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[all variants] seeking smartphone recommendation

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I don't want to start a this-phone vs. that-phone flame war. I would appreciate recommendation about smart phones that play well with ubuntu linux laptops and desktop applications. I also want recommendations for the corresponding desktop applications. Things that I want to do: sync contacts between phone and desktop app sync tasks between phone and desktop app sync calendar between phone and desktop app move files between phone and laptop move files between phone's memory card and laptop use the phone as an internet modem -- sometimes called "tethering" While I'm asking for help, once I sync with the desktop above, I want to sync my desktop app(s) to some corresponding web server app. For example, I put an appointment into my phone along with the contact details. The phone syncs with the desktop. I'll want the desktop to sync with a web something so that the contact details and appointment details are visible at the web site. Tahnks in advance, ~~~ 0;-Dan (Hardware)

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Submitted by colm on 12/13/2009

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I have an HTC Desire phone running Android 2.2 on Virgin Mobile UK.

All of the contacts I use on my phone are in the 'My Contacts' group of my Gmail account.

If I log into my Gmail account on a PC and edit a contact, for example changing a phone number, it syncs immediately with the phone.

airdroid http://www.airdroid.com/

What protocol is it using to keep my desktop sync with my phone?

Websocket? or something else? anyone know how airdroid is able to get real time data sync with my desktop?

This can't be correct, can it?

Basically, I use Onenote on my laptop for school, and sync it to my desktop and the cloud.

I've had my Lumia 710 for all of a few days only, and it's running out of space (essentially it has just about completely) because it seems to be syncing absolutely everything to it.

Most of my notes in Onenote I would never want to view on the phone anyways.

Hello, I'm trying to help my aunt who's bought a new Samsung Ace to sync her existing contacts (some on sim card, some on phone memory) to her new google account. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to be unable to change the contact group (sim, phone or google.com account) once the contact exists, just right when creating the contact.

Hello Sir,

I'm a HTC ONE X user, with CID HTC__621, last month my phone got updated with JB 4.1.1. Now I'm trying to sync my phone with my pc, HTC sync Manager is opening but my phone is not getting complete sync. I can't transfer my data to my pc or vice verse.

So, Kindly help me.

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On my past android phone when I entered a contact directly into the phone it would sync with my gmail account.

Motorola has this stupid "backup assist" program built in and now I can't figure out how to get contacts to properly sync with gmail.

Of course the one's that I enter directly into gmail sync. That is not the problem.

Hey guys

i have been trying for hours to figure this one out but with no success

in the begining i sync all my contacts with my gmail acount and ever since that, every time i made a new contact, it asked me wether it should be synced as well..

I have been trying to find HTC Sync on my Explorer (Android 2.3.5), but can't find it. Is it actually on the phone, and if so, how can I get into it? Thanks. (The reason for my looking for it is long and complicated, but basically it is because the Sync does not work on my computer, and you say somewhere to make sure the same version is on the computer as is on the phone.

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