- Contacts sync trick
If you have several groups of contacts created on your Mac and Google account, but want to sync only particular ones, you can select which groups to sync.
- Multiple sync
Sync your Google account data with Nokia S40 phones, Windows Mobile devices, Windows computers, Sony PSP and other supported devices via your Mac (Google account => Mac => any supported device).
- Calendar sync trick
No problem to sync only recent Calendar events! Just choose the needed time period and start the sync process.
How to sync Address Book and iCal between Mac and Android phone for free
Step 1: Get SyncMate Free Edition
Please note, that SyncMate can sync your Mac and Android phone via your Google account only.
First of all, you'll need to download and install SyncMate Free Edition on your Mac.
Step 2: Sync with Google account
Please, choose Google Account from the list of connections in SyncMate and enter your Google account details in SyncMate wizard. After this, check the plugins you want to sync and press Sync Now button.
Need detailed info about Mac & Google accounts sync? Read this How-To.
Step 3: Sync with Android device
Once you've synced Contacts or Calendar entries between Mac and Google account, they will be automatically synchronized between your Google account and Android phone (if auto sync is enabled in your Google account).
Please, note: in order for all groups of contacts to be transferred to Android phone from Google account, it is necessary to sync these contacts from Mac to "My contacts" group in Google account.
How to sync music, videos, photos and folders and
back up Android phone data on Mac
Step 1: Connect your Android phone to your Mac
Please, connect your Android phone to Mac in a flash drive mode. Note, SyncMate allows syncing these data between Mac and Android only if your phone is recognized as a USB flash drive on your Mac. If your device is not recognized as a flash drive, unfortunately, SyncMate won't be able to sync your phone and Mac.
Step 2. Get SyncMate Expert Edition
You can use iTunes & Video, iPhoto and Folders plugins and back up your Android phone on Mac with SyncMate Expert Edition only. Please, upgrade your Free version to Expert here (opens in new tab).
Step 3. What would you like to sync?
Launch SyncMate and establish connection between your Mac and the USB drive, i.e. your Android phone. Once you've plugged it in SyncMate will detect it and finalize the connection.
Please, check the boxes of the plugins you are going to sync (choose iTunes&Video, iPhoto, Folders or Backup or all of them).
Step 4. Choose sync direction
You can sync data between Mac and Android phone in three directions - Mac to Android phone (Mac data will be added to the existing one on Android phone), Android phone to Mac (Android phone data will be added to the existing Mac entries) and bi-directional (data will be mutually updated on both sides).
iTunes & Video and iPhoto can be synced in two directions only (Android phone to Mac and Mac to Android phone).
Step 5. Sync now!
That's almost all! :) All you need to do now is click "Sync now" button and data will be perfectly synchronized between your Mac and Android phone.
Sync even more devices with your Mac!
It's not only Google account that your Mac can be synced with. Also SyncMate allows syncing your Mac with Windows Mobile devices and Nokia S40 phones, other Macs or Windows PCs, Sony PSP, USB flash drives. You can even back up your Mac data at the special online storage that we gladly provide to SyncMate users.