Synchronize your Motorola RAZR V3 with Google Calendar

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A Legacy Lens on Configuring a Motorola RAZR with Google Calendar

NOTE: I no longer use a Motorola RAZR and, while I may occasionally post an update, I do not actively maintain this lens. I'm keeping it up as a legacy site. Given the number of visitors this lens continues to draw, it seems to still be useful to many people.

UPDATE: Google has released a program called "Google Calendar Sync" that will synchronize your primary Google calendar with your default MS Outlook calendar. If you use Outlook and sync your phone with Outlook, then this is a free way to keep everything in sync. It doesn't support synchronizing over the air. It doesn't support secondary calendars and it doesn't support all features, such as single-event privacy settings. For more information see this page: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=89955

After many hours of searching on-line and testing various software, I came accross the GooSync Beta site (Note: Goosync is not longer in Beta).  My first attempt failed, and I thought I just made another failed attempt, but I finally figured it out.  I was so excited that I quickly set up this lens at 4:20 AM.  I couldn't wait to get this out to others who are feeling the frustration I felt. 



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Setting Up Your Razr to Use GooSync 

Step-by-step guide to configuring your Motorola Razr calendar to synchronize with Google Calendar using GooSync

  1. Go to Goosync's Website by clicking on this link and register a new account. Follow the instructions on GooSync's website. When you get to the page that states your phone doesn't support auto set-up, it will give you the settings you need. Save or print them.
  2. On your phone, from the main screen, press the menu button and select "Settings".
  3. In settings, select "Connection".
  4. Select "Sync" (NOT Bluetooth). Note to T-Mobile subscribers in the USA: It seems that all T-Mobile Razr V3s in the United States have the menu item for Sync setup turned off by default. You need to edit the SEEM to get it working so you can sync with Google. This link tells you how.
  5. Select "New Entry".
  6. For "Name", enter anything you want. I entered "Goosync".
  7. For "URL", enter the "www.goosync.com/sync/sync.aspx", but double-check the setting that you printed out in step 1, the URL may change. Note: attempting to navigate to this Web site in a web browser on your phone or computer will return an "invalid request" error.
  8. For "User Name", enter your GooSync user name--NOT your Google/Gmail user name.
  9. For "Password", enter your GooSync (NOT Google/Gmail) password.
  10. For "Data Paths" choose the "Change" soft-key. Leave "Phonebook" blank for now (although GooSync is working on an address book sync as well, it is not currently available). Highlight "Datebook" and choose the "Change" soft-key. Enter "Calendar".
  11. Select "Ok" and then "Done". You will see a "Changed" message.
  12. To synchronize your calendars, go to "Settings", "Connection", "Sync", highlight "GooSync" (or whatever you named it), and press the center navigation button (the circle with the dot).
  13. You may want to create a shortcut on your phone to make this easier for future syncs. To do this, go to "Settings", "Connection", "Sync", highlight "GooSync" and press and hold the menu button until you see the message "Assign Shortcut for: Goosync", select the "Yes" soft key.
  14. To synchronize your calendars using the shortcut, select the "Shortcuts" soft key from the main screen, highlight GooSync (you can press the number before the shortcut to jump to it) and then press the "Go To" soft key.
  15. After it finishes synchronizing your calendars, it will give you the message "Sync completed. View log." Select "Yes" or "No" using the hot keys.

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Setting Up Your Razr to Use Schedule World 

Step-by-step guide to configuring your Motorola Razr calendar to synchronize with Google Calendar using Schedule World

Schedule World Homepage: http://www.scheduleworld.com/

I just registered with Schedule World and am testing it. So far I'm impressed. It does not require that you give it your Google password, like GooSync, so it is more secure.

My test syncs have been successful and I was very happy to find out the recurring appointments synchronize properly. This alone may make me use SW instead of GooSync, at least until GooSync fixes this.

Multiple Calendars are supported to a point. Google imposes some limits on the number of events you can sync. Check out the SW support forum for more information on synchronizing multiple Google Calendars.

Although you can sync your phones contacts with your SW contacts and you can export your SW contacts to load into Google. There is currently no way to load exported Google contacts into SW (as of 11/17/2006).

The steps for setting up your Razr to sync with Google Calendar via ScheduleWorld are as follows:
  1. Go to http://www.scheduleworld.com/ and register.
  2. Go to the "Preferences" page in SW.
  3. Enter your Google user name for "Corresponding Google Calendar Username (email)"
  4. Click on the "Find Calendars" button and select the title of the Calendar you want to sync from the drop-down menu. "Google Calendar private XML URL" will be automatically populated after you select a calendar.
  5. Select one of the four Google sync modes. The default is "two way".
  6. To ensure that you phone is being synced with the most up-to-date version of your Google calendar, check the box next to: "Automatically sync with this Google Calendar at the start of a SyncML sync."
  7. On your phone, go to Settings-->Connections-->Sync-->New Entry. Use the settings provided by SW on the preference pages in the box titled: "Standard SyncML Client Configuration". Name the connection "SW" or "ScheduleWorld".
  8. # You may want to create a shortcut on your phone to make this easier for future syncs. To do this, go to "Settings", "Connection", "Sync", highlight "GooSync" and press and hold the menu button until you see the message "Assign Shortcut for: Goosync", select the "Yes" soft key.
    To synchronize your calendars via SW using the shortcut, select the "Shortcuts" soft key from the main screen, highlight ScheduleWorld(you can press the number before the shortcut to jump to it) and then press the "Go To" soft key.

GCalSync 

An Open Source Program to Synchronize your Phone's Calendar With Google

Homepage: http://www.gcalsync.com/

This is an open source program that you download to you phone and install. In theory, it should run on the Motorola Razr v3. But I have not been able to get it to work and it has been listed on the CGalSync Google Group "list of phones" page as unsupported. Click here for a discussion thread about the problem. Read another, more technical discussion thread here.

If anyone has successfully synchronized their Motorola Razr v3's calendar with Google calendar, please let me know and outline the steps involved.

Service Providers with "Sync" 

Service providers whose Razr have the SyncML client available by default.

All of the Razr-Google sync solutions that I've gotten to work require the use of the Motorola Razr SyncML client. This is usually under "Settings"-->"Connections" and called "Sync" (NOT Bluetooth).

A visitor brought to my attention that in the T-Mobile turns off the menu item for "Sync" on its Razr phones sold in the United States.

So I threw together this list module to track those service providers whose Razr handset's default settings include the SyncML client

Please e-mail me if you have a service provider not listed below or in a country not listed below and let me know if your Razr has the "Sync" settings available.
  • UNITED STATES

    1. T-Mobile: NO. You need to edit the SEEM to get it working so you can sync with Google. This link tells you how.

    2. Cingular: YES



  • TAIWAN

    1. Chunghwa Telecom: YES



Sync Links 

More information about synchronizing your Motorola Razr with Google Calendar

GooSync Lens
Learn all about GooSync. This is the service I use to keep my Motorola Razr V3i calendar and my Google Calendar in sync.
SyncML
SyncML is an industry-standard protocol for data synchronization. This is what GooSync uses to synchronize mobile devices with Google Calendar. The Motorola Razr "sync" settings under sync-->communications is a SyncML-compatible client.
The Holy Grail of Synchronization: How to synchronize Microsoft Outlook (multiple locations), Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone with Funambol / ScheduleWorld. « //engtech
This system is far too complicated for me and it is very important for me to sync wirelessly without needing to connect to my laptop or desktop. But this may be a good situation for you, especially if synchronizing contacts is important to you.
Mobile : Find Sync set up menu on RAZR V3
It seems that all T-Mobile Razr V3s in the United States have the menu item for Sync setup turned off by default. You need to edit the SEEM to get it working so you can sync with Google. This link tells you how.
Share Your Schedule With Online Calendars / Wired How To's
WIRED Article on Synchronizing Google Calendar

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Reader Feedback 

Compliments, suggestions, and corrections all welcome.

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Kimberly @ IgnitusStrategies.com wrote

Thank you for this post. It was hugely helpful in getting GooSync set up with my Razr.

One thing to be careful of -- when I was setting it up, I typed in http://sync.google.com/ instead of http://sync.goosync.com/ because I'm so used to typing Google. I kept getting an error message and it took me a minute to figure out what I'd done wrong.

Thanks again.

Reply Posted March 23, 2009

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masante15 wrote

hi i need help i am using a v3 which has been registered by T mobile and i can not change the profile to anew one coz it has been locked can u ppl help to unlock that profile by t mobile so i can i chose a better one

Reply Posted November 18, 2008

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Beani2Pnut wrote

HI, this is a great site! I am however having trouble with this step: "Note to T-Mobile subscribers in the USA: It seems that all T-Mobile Razr V3s in the United States have the menu item for Sync setup turned off by default. You need to edit the SEEM to get it working so you can sync with Google. This link tells you how"
When I click on this link I get an error message, I have a Razr v3, can you help? my email is Beani2Pnut@aol.com
Thank you!

Reply Posted September 09, 2008

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kathysuggests wrote...

Great, and informative lens, I have been using a Motorola and never knew what it is that I could do all of this with the help of Google. Motorola is one of the best phones available in the market now after a long Software Functional Testing procedure that they have followed to improve their product.

ReplyPosted April 02, 2008

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Mr-Chinese-Man wrote...

Thank yo for this wonderful information, I now understand what I needed to know

ReplyPosted March 22, 2008

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ReplyPosted December 05, 2007

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jan wrote

Thank you for making GooSync easy to set up with my razr V3xx. The only problem I'm having is that my phone calendar entries went 3 months out, but only 1 month of appointments sync to my google calendar on my laptop. Any suggestion? My email is janlarae@msn.com

Reply Posted July 17, 2007

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.brie wrote

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Reply Posted June 03, 2007

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tim wrote

hi there. this is a great page. i hope u are still helping with support, i would really appriciate it. im using rogers in canada have set up down, but i get sync failed everytime. it shows me that data has been sent but i dont no y i cant connect. pls let me know what u think thx mayvaian@hotmail

Reply Posted May 19, 2007

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bob stewart wrote

Hey, I keep getting "authorization failed" on my razr when I try to sync up with both synchworld and goosync. Where do I start?

Reply Posted February 27, 2007

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giltotherescue wrote...

Woah this is sweet! I have a Razr - I might see if I can set this up soon. Of course then I'd have to actually start using a calendar...

ReplyPosted December 05, 2006

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jetienne wrote

Hi,

I have an issue when choosing the data paths. I do not see the "change soft key". Could you explain in more details?

Jean-Etienne

Reply Posted November 19, 2006