Download and set up kSync for Android

This guide explains how to download and use the kSync app for Android devices (Samsung, Huawei, Google Pixel, etc.).

Downloading kSync

To get kSync on Android:

1. Download Infomaniak kSync from the Google Play Store.
2. Install kSync on your Android device.

The kSync app is also available on F-droid.

Setting up kSync

When you open the kSync app, a step-by-step guide will help you configure the app according to your needs:

1. Open kSync from your Android device.
2. Decide if you want to sync tasks.
3. Allow kSync to access the required items.
4. Allow the app to run in the background for better synchronization (it uses more battery).

Once the app is open and pre-configured:

1. Press the ‍ button to open the login window for your Infomaniak user account:
   
2. Enter your login details.
3. Under the Address Books CARDDAV tab, choose the address book(s) you want to display on your device.
4. Under the Calendars CALDAV tab, choose the calendar(s) you want to display on your device.
5. Start the synchronization with the button located at the bottom right.

Synchronization Settings

After pressing the account to synchronize, click the ‍ icon at the top right of the interface to adjust some important settings:

• Sync interval: You can change the frequency of synchronization (15, 30, 60 minutes, etc.) for each type of information (address books, calendars, tasks).
• Sync only via Wifi (and if so, with which networks...).
• Limit the display of past events.
• Display colors.
• Display contact groups.

General kSync Settings

Press the back arrow at the top left of the screen to return to the homepage.

Press the ☰ button and then select Settings.

How Synchronization Works

Once the kSync app is configured, the selected items are automatically synchronized with the default Contacts and Calendar apps on an Android device.

These apps will allow you to display or hide the address books currently synchronized with Infomaniak:

 

The synchronization is bidirectional by default, meaning that unless you make specific settings (see below), any changes made on your phone in the newly added address books and calendars will be reflected in your Infomaniak interface (Calendar and Contacts) and vice versa. You can add a contact in the address book currently synchronized with Infomaniak, as well as an event on the calendar:

 

Once added on either side, the information is synchronized at the scheduled interval:

Do not allow modification on the device

You can force read-only via kSync, which means the items are synchronized but cannot be modified by the device.

To do this, on the Infomaniak account settings page for the item you're interested in, in the Address Books CARDDAV or Calendars CALDAV tab, tap the action menu ⋮ to the right of the synchronized items. Check the "Force read-only" box: