Video: Many of us new Androids use Microsoft Outlook regularly for email without Exchange. Now that you have an Android phone (which requires you to have a Gmail account) you have a separate calendar in Gmail which your Android phone can easily sync with. This tutorial walks you through how to enable you to synchronize your Outlook calendar with Google calendar which will sync with your Android phone. This makes things very convenient and uniform when you can enter information in either and they all stay synchronized and all for Free!

How to do it: Update: Unfortunately, Google removed their software, you will have to find an alternative by searching download sites link below. • • Enter your Gmail account information • Select 2-Way sync as this will sync your Outlook with Gmail • Set sync interval in minutes • That’s it! Note: to force the sync, simply “Right-Click” the Google Sync icon in your task tray (bottom right), click “Sync”. I do not have an exchange server at work, but can’t live without outlook.

Love android phone, but frustrated that I couldn’t sync everything. I currently use a third party exchange server at mailstreet.com. It cost’s me about 11.95 monthly, which brings the cost of data up to what I paid for blackberry. For me it is worth it. Use it with touchdown at nitrodesk.com and it’s perfect.

You get everything. Email reaches my phone about 30 seconds ahead of my computer.

Everything is sync’d all the time. Worth it for me. What Google doesn’t tell you is that Google Calendar makes your outlook calendar public and this is a big no-no in a corporate setting. Plus Google is known to sue companies whose employees install “free” software on corporate machines. So can we really trust them on Google Calendar?

Bottom line: The Google Android outlook application should sync the calendar like it does email. I can’t believe some of what Google left out on Android G1. It’s enough to make me go back to blackberry or check into an iphone. It’s that bad. I also have an issue with syncing. My understanding with Android is that to sync it with Outlook Calendar you MUST go through Google Calendar. The issue is that Google can’t handle calendar conflicts which I actively use.

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This has been preventing me going to android handsets, leaving me high & dry with an old WinMo handset. Outlook, WinMo, and even iPhone can handle conflicts – I wish google would sort this out! Anyone got any stable workarounds?? (Other calendar apps that sync directly with Outlook or a way to get GCal to handle conflicts??

Everyone needs to understand a few things. First of all, Android is open source. When Motorola, HTC, Samsung, or whoever designs an Android device, they tailor the Android OS and apps to their own liking.

Google does not control it. Some Android devices have Google stripped completely out (think China).

With that in mind, it should be very clear that Google is not responsible for sabotaging or enhancing your ability to sync Outlook (or any other PIM) with your Android device. What should also be clear is the Android vendor is the one responsible for making an Outlook sync solution if they choose to do so. There are many software solutions these days that sync Outlook Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes with Google Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Docs. They can then be synced with your Android.

There are also many solutions available to sync Outlook items directly to the Android using a USB cable or Wi-Fi, or wirelessly through a non-Google source. The original article was written by Antonio to help people sync their Outlook calendars to their Androids. Thank you, Antonio. The article was well done, even including descriptive pictures. I said this before and I’ll say it again. If you want the other solutions for syncing, you can find them all listed in one place:. I have just replaced my palm with the palm pre thinking I could install outlook on the phone, however I am finding out I can sync my outlook calendar as the other notes on this page have listed.

I opened a gmail account to set up this sync. I still am not sure if I can get outlook on my new palm.????help??? My problem is that now my notes and tasks and color coded calendar events are not avaliable. I have worked around the color codeing of calendar events however I have not figured how to program reoccuring tasks. I’ve been fooling around with my new Droid HTC Eris all afternoon. Running Outlook 2003 (XP Pro) and finally downloaded an outside prg to sync Outlook with Google Calendars and it worked like a champ. NOW however, my HTC calendar won’t sync up with the Google Calendar.

This is a real pain in the butt for a simple application that I NEED TO WORK. I checked to see if my ‘gmail’ was also checked for syncing and it wasn’t but I checked it now and still no sync’ing. Now where do I go? Need to download another pgm? I’m really not happy with my phone, Google or any of this. I may just go back to my ‘dumb’ phone and enter my calendar stuff there – At least it worked, gave me an alarm and I even got to enter tasks and set alarms to remind me. Any help would be appreciated.

Why has Google decided that Android is not for serious buiness users? Many in business will not want to store confidential data on the Google cloud where you loose all control over your data. The phones will not talk to Outlook nor Notes.

If the iPhone is a neat toy, Android is looking even more like a toy failing completely at even the most basic business tasks. Email client is all but worthless on the phone, VPN fails (Android 2.01). Web browser is nice and fast credit there. But lack of talking directly with Outlook renders Android a toy, not a business tool. I guess Google says for business tools call RIM or Microsoft for children’s toys Apple or Google. Based on my experience so far, Microsoft on the desktop has absolutely nothing to fear from Google, they just don’t get it or even understand why they don’t get it. Too bad as I was looking to weaken the tie a bit from MS.

Everything does not belong on the cloud! Yes, you said it! I just moved from the BlackBerry Curve to the HTC Droid Incredible and am extremely disappointed.

I’ve found that I cannot edit or delete a single instance of a recurring meeting with the HTC calendar. The agenda view does not show the meeting location. Outlook meetings set up as Live Meetings do not sync to the HTC calendar. This phone is not built for business. It seems to be geared more for internet use and social media.

We are not all a bunch of kids using our phones as toys to socialize. We need our smartphones to be reliable business tools. Got my Droid on 15 Feb ’10. I have two apps — one for Email another for Gmail. As far as I can tell, these came with the Droid by default. I used the email to sync to work, giving it information about the Exchange server and my account.

Sync’ed with no problem (other than user error — when it asked for domain user name, I gave it the domain name, not my login user name: D’oh!). When I did that, it automatically populated the corporate calendar app. I use my Gmail for just personal stuff. So I can keep a fairly bright line between work and personal. Really was trivially easy and works great for me. Two way sync’ing.

Not being able to connect to the calendar and email would have been a deal breaker. Hi all, I did everything told. My Outlook Calendar successfully sync-ed to my Samsung Galaxy Spica.

Many “All Day appointment” ended up got sync-ed as Two-Day events, but I can live with that. When I added a new appointment at my Samsung, it didn’t get sync-ed to my Outlook (laptop). My Outlook Contacts didn’t get sync-ed at all although the Android-Sync said it did.

I mean, when I opened the Contacts application that came with my Samsung, it didn’t show me any Contact entries. I don’t know what else to do. Is there any other software similar to Android-Sync that will sync Outlook Contact and Calendar to an Android phone without having to involve Google (the cloud)? Thanks, Sincerely, AN. Hi again, I finally managed to sync my Outlook Contacts to my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Spica). However there is on problem.

I always use Country Codes for all phone numbers in my Outlook Contacts without any “0” (zero) as prefix for the Area Code. This is the format: +xx (yy) zzz-zzzz The problem is that after running Android Sync, all the Country Codes were eliminated (or hidden) in my Android phone. This has caused a headache for me.

I cannot dial a phone number directly from the Android Contacts application and cannot send SMS directly from the Android Messaging application. I need to manually type in the phone number, adding a “0” (zero) as prefix. Anyone had the same problem? How did you solve it? I didn’t have any problem with my previous phone (Windows Mobile). Android phone is cool. But I spent way too much time for the migration from Windows Mobile.

Second question, anyone know any Messaging (SMS) application for Android phone that’s functional? I mean the native application in Android is not really functional to my opinion. I cannot forward an SMS and cannot see the phone numbers of the SMS senders. I don’t know why Android applications lack these functionality, while I could do those tasks so easily in my previous phone (Windows Mobile). Sincerely, AN. Regarding your issue with the phone number prefixes. I would recommend logging into your Gmail account and go to Contacts and correct them there as doing it on the phone can be a headache.

Migration of contacts 100% cleanly has not been something I’ve seen on Android. Regarding your SMS question, the Messaging program can forward messages and show senders number. To forward messages, Longpress the message text and a window popups up with many options to forward (plus it shows the senders number). Hope that helps! Hi Android Tapp 🙂 Thanks a bunch for the tips.

Regarding the Messaging application, I intuitively tapped the message a bit longer to see if anything happened. It seemed that I didn’t tap long enough to make the options popped up. Thanks again. Regarding doing the tweaking at Google Contacts, I will try other ways since I’d perefer not upload my Contacts to Google.

Companion Link might do the trick for making a call by tapping on the phone numbers (which I managed to make preserve the Country Codes, yayyy). It says it links to Google too. I will investigate if this sync is done automatically or manually. If manually, I can always choose not to sync to Google 🙂 I still need to find solution for the Messaging though. Any info (anyone) will be much appreciated. Sincerely, AN.

Okay I just experienced something weird. I just sync-ed my Outlook Contacts and Calendar with my SAMSUNG Galaxy Spica. I found out that all the phone numbers in my SAMSUNG now have the “missing” Country Codes. This is soooo weird since they were all really missing during the previous sync. I didn’t make any modification in the settings, neither in Android-Sync nor MS Outlook. If anyone can explain this, that will be wonderful.

Otherwise, it’s okay too since I can now use the Android’s native Contacts, Calendar, and Messaging applications. I was ready to purchase Companion Link if the Country Codes keep “missing”. But now since they are back, there’s no need for the purchase. This is really weird but with a happy ending 🙂 I hope the Country Codes will keep appearing and not suddenly decide to vanish 🙂 Thanks again for Android Tapp, who has responded to this thread. I do appreciate it. Sincerely, AN. Hi all, I finally give up on Android phones.

I tried using Android-Sync and Companion Link. Not a big problem with Contacts although some entries didn’t get transfered to the phone. The Calendar is a headache. Most one-time events got repeated in multiple dates or the same date. I cannot afford the inaccuracies. I need my phone as business tools.

After trying for more than 2 weeks I finally decided to go back using Windows Mobile phones. Good bye Android 🙂 Thanks to Android-Tapps and everyone who have tried to help. I do appreciate it. Sincerely, AN. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A WRONG SERVER NAME!!! OUTLOOK LIVE – Android sync: Android sync calendar and contact WITHOUT any 3rd party software, and WITHOUT using a PC sync. I’ve spend days to find how to do it,and here is why: Android built in code REQUIRES you to use an ALTERNATE SERVER NAME.

To find that server name, sign in to your account at the following address:. After you sign in successfully, the address you entered will resolve to an address that contains the SERVER NAME YOU NEED TO USE. For example, if the address resolves to, enter pod50102.outlook.com for your server name. Hope it helps, me I’m using Droid with android 2.1 and the build in corporate account connection WITH NO PROBLEM. I’ve experience the same problem as you when i used m.outlook.com as server name (or outlook.com even tried pod51000.outlook.com).

C’mon people. This Outlook sync issue is not an oversight by Google. There is a war going on with Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Unfortunately, these three companies make decisions that ultimately restrict (and hurt) their customers. Think about the fact that Google has bet the farm on the cloud. Fully supporting Outlook and locally-based data synchronization is against their beliefs, so they force their customers to adopt the cloud way of thinking.

They drag you in a bit at a time. Take a closer look and you’ll plainly see that Google and Apple are now much more evil than Microsoft ever was. Vote with your wallet.

Purchase a RIM phone or a Palm phone. I have a little (but annoying) problem.

I installed several Tools and Games from the Market. I noticed that every once in while there is data traffic using GPRS/3G. I know that at least one Tool (Advanced Task Killer) has ads. My question is: 1) Is there any setting that will prevent any ‘unauthorized’ use of GPRS/3G on my phone? 2) Is there any application that can do like number 1) above. Just in case there’s no setting that can prevent it.

Communication cost in my country is still relatively expensive and the ‘unauthorized’ use of GPRS/3G has caused me a considerable amount of money. Sincerely, AN. A brief background on why that’s happening. When you download apps, check the permissions they request as some do tasks in the background. For example a Twitter app would probably check for new tweets and mentions periodically even while the phone is sleep. Many apps have a way to configure these update intervals or disable them altogether. To answer #1 and #2 there is a setting in Android to disable all apps from updating in the background.

The above assumes you want to allow all apps to update in the background yet configure per app settings. Go to home screen » Settings » Accounts & sync » uncheck “Background data”. HI I am trying to sync HTC desire, outlook on exchange 2003 and Gmail. Using exchange HTC set up and google calendar sync on the work PC Weird results – random appointments deleted and one-way sync when it’s set up to sync both each way. I turned off Google sync but it still did it – also deleted some important stuff. Anyone had similar problems?

The HTC may ahve to go as I can’t not connect to Google – no app store etc so it’s no use and i can’t risk business appointments disappearing Help please. Yes, similar problems and searching for solution, if any. HTC Sync options are not encouraging since we’re supposed to choose the default over-ride, computer, or phone. I take that to mean that when I either edit an appointment, or indeed set two conflicting appointments, one will be deleted automatically without any conflict being brought foward.which means missed appointments, or missed details. I’m not sure I want to live with Android if it can’t accomodates two calendar appointments for the same time, or won’t at least bring forward a “What do you want to do” conflict message before deletion. Is this how Android works?

I’m having issues with syncing outlook calendars to gmail. In my outlook deleted folder I keep receiving deleted meeting requests, one for each time the sync performs. These meeting requests have been removed from my calendar fro quite some time, and are not on my calendar at the moment. I’m unsure why it keeps adding these requests each time it syncs with google calendar. Another one is for a request for 6/14, but the start/end date is. Has anyone experienced this? Does anyone know how to stop this from happening?

Hi I have recently purchased sony xperia X10 (android operating system). I want to get it sync with Microsoft Exchange 2007. I got the problem doing so. I have entered the mail id, password and server address but the error message taping on screen is “please provide detailed server information.(0)” sometime “please provide detailed server information” I was using windows phone earlier and it was working fine, but it is not getting activated on moxier sync or android. I use Microsoft online productivity suit and server address is do anyone have any support for this Regards, Swapnil. Go to “Settings” Locate and click on “Accounts & sync Choose “Add Account” Choose Corporate 1.Enter your normal email address =.

To configure this on your Droid use = 2.Enter your password 3.If you want your outgoing emails to be marked as sent from your Rush account, make sure to select that option on this screen 4.Click Next 5.Now you must change the Domain Username that is populated automatically by typing in your email address, ex. I have been using a Samsung smartphone via Verizon for a number of years. Primarily for phone service, texting and most importantly, contacts and calender. It works off of Windows Mobile and I ActiveSync with my laptop via MS Outlook 2002. Occassionaly I use Outlook for e-mail.

I primarily use Time Warner Roadrunner for my e-mail. I have been very comfortable with this set up. Today I moved into the new age and got an HTC Droid Incredible. No one knows how to sync it with Outlook or set up my Droid to receive and send e-mails via my Roadrunner account. I did open a GMail account. Can you help?

VPN is not needed to use Remote Desktop. I’m assuming that you want to use Microsoft’s built in client. You will have to enable Remote Desktop on the computer that you want to access. If you are using a router, you will have to forward port 3389 to the Remote Computer. This means that the Remote Computer’s TCP/IP connection will have to be static.

You then need to know your IP address that your ISP assigned you. If your IP is static (rare case) then you would access your computer via This is unusual, as most people have a dynamic IP address (changes all the time). I used no-ip.com to solve this problem before. I installed a program downloaded from No-IP.com, which put a server program on the Remote Computer that I wanted to connect to and synced my dynamicly assigned IP up with a free domain name chosen by me on No-Ip.com’s website. I’d then type the no-ip.com assigned domain name in the browser (which is synced to my dynamic IP address at home), hit my router (port 3389; Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Port connection), which forwards the connection to my statically assigned Remote Computer. You will need to setup your Remote Computer to require a User Name Password.

I don’t know why Microsoft doesn’t allow anonymous connections (security I guess). This is not an easy process, but you will learn a whole lot doing it. I found some good info here: I’m very interested in an Android phone, but need to be able to sync local Outlook (not on Exchange) including contacts, calendar, tasks, and NOTES. (And sync means syncing data both waysnot just exporting to a.csv file and importing to the phone once!) I also am weary of having to create a Google account and push all of this to their cloud/servers just to syncridiculous and scary.

I’m not going to spend $ on the phone and then more $ on a 3rd party syncing solution. Though I’d like to try something other than my BlackBerry, IT JUST WORKS with this and lets me keep my data local & private. It even lets you customize how to sync the contact data fields (which was a must to keep from having to say middle names when voice dialing). Ed, you and I seem to have an identical desire. I’ve been using a BB Curve for 3 years now, and have been perfectly satisfied with the way it syncs with Outlook.

I also use the calendar, contacts and notes. I have been able to get my new Samsung Captivate (ATT) to sync to Outlook in my laptop, by installing DejaOffice in the phone, Installing Companionlink in the laptop and the sync does work both ways. All of the sync’d info is available in the DejaOffice apps and in the native Droid apps, seemingly without any duplications of calendar events or difficulties others have mentioned here. My problems crop up afterwards, primarily due to Gmail’s roots entangling everything in the phone. I can no longer create or change “Groups” in my contact list, something I badly need to do, to be able to send Group texts to family and work contacts. Gmail somehow or other links itself to all my contacts in some fashion, which prevents me from editing the groups.

The only way I seem to be able to create a group and place a contact in that group, is if the contact is manually entered in the contact list. None of my Sync’d contacts can have their Group info changed. I have a perfectly normal pop3 email setup which sends and receives with no dificulty. I have NO desire for Gmail, I have no desire to have to sync all my contacts, calendar, notes, etc thru a Gmail/Google server, contributing to the “Cloudy” forecast.

My early research intimated that Gmail could be completely removed from this phone by performing a Hard Reset, and starting over as a factory install. Cara Download Tanpa Kuota 3 Android. I did exactly that, and boot up a phone that turns out won’t even begin operating in ANY fashion without Gmail being set up.

Can’t access the Android Market with setting up a Gmail account. Can’t download apps thru the browser without setting up a Gmail account, can’t yada, yada, yada, with setting up a Gmail account. I’m interested in any solutions that anyone may have to keep me from returning this really nice, fast phone to ATT with a rock attached to it. I’m not sure of a way to group contacts outside of using the embedded feature linked to Gmail Contacts. There may be a 3rd party software but I haven’t come across anything as of yet.

Removing Gmail can be done by rooting the device, however, some services with your phone may or may not rely on Gmail so removing it may cause issues. It’s better just to leave all notifications off (including sync) for Gmail, that way it’s not in use. If you have a simple POP3 email account, why do you need the Outlook sync? I want to be able to sync my android contact list, memos & calendar back and forth between my computer and my phone on a daily basis. During the workday, I work from my phone. At night, I work more from my desktop or laptop computer. I need to keep the same info on both (really all 3) devices.

The memo’s I take all day long on the phone are what turn into invoices for the jobs I perform. Absolutely have to have them capable of sync’ing from handheld to desktop. The email capability using my pop3 account works fine from the phone, but is really pretty minimal to my daily use. Phone calls, and texts incoming and outgoing are critical, as are the calendar appointments. Gmail does zero for me that I don’t already have. I don’t need another email account to have to keep up with. Don’t want to hand-deliver all my personal contacts, calendar and memo’s to Google, for any reason.

I need some help here.Im about to make the jump to HTC EVO on Sprint but I was concerned about being able to sync my Outlook 2007 calendar and contacts like I have for years with my Sprint Blackberry. Above I read endless entries about how this is hard or near impossible, but I just came across a Android webpage that makes this possible (according to Android).

The website is: This is not a 3rd party app, this app is suppled directly from the HTC website. So I’m so confused about the 100 comments above that say this is not possible. Am I missing something??? Has HTC addressed and fixed this problem now and it’s safe for me to go Android HTC EVO? I wish I could return this horrible phone.

Google datamines and sells personal data. This is the first phone I ever had that didn’t have a desktop sync software program.

My workplace is very proprietary and secure. I’m not telling google which clients I meet with on what days. That information is worth millions to our competitors. Besides, our security system doesn’t allow these uploads. Nowadays you can’t get a phone anymore that you can use without giving your personal information to people.

I have gone back to keeping a paper calendar. I understand your frustration in a world that collects data for sale.

I would be interested in knowing the proof of what personal data that Google has collected and sold from Android phones. Do you have proof they collect your Calendar appointments and sell the information?

That is the point of this blog, so I presume you are speaking to a fact related to it. Otherwise, it would be considered libel and slander – I’m sure you would not be doing that. Now, if you really don’t want Google to have your information as a personal preference, just say that. There are a lot of people with the same thoughts. There are a lot of other Outlook to Android sync software products available for free or at a reasonable cost.

The defacto site for listing those products is, where they have a chart listing the product name, what it syncs (calendar, contacts, notes, tasks), the cost (including the free ones), how it syncs (USB, Wi-Fi, wireless), and a lot more. They have a review of each product to help you decide if it is right for you. You can ignore those that sync through Google if that is your preference. Others will want to sync through Google because it allows a sync whether they are near their PC or not. In the years that we have been using Google services like Contacts across several phones and tablets there has not been security issues. There is always some risk with security involving digital content storage but in my opinion very low.

In this digital age it’s hard not to have your personal data online somewhere, in some fashion. Just by browsing our site, Google and other service providers know personal details about you; such as you Internet surfing habits. Apple and Microsoft do this as well with contacts storage. So it’s either trust these companies with your data or stick too using “the brick” phone or Startac throwback phones. The security issue is the reason Blackberry has survived for so long.

I have been a loyal BB user for 6 years, in part because the company chose to lose entire nations rather than allow law enforcement agencies access to their proprietary server, which is has high security. I am moving to android because of functionality issued in global travel (mainly, I want Skype video calling via wifi). However, if you want that security level, the BB phones are still the way to go.

Google has experienced some controversy recently because they DO mine your personal data, including your text messages and emails for keywords which can be used to direct targeted advertising at your public assess web activities like google searches and Facebook. There have been no allegations that they have released sensitive information of a private nature to persons who might abuse it. There is a lower security level. If someone wants to get to your bank account info, they’re not going to get there through your andriod smartphone. Dumpster diving and phishing websites/emails are still the top ways that identity theives get your info.

Think about how many big stories you’ve heard about theives stealing info through hacking into your cell phone (without actually having it in their hands). Now think about how many stories there would be if it were highly likely that this could happen. Wouldn’t the news media be ALL over it? And wouldn’t Blackberry be throwing it in everyone’s afaces that it was much harder to do to one of their devices? You bet they would. People need to lighten up a bit these days. I’m not saying not to be protective of your data, but Google having your info is not dangerous.

I’ve been using it since 2005 and I’ve never had anything hacked or identity stolen. On the other hand, someone who got hold of my old AT&T landline bill after I moved was able to charge a web-hosting service of $20/month to my landline. Suddenly my bill was higher and I thought it was simply due to long distance calls.

It took me months to sort it out. In my opinion, having paper bills is more dangerous than having my credit card info on Google Wallet. While I agree that Google & co already know all our surfing habits and all the information included in our emails, I keep a number of personal informations in my Outlook contacts that are not web or email-related and that I’d rather keep private.

Going to the cloud means bye-bye to privacy, and this is what I find unacceptable in the android design. It’s not just Google (that I trust less and less, see recent policy changes) but also the fact that any data center can be hacked.

On a good note: I have tried and eventually bought android-sync. I am quite happy for now, and I recommend it. This is sooooo not OK. The whole reason I want to use Outlook’s calendar is because Google’s calendar is horrible: appointments get changed or deleted without warning, all by themselves. I nearly missed a couple of doctor’s appointments and did miss some appointments with clients because Google’s calendar moved ALL of my appointments to an hour later than I’d entered them (and it wasn’t related to Daylight’s Savings Time), and because some appointments just “disappeared.” I agree with @ridiculous: Microsoft should just get over themselves (and their mobile operating system) and make an Outlook app specifically for the Android. I would pay for that, too!

I don’t think the user “Really?” quite understands; it’s not the phone they can hack; it’s your Google account on the internet. I recently had my facebook page hacked. Now don’t tell me that Google is any safer. Anyway gang, I gave up on my android phone and went back to a windows phone because I “needed” to use Outlook.

Low and behold you are now forced to use Microsoft Live and put all of your information out there anyway. I don’t like to be forced to put my private information out on the interne but I do like the Windows phone much better and it is much more organized. I guess it’s a bone that now needs to be picked with Microsoft.