete if you have a lot of items in both Outlook and Android.

Calendar specific

It is possible to synchronize calendar (since version 1.5 for Android 2.2 - if you want to enable additional Android version you can help with testing). During initial sync calendar will be created in Android device and name of the calendar will be email address of Outlook user. You can have many calendars if you synchronize Outlooks with different accounts (e.g. notebook and PC at home configured to use email account alfreds.futerkiste@gmail.com will create calendar alfreds.futerkiste@gmail.com and Outlook configured to use Exchange account futeal01@acme.com will create calendar futeal01@acme.com).

There is provided configuration utility in android which enables possibility to change calendar color (some non stock calendar applications may display color incorrectly so try to use various colors according your needs) and possibility to remove calendar from Android. Removed calendar will not delete calendar in Outlook in next synchronization but it will be created again and populated from Outlook (e.g. you may remove calendar if you need re-pair device).

It is possible to set any Local Sync calendar read only (do it after first sync) so no changes will be copied to Outlook calendar.
Contacts specific

To show synchronized contacts this setting must be activated in Contacts application. For HTC devices Contacts are synchronized as Phone contacts.

In devices with proprietary Contacts applications contacts can be invisible or impossible to edit or remove them (use e.g. free market app Contact Remover).

Contact picture is downloaded to the Android only if contact did not have a one.
Files specific

It is possible to setup various modes for files synchronization on directories

* No sync - directory will not be synchronized
* Sync - directory will be synchronized both ways
* Read sync - synchronization in direction Android → PC

After file synchronization, media scanner is notified to search for new files, so all new pictures, music and videos will be added to your gallery, etc.

Deleted files on PC are deleted to trash if applicable.

Files integrity after transfer is verified with MD5 checksum to avoid (with given probability) any data corruption.
Some devices can modify multimedia files after reboot, so during file synchronization file integrity verification procedure will be forced for those files.

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