From: Colin Watson Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:30:56 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Follow rename of DAVdroid to DAVx⁵ X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~cjwatson/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=42f38a10739485f20a8872ff6846996477cc9824;p=blog.git Follow rename of DAVdroid to DAVx⁵ --- diff --git a/content/new-address-book.md b/content/new-address-book.md index 38c25178..05d553b3 100644 --- a/content/new-address-book.md +++ b/content/new-address-book.md @@ -139,25 +139,27 @@ Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/), reloaded again, and off we go. ### Android integration -I installed [DAVdroid](https://davdroid.bitfire.at/) from the Play Store: it -cost a few pounds, but I was OK with that since it's GPLv3 and I'm happy to -help fund free software. I created two accounts, one for my existing Google +I installed [DAVx⁵](https://www.davx5.com/) from the Play Store: it cost a +few pounds, but I was OK with that since it's GPLv3 and I'm happy to help +fund free software. I created two accounts, one for my existing Google Contacts database (and in fact calendaring as well, although I don't intend to switch over to self-hosting that just yet), and one for the new Xandikos -instance. The [Google -setup](https://davdroid.bitfire.at/configuration/google/) was a bit fiddly -because I have two-step verification turned on so I had to create an -app-specific password. The Xandikos setup was straightforward: base URL, -username, password, and done. +instance. The Google setup was a bit fiddly because I have two-step +verification turned on so I had to create an app-specific password. The +Xandikos setup was straightforward: base URL, username, password, and done. Since I didn't completely trust the new setup yet, I followed what seemed -like the most robust option from the [DAVdroid contacts syncing -documentation](https://davdroid.bitfire.at/faq/entry/existing-contacts-are-not-synced/), +like the most robust option from the [DAVx⁵ contacts syncing +documentation](https://www.davx5.com/faq/existing-contacts-are-not-synced), and used the stock contacts app to export my Google Contacts account to a -`.vcf` file and then import that into the appropriate DAVdroid account -(which showed up automatically). This seemed straightforward and everything -got pushed to Xandikos. There are some weird delays in syncing contacts -that I don't entirely understand, but it all seems to get there in the end. +`.vcf` file and then import that into the appropriate DAVx⁵ account (which +showed up automatically). This seemed straightforward and everything got +pushed to Xandikos. There are some weird delays in syncing contacts that I +don't entirely understand, but it all seems to get there in the end. + +*2019-06-13: Followed rename of DAVdroid to DAVx⁵. At the moment Google +Contacts support seems to be flaky at best; see the [DAVx⁵ +forums](https://forums.bitfire.at/tags/google) for tips.* ### mutt integration