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Synchronizing Contacts between Android OS & Mac OS X

This guide explores the intricacies of synchronizing contacts between Android and Mac OS X. Despite Android's close ties with Google, many users seek alternatives that ensure personal data remains on their devices rather than scattered across the web. We'll examine existing solutions like doubleTwist and SyncMate, highlighting their limitations, and present challenges posed by the differences in programming languages (Objective-C vs. Java) and data persistence methods. By understanding contact structures and utilizing TCP Sockets with JSON, you can successfully synchronize contacts without relying on cloud services.

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Synchronizing Contacts between Android OS & Mac OS X

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  1. Synchronizing Contacts between Android OS & Mac OS X • by Alexandru Gogan

  2. But it works, where’s the problem?

  3. Isn’t Android MADE by Google? • Jop! And every Android device has a Google account associated with, including Gmail Google Contacts Google Calendar...

  4. Goal • Provide a satisfying alternative, that personal data is stored only on the devices used, instead of spreading it out in the world wide web • Not fighting against Google, just to take the challenge to do it without it!

  5. Am I the First? doubleTwist SyncMate The Missing Sync for Android Fone Sync

  6. Why not using them? • Too many unnecessary features • Only one side wins • Support for basic fields like name + number • Cable Sync

  7. Aha, so what’s the challenge? • No native synchronization • OS X speaks Objective-C • Android speaks Java • Entities are similar, but different • Data is kept persistent different

  8. What has happened so far... • Network Communication via TCP Sockets and Bonjour(Zeroconf) using AsyncSockets Framework in Cocoa • JSON as common “language” (TouchJSON in Cocoa) • Understanding contact structures in Android/OS X • Use of SyncServices in OS X (“server”) • Actually creating 2 different applicationsIn 2 different programming languagesOn 2 different devices

  9. Useful Links http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/mobile/android/ http://www.twitlonger.com/show/bvqdos http://www.myid.com/Google-privacy-personal-information-protection-guide http://www.doubletwist.com/ http://mac.eltima.com/sync-mac.html http://www.markspace.com/products/android/missing-sync-android.html http://www.novamedia.de/en/mac-fonesync-samsung.html http://json.org/ http://code.google.com/p/cocoaasyncsocket/ https://github.com/TouchCode/TouchJSON http://www.zeroconf.org/

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