ISync

Infobox Software
name = iSync



caption = iSync 3 screenshot
developer = Apple Inc.
latest_release_version = 3.0.2 (574.0)
latest_release_date = May 28, 2008
latest_preview_version =
latest_preview_date =
operating_system = Mac OS X
genre = Personal information manager
license =
website = [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/ Apple.com/…/isync/]

iSync is a software application published by Apple Inc. It runs only under Mac OS X and is used to synchronize data in iCal and the Address Book with .Mac and with devices including iPods, many SyncML-compatible mobile phones and Palm OS handheld organizers & smartphones. PocketPCs and Windows Mobile devices cannot be used with iSync, but are supported by third-party applications. Prior to the release of Mac OS X v10.4, iSync could also synchronize a user's Safari bookmarks with the .Mac subscription service provided by Apple.

Starting with Mac OS X v10.4, much of this functionality has been moved into the [http://developer.apple.com/macosx/syncservices.html Sync Services framework] , which developers can use to incorporate synchronization into their own applications. iSync, however, retains responsibility for synchronizing mobile handsets, Palm OS organizers and compatible smartphones. With the release of iTunes 4.8, the responsibility for synchronizing iPods under Mac OS X v10.4 has been delegated to iTunes. Synchronization with MobileMe is now the domain of MobileMe Sync, accessible through a System Preferences pane.

Version history

ee also

*SyncML
*OpenSync

External links

* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/ Apple: iSync Supported Devices]
* [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2520 Apple: About third-party phone device plug-ins for Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5]
* [http://www.apple.com/mobileme/ Apple: MobileMe]
* [http://developer.apple.com/macosx/syncservices.html Apple: Sync Services framework]

Device support

* [http://en.isync-hilfe.de/ DIY - How to add unsupported devices to iSync] (Info for iSync 2.3 and lower)
* [http://www.feisar.com/isync/ Feisar - Offers iSync Plugins for over 70 phones from Sony Ericsson]
* [http://www.novamedia.de/sync/ nova media - Offers iSync Plugins for over 160 phones from BenQ/Siemens, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson]
* [http://www.nokia.com/isync/ Nokia's official iSync Plugins for many new models]
*Sony Ericsson's official iSync plugins: [http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/sonyericssonisync/p1i?cc=gb&lc=en P1i] , [http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/sonyericssonisync/p990i?cc=gb&lc=en P990i] and [http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/sonyericssonisync/w950i?cc=gb&lc=en W950i]