I’ve received a few dozen error reports about error messages saying gContactSync can’t sync or authenticate with offline. Most logs are from TB 31.2.0 but that may just be a coincidence. I haven’t been able to recreate the issue yet so I would really appreciate the following information from anyone Read more…
After a few years of development version 1.0.0 has been released. I previously referred to this release as 0.4.0 but after reading many comments and even blog posts that mentioned the low version number was a sign that gContactSync isn’t stable I decided to bump the version up to 1.0. Read more…
I have released version 0.4.0rc6 (click on Development Channel). This contains the last planned features for version 0.4.0 so if all goes well I hope to release 0.4.0 in June. Changes since 0.4.0rc5 Added more People fields (number is configurable) Added a button to reset all gContactSync settings Added an Read more…
Version 0.4 will have a new account wizard to make setting up gContactSync for the first time and adding accounts easier. The first page is for selecting an account to sync. It finds IMAP and POP3 accounts in addition to existing gContactSync tokens so most users won’t even have to Read more…
Version 0.4.0b4 Version 0.4.0b4 was released today. You can download it here. Scroll to the bottom and expand Developer Channel. If you already downloaded a development version it will automatically update. Changes since version 0.3 Features The first sync merges existing contacts and groups/mailing lists Postal addresses are synchronized by Read more…
gContactSync is moving to github. You can find the source code and report issues/request enhancements here. Thanks to everyone at mozdev.org for hosting gContactSync these last 4.5 years! Note: This announcement is only relevant to developers and others who would like to look at gContactSync’s source code. The add-on should Read more…
Several people have reported 403 errors when trying to sync contacts. Some are using two stage authentication, others aren’t. Some use Windows 7, others 8.1. I haven’t been able to recreate it myself. If you see 403 errors please send me an e-mail with more details on your OS, Thunderbird Read more…
Version 0.4.0b1 Note: Version 0.4.0b2 was released today with two fixes for adding contacts. I’ve released version 0.4.0b1 with full support for the latest versions of Thunderbird, including the nightlies. If you try it please let me know, I’d like to get 0.4.0 out early in 2013. You can download Read more…
Version 0.4.0a4 I’ve released version 0.4.0a4 that adds contact merging during imports. You can now import your Facebook friends into the address book you sync with Google to get their photos and let gContactSync merge your contacts. The Facebook API doesn’t expose phone numbers or e-mail addresses, however. If you Read more…
Version 0.4.0 Alpha 1 has been released. If you’re already using a pre-release of 0.4.0 it should automatically update, everyone else can get it here (go down to Development Channel at the bottom). This is an alpha release, meaning it doesn’t have all the features that 0.4.0 will have, and Read more…