

- MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR INSTALL
- MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR DRIVER
- MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR PORTABLE
- MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR ANDROID
Finally, Android has a Main phone number setting not used by Thunderbird, so that doesn’t sync. Not all of those where set per the Thunderbird Address books.

A few of my Thunderbird Contacts didn’t have First & Last Names, for example, so didn’t display right on the phone. I found there was a little cleaning up to do. Select the contact to see the 2 options.Īfter it synced the right Address Books, I changed it back to sync both ways. Don’t let it delete phone contacts you want, etc. Before it syncs, review the changes being made. After setting which address books and resyncing, it cleaned up the ones I didn’t want. Thus I set it to Sync Thunderbird > Phone only at first. The program automatically loaded some Contacts from Thunderbird right away but not always what I wanted. You may want a new address book for that purpose. The => symbol marks the default Address Book where new Phone Contacts will be added to Thunderbird. For example, you may NOT want Collected Addresses on your phone. Select the Address Books you want synced. Autodetect worked fine for me.įor Contacts, set to Thunderbird, then click Advanced. Enter the PIN when prompted (it asked once). Review Settings for syncing (turn off Google sync, for example)Ħ) Start the desktop app on you PC. (called “mpe-addin.xpi”) It has one setting, if you use Event Categories.Ĥ) On Android, connect to WiFi (with the same router and subnet as your PC)ĥ) Start the client app on Android. You’ll find it in the Program directory of #1 above.
MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR INSTALL
The maker mentions it may install with first use of the desktop software, but I’d recommend this approach.ģ) In Thunderbird, install the MyPhoneExplorer extension in Tools, Add-ons.
MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR PORTABLE
(There’s a portable option during setup but this doesn’t have the desired sync abilities)Ģ) In Play Store, install MyPhoneExplorer Client on your phone. I didn’t find detailed instructions for this Setup so I thought it worth going over what I did here.īest to back up your phones contacts and Thunderbird before you do this, in case anything goes awry.ġ) Download and install MyPhoneExplorer for your PC. Thus, in my case, the easy choice was Wireless. The FJSoft forum has links for other phones, drivers, etc. Theres a switch to turn it off again inside the above.

This turns on Developer Options in the General Menu. Tap Build Number 5-6 times (it offers a countdown). For example, on the G4, it’s Settings, General, About Phone, Software info.
MYPHONEEXPLORER CALENDAR DRIVER
– An ABD driver but these have signing issues with recent versions of Windows. I routinely connect my G4 via USB to download pictures. You can connect with your phone via USB, WiFi or Bluetooth. The focus of this article is syncing Windows Thunderbird Contacts and Lightning Calendar with your Android phone Contacts and Calendar. It also allows syncing to multiple phones. It allows syncing your address books with your phones, includes a Calendar view for various desktop calendars, and allows browsing your text messages, call logs, file system and various other more geeky things. Originally developed for Ericsson phones, they added Android support. Recently I ran into a nifty little tool called MyPhoneExplorer. The solution is to sync your computer and phone directly. While Google and similar tools make doing that easy, it’s always under their watchful eye. Yet it would be nice to have your Contacts and Calendar synced with your Android phone. You may also not be a fan of sharing your entire life with web tools that browse your information for marketing hooks. While webmail is great for traveling, it has serious limitations if you’re managing several email accounts and a lot of traffic. Perhaps you’re a little old school like me – you prefer to use an email client like Thunderbird to manage your mail, contacts and schedule rather than using web tools. Syncing Thunderbird to Android with MyPhoneExplorer Septemat 8:03 pm | Posted in Computers, Internet, Software, Technology | 14 Comments
