Android contacts sync doesn't work

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Hi,
I installed a second Nextcloud Instance on a proxmox-server. With this instance I got the problem that I cannot sync my Contacts from my Android phone, but Calendar works.

Any hints?

I can add new adressbooks on my phone with OpenSync and I can see them in my nextcloud, but it doesn’t sync my contacts. I can add new contacts in NC, and they’re added in my phone. But my Contacts on my Phone are not send to my NC.

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have you tried davdroid for sync?

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nope, I’m using OpenSync since it’s free and it worked before.

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davdroid is free as well… :wink: and besides that - it’s the suggested app for sync.
plus: it works. i have it working on one of my mobiles.

can’t tell you anything about open sync, sorry.

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davdroid costs about 4€ on the playstore and F-Droid tells me “apk not found”.

Opensync is a fork of davdroid: “https://deependhulla.com/android-apps/opensync-app”

Plus it worked before.

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I installed now davdroid.
It looks the same + it doesn’t sync my phone contacts either

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so what did you change in the meanwhile?

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nothing. Just installed a new NC. But I found the issue. Out of the sudden I need to copy my contacts to the OpenSync/DavDroid contactbook with a copy app or something like that. Then it works. I didn’t do that before. Strange.

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I’d generally advice to use DAVDroid especially since Open* is a simple, unmaintained rip off of:

  • Nextcloud
  • DAVDroid
  • K-9 Mail

So it doesn’t release new versions, it is just rebranded from version created a long time ago, no support, etc.

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