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Re: outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar

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On 28/09/2015 17:43, Roland Schweiger wrote:
> "chris"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:mubo2f$fov
>
>> You shouldn't need a specific outlook client.
>
>> Have you tried adding a 'Corporate' or 'Exchange' account within
>> Settings -> Accounts using your live.de settings? I used this on my
>> previous Samsung with Android 4.1x which worked reasonably well with S
>> Planner - except I couldn't edit events on the phone that were created
>> by Outlook.
>
>
>
> Yep i tried that ... my version of Android 4.2.2 (and maybe it also has
> something to do with the firmware of the phone) lets me add a "microsoft
> exchange" account and i can enter my @live.de credentials there. When i
> do this in Androids settings ---> accounts, at 1st glance all seems well.
> But contacts will only sync at the first time and only the main calendar
> is visible in s-planner.

That's a shame. I do know some people had unresolved problems at work, 
but it didn't affect me.

> Further contacts will not sync and neither further calendar events.
> So i was happy with installing the outlook.com app - i never used the
> app but it created an account type named "outlook.com" in androids
> settings that worked.
> As stated the newer app named outlook does not work in that way - it
> will show me an account type named "outlook" but this is invisible in
> s-planner and contacts.
> Really don't know if MS does this on purpose to force people to use the
> app or if it simply is a persisting bug.

Apparently, the 'new' outlook is a completely different application 
which MS bought and then skinned to make it look like Outlook.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/12/what_next_for_outlook_as_microsoft_grabs_sunrise_calendar_company/

Whether or not things will improve is anyone's guess. Mine will be that 
they won't.

> Dont know if a newer version of Android would fix all this but samsung
> does not offer one for the gt-i9235.
> Anyhow, tnx for the reply.

I have no problems with the Android exchange connections in my newer 
Android 4.4x

You could have a look at see if cyanogen mod has newer version of 
Android available for your phone, but it will invalidate any warranty 
and may not come with the exchange software.

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outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar "Roland Schweiger" <noemailreply@abc.de> - 2015-09-28 14:32 +0200
  Re: outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 17:00 +0100
    Re: outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar "Roland Schweiger" <noemailreply@abc.de> - 2015-09-28 18:43 +0200
      Re: outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 09:27 +0100
        Re: outlook account not showing up i contacts and calendar "Roland Schweiger" <noemailreply@abc.de> - 2015-09-29 17:50 +0200

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