Re: [Evolution] Fw:Seeking advice - Considering move to Google Contacts or something similar (fwd)

[James Toebes <james toebesacademy com>]

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more.

On Sat, 2021-12-11 at 18:07 -0500, Max Pyziur wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I sent this to the users lists fedora org list, and was requested to
> send 
> it to evolution-list.
>
> I would appreciate any advice in this regard.
>
> Much thanks,
>
> Max Pyziur
> pyz brama com
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:41:13 -0500 (EST)
> From: Max Pyziur <pyz brama com>
> To: users lists fedoraproject org
> Subject: Seeking advice - Considering move to Google Contacts or
> something
>      similar
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> I recently was required to upgrade my current phone (Samsung S7) to a
> new phone
> (Samsung S52) since the one I've had wasn't 5G compatible. The
> service is
> T-Mobile.
>
> I've relied on using MemoToo's cloud service to sync my addressbook
> and calendar
> managed by Evolution on my primary computer, and then to sync my
> phone's
> contacts from MemoToo.
>
> MemoToo provided an app, and everything worked reliably on my S7 for
> several
> years.
>
> In porting to the A52, the MemoToo can be installed, the contacts and
> addressbook can downloaded, but they are not visible to the A52
> contacts and
> calendar apps. Reviewing the MemoToo forums, this seems to be a
> problem shared
> by many MemoToo users. The S7 is still on Android 8.x while the A52
> is uusing
> Android 11. This could be the source of the issue, or it could be
> something
> else.
>
> Requesting clarification from MemoToo as to whether this issue will
> be addressed
> results in no response.
>
> I've also approached the SyncEvolution community. There was some
> advice and some
> alternative apps suggested, but so far, I haven't been able to make
> anything
> work.
>
> So, I'm looking for advice on how to proceed from the Fedora
> community.
>   - What services are available to sync to Evolution and then to the
> A52, if at
> all?
>   - Or is syncing Evolution to Google Contacts and Calendar is
> satisfactory?
>   -- if the latter, is there guidance on setting this up?
>
> Much thanks,
>
> Max Pyziur
> pyz brama com
>
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