If you like experimenting with your Android device, like rooting or installing custom ROM, then you most probably know what “USB Debugging Mode” is. Anyway it is meant for professional use and those who know nothing about it may put their device at risk by enabling it. To avoid that risk since Android 4.2 “USB Debugging Mode” was hidden away. Read this guide to enable “USB Debugging Mode” on your Android 4.2 or higher.
HOW TO FIND AND TURN ON USB DEBUGGING MODE IN ANDROID 4.2 AND HIGHER
- Go to “Settings” on your device. It can be found in Menu → System settings;
- Scroll to the bottom to find “About phone” or “About tablet”;
- At the “About” screen find “Build number” and tap it seven times;
- If you have tapped seven times exactly you’ll get “You are now a developer!” message;
- Now that you have “USB Debugging Mode” active you can easily disable/enable it in Settings → Developer options → Debugging → USB Debugging.
After you followed this procedure once, your USB Debugging Mode will be easily accessible for enabling and disabling without following all these steps again.
Great news for iOS users! After several months of development we have added support for iOS 6.x devices in the latest version of SyncMate 4, tada!
We are sorry for making you wait, but we are also concentrated on the new major version of SyncMate with completely new interface and a lot of desired features. For example, we are going to make the automatic sync option of SyncMate even more automatic!
It will sync in the background quietly and will only inform you when the process is complete, so that you can concentrate on other stuff while keeping all your important data in sync!
Stay tuned to get more news about new SyncMate.
SyncMate is updated to 4.1.1875 with a lot of fixes and improvements. Get free update from our website! http://sync-mac.com/downloads
Before the release of iCloud any Mac user could have his contacts and calendars automatically synced between Mac and Google account. But once you enable iCloud on your Mac, all data is merged to the cloud and is no longer located on your Mac, that’s why automatic sync with Google no longer works.
But we’ve got the solution for you – syncing contacts and calendars in Google account with iCloud for free is possible if you have SyncMate installed on your Mac.
Follow the easy steps listed below:
1. Install SyncMate
Of course you will need to install SyncMate Free edition on your Mac – the latest build can be downloaded from here.
2. Move your data back from iCloud to Mac
If you already store contacts and calendars in iCloud, you will need to merge this data back from iCloud to your Mac as SyncMate syncs only the data physically located on Mac.
Contacts:
Contacts can be transferred without any problem – just click “Keep contacts” button in iCloud dialog window.
Calendars:
When it comes to calendars, iCloud doesn’t allow transferring them back to Mac. In such case, you will need to sync them using SyncMate.
Just add “Cloud calendars” connection (use “Add connection” button), log into your iCloud account via SyncMate and sync calendars from iCloud to Mac (do not forget to choose this direction in iCal plugin settings).
3. Disable sync with iCloud
Once you are sure all data you had in iCloud were transferred back to Mac, please, disable contacts and calendars sync in iCloud preferences.
4. Add Google account
You will need to add your Google account as a new connection (if you haven’t done this before) – use “Add connection” button in SyncMate interface.
5. Sync Google account with iCloud via SyncMate
You will need to add “Cloud contacts” or “Cloud calendars” connection in SyncMate wizard (depends on what you want to sync – iCloud contacts or iCloud calendars) if you haven’t done this before and log into your iCloud account via SyncMate interface.
When you need to sync contacts or calendars in Google account to iCloud just sync them from Google to Mac and then from Mac to iCloud (or vice versa if you need to sync data from iCloud to Google account).
The main benefit of SyncMate is that it allows storing data in iCloud simultaneously with keeping these entries on your Mac for further sync with other devices, and for now SyncMate is probably the only tool that allows such type of sync.
Have any other questions about sync? Ask them here and we will highlight them in future issues of SyncMate Tips if it is something SyncMate can handle.
Enjoy syncing with SyncMate!
Alex Taylor,
SyncMate Team
SyncMate works perfectly with new iTunes 11!
After the release of iCloud it turned out that iCloud has no built-in option to sync with non-Apple devices. We’ve received numerous requests to add the possibility to synс iCloud contacts and calendars with Android. Starting from SyncMate 4 it is possible!
Please follow these easy steps to keep data in iCloud in sync with Android device.
1. Install SyncMate
Of course you will need to install SyncMate Free edition on your Mac – the latest build can be downloaded from here (contacts and calendars can be synced with SyncMate Free edition).
2. Move your data back from iCloud to Mac
If you already store contacts and calendars in iCloud, you will need to merge this data back from iCloud to your Mac as SyncMate syncs only the data physically located on Mac.
Contacts:
Contacts can be transferred without any problems – just click “Keep contacts” button in iCloud dialog window.
Calendars:
When it comes to calendars, iCloud doesn’t allow transferring them back to Mac. In such case, you will need to sync them using SyncMate.
Just add “Cloud calendars” connection (use “Add connection” button), log into your iCloud account via SyncMate and sync calendars from iCloud to Mac (do not forget to choose this direction in iCal plugin settings).
3. Disable sync with iCloud
Once you are sure all data you had in iCloud were transferred back to Mac, please, disable contacts and calendars sync in iCloud preferences.
4. Connect Android device
You will need to add your Android device as a new connection (if you haven’t done this before) – use “Add connection” button in SyncMate interface.
5. Sync Android with iCloud via SyncMate
You will need to add “Cloud contacts” or “Cloud calendars” connection in SyncMate wizard (depends on what you want to sync – iCloud contacts or iCloud calendars) if you haven’t done this before and log into your iCloud account via SyncMate interface.
When you need to sync contacts or calendars from Android to iCloud just sync them from Android to Mac and then from Mac to iCloud (or vice versa if you need to sync data from iCloud to Android).
The main advantage of SyncMate is that it allows storing your data in iCloud simultaneosely with keeping these entries on your Mac for futher sync with other devices, and for now SyncMate is probably the only tool that allows such type of sync.
Have any other questions about sync? Ask them here and we will highlight them in future issues of SyncMate Tips if it is something SyncMate can handle.
Enjoy syncing with SyncMate!
Alex Taylor,
SyncMate Team
If you think that syncing data in iCloud and Outlook is impossible, bet you’ve never heard of SyncMate.
SyncMate is probably the only tool that can handle this task and will keep contacts, calendars and To Do in sync between your iCloud and Outlook.
Here are several simple steps, following which you will be able to sync data in iCloud with Outlook (and vice versa) using SyncMate.
1. Install SyncMate
First of all you will need to install SyncMate Free edition on your Mac – the latest build can be downloaded from here.
Contacts and calendars can be synced with SyncMate Free edition, To Do / Reminders with Expert edition.
2. Move your data back from iCloud to Mac
If you already store contacts, calendars and To Do in iCloud, you will need to merge this data back from iCloud to your Mac as SyncMate syncs only the data physically located on Mac.
Contacts
Contacts can be transferred without any problems – just click “Keep contacts” button in iCloud dialog window.
Calendars
When it comes to calendars, iCloud doesn’t allow transferring them back to Mac. In such case, you will need to sync them using SyncMate.
Just add “Cloud calendars” connection (use “Add connection” button), log into your iCloud account via SyncMate and sync calendars from iCloud to Mac (do not forget to choose this direction in iCal plugin settings).
3. Disable sync with iCloud
Once you are sure all data you had in iCloud were transferred back to Mac, please, disable contacts and calendars sync in iCloud preferences.
4. Enable sync with Outlook
You will need to enable autosync with Outlook in its preferences – this can be done in several clicks.
Once you enable sync with Outlook, contacts and calendars on Mac will be in constant sync with Outlook.
5. Sync iCloud with Outlook via SyncMate
You will need to add “Cloud contacts” or “Cloud calendars” connection in SyncMate wizard (depends on what you want to sync – iCloud contacts or iCloud calendars) and log into your iCloud account via SyncMate interface.
That’s all! When you need to sync data in iCloud with Outlook, just choose these connections and sync – data will be automatically updated between Mac and iCloud and, of course, with Outlook.
The best part of SyncMate is that it allows storing your data in iCloud simultaneously with keeping these entries on your Mac for futher sync with other devices.
Have any other questions about sync? Ask them here and we will highlight them in future issues of SyncMate Tips if it is something SyncMate can handle.
Enjoy syncing with SyncMate!
Alex Taylor,
SyncMate Team
Thousands of Mac users use Outlook and want to sync data in it with Android, Google, iCloud, Yahoo!, iPhone, Windows Mobile and numerous other devices and online accounts.
Today I will highlight an easy way to keep Outlook contacts, calendars, and To Do in sync with mentioned above devices using SyncMate. BTW SyncMate supports numerous devices and can sync data in Outlook with each device or account mentioned in this list.
1. Enable sync with Outlook
You will need to enable autosync of iCal and Address Book in Outlook preferences (read this article for additional info.)
2. Install SyncMate
Install SyncMate on your Mac (do not forget to install SyncMate modules on devices which require them). All can be found here.
3. Connect devices/accounts
Choose “Add connection” button in SyncMate interface and connect any device or account you would like to sync with Outlook via SyncMate.
4. Sync!
Pick required plugin/s (”iCal”, “Contacts”, “To Do/Reminders”, “Mail notes” (OS X 10.7 or earlier), establish sync settings and click “Sync now” button*. Once your data synced between Mac and connected device/account it will be automatically updated in Outlook.
* Sync options may differ for each device.
Stay with us to learn more SyncMate tips. Have any question about SyncMate functionality? Feel free to ask and I will highlight it in the future issues of SyncMate Tips if this is something SyncMate can do.
Alex Taylor,
SyncMate Team
One of the most frequent questions our users ask is “How can I sync Outlook contacts and calendars with Android?”. Here is a step-by-step instruction for you. As usual SyncMate will assist.
1. Install SyncMate
You will need to install SyncMate Free edition on Mac and SyncMate module for Android on your device – both can be downloaded from here.
Contacts and calendars can be synced with SyncMate Free edition.
2. Enable sync with Outlook
You will need to enable autosync with Outlook in its preferences – this can be done in several clicks.
Once you enabled sync with Outlook, contacts and calendars on Mac will be in constant sync with Outlook.
3. Sync data with Android
You will only need to add Android device into SyncMate connections (”Add connection” button) and sync contacts and calendars in Android with Mac (and vice versa). Once the data is updated on Mac, it will be automatically updated in Outlook and vice versa.
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Have any other questions about sync? Ask them here and we will highlight them in future issues of SyncMate Tips if it is something SyncMate can handle.
Enjoy syncing with SyncMate!
Alex Taylor,
SyncMate Team
SyncMate can do so many things! Enjoy!
