BirdieSync

Hello DieBird & UlliB, In Thunderbird add-on list (Thunderbird menu "Tools/Add-ons), if BirdieSync add-on is displayed with an incorrect version not matching the version you installed (for instance 3.0.0.9 instead of 3.0.1.1) and is said to be incompatible with Thunderbird version, there might be a ...

Hello ospyros, Hello, why does the latest Android app asks for permission to access "Device and app history" and "Phone"? Android permission system is complex and is still evolving (especially since version 6.0). "Device and app history" and "Phone" are permission groups. So even if a single permiss...

I'm glad you succeeded in connecting. If it works after updating BirdieSync app on your mobile device to last 3.0 version, no need to send me the logs.

Hello Cactus, Which version of BirdieSync to you have ? (BirdieSync menu "Help/About...") When you plug your Android device via USB, in BirdieSync app on Android, under the synchronization progress bar bar, do you see a message like "Connection to the server via USB..." ? After you plugged a first t...

Hello enrico, Which BirdieSync version is installed on your PC (BirdieSync menu Help/About...) ? Is it a 3.0 version ? If yes, can you confirm that option "BirdieSync server 2.x" is unchecked in BirdieSync app Settings on your mobile device ? Can you plug you Android device via USB, then build a log...

Hello jfail, If this error happens (event calendar is disabled), it may mean that a remote calendar in Thunderbird is disabled. Which means that Thunderbird doesn't retrieve its content from the Internet. The list of calendars should be displayed in Lightning event tab in Thunderbird. Open Event tab...

Hello Christian, You can disable the automatic launching of Thunderbird. In BirdieSync server, click on "Configuration" view, select Thunderbird source in "Sources" column. Click on the gear button and select "Edit source". Uncheck "Launch Thunderbird when synchronization starts". This way, BirdieSy...

Hello Maarp, Some calendars may be read only on a source. For instance if you subscribed to a web calendar on your iPhone like a Holidays calendar or you use the Birthdays calendar (which is generated by Contact app), these calendars can only be read and never modified. In this case, it is also nece...

Hello David, If you wish to disable the Operations preview, click on the "magnifying glass" button on the right of the synchroniztion progress bar (it must then become greyed out), or untick menu "File/Preview operations". But note that by default, if you are up to delete at least 10 items during th...

Hello Popkultur, I'm really sorry but unless you previously backuped your data, I don't know a way to recover your deleted calendar. If you uninstall BirdieSync app, Android automatically removes BirdieSync account with the data stored in this account (calendar or contacts). BirdieSync has no contro...

Hello Bytheseaside, Could you please exit BirdieSync server (menu File/Exit in BirdieSync on the PC) and then relaunch it from Windows start menu (All Programs/BirdieSync/BirdieSync) When you say "the phone say it's connected", do you mean that in BirdieSync app on the Android device, under the prog...

Hello Bytheseaside & UlliB, If BirdieSync add-on is not displayed among other add-ons in Thunderbird (menu Tools/Add-ons) or an incorrect version is displayed (for instance here 3.0.0.9 instead of 3.0.1.1), there might be a problem with Thunderbird add-on manager. Here is what I suggest: As usual, I...

In BirdieSync server options (menu "File/Options..."), tab "Miscellaneous", is "Automatically start BirdieSync when user logs in" checked ?

Hello ppjm, If Thunderbird is located on the same PC as BirdieSync server, it tries to connect on the loopback address (127.0.0.1). Can you confirm that BirdieSync server (where you configure BirdieSync synchronization) was running ? Thunderbird was not set in off-line mode (Thunderbird menu File/Of...

Hello nicomehl, I checked again the link I published and it leads to the official Thunderbird page where Thunderbird 45.0 is available. I downloaded Thunderbird version from this page and version 45.0 was installed. I also checked the german page. Could it be a cache problem somewhere ? Note that at...