Android Setup
The following steps list out how to set up data sync between your phone and SOGo server:
Contacts
DAVx⁵
The DAVx⁵ mobile app can be used to synchronise your contacts and calendar data between your Android mobile phone and other devices.
Setup
To get started with DAVx⁵ on your Android device:
- Install DAVx⁵ from the official F-Droid repository:
DAVx⁵ | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository - Enable the required permissions as shown in the screenshots below to ensure proper syncing and functionality.
- Enable Regular sync intervals (optional). If enabled, it will run in the background and may reduce battery life.
- Add Account by clicking on the
+ Add Accountbutton - Select Login with URL and user name and select the Continue button. If Login with URL and user name does not work, please select Advanced Login.
If there is a Security Warning, just proceed by clicking on the Log In button. The Base URL ishttps://mail.aunsw.88.iowhere89128851@aunsw.88.iois the User name. If the Server is not detected, please enterhttps://mail.aunsw.88.io/SOGo/dav/89128851@aunsw.88.io/Contacts/
- A prompt to create the account will appear. Select the Account Name (e.g.,
89128851@aunsw.88.io) and set the Contact Group Method to Groups are per-contact categories.
- Close the DAVx⁵ app and launch the DAVx⁵ app again.
- Click on the icon for the account DAVx⁵ that has just been created, In the example below, the account created is
89128851@aunsw.88.io
Address Book
All the address books are shown on the CardDAV main page. The default address book is
Personal Address Book.
To add an address book, click on the 
button on the top right hand corner and select Create address book. Enter the Title and the Description and click on the 
button.
In the example below, the address book being created is called
If successful, the newly created address book will appear on the main CardDAV page
NOTE: once created, the address book name CAN NOT be edited but it can be deleted on the device where the DAVx app is installed, but not by an iOS device.
On Android devices, some of the names used are different to devices on iOS and Nextcloud
| android | ios | nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| first name | first name | name |
| surname | last name | name |
| title | job title | title |
| company | company | company |
| website | url | website |
| labels | contact groups |
Shared Address Books
Shared Address Books can only be configured from Nextcloud, however once configured, they are also available on Android and iOS devices and the contacts inside the shared address books can be edited and deleted.
Category Fields
In the test below, the category used is the same, however the category name is different on different devices:
- Labels on Android
- Contact groups on Nextcloud
- Not supported on iOS
Title and Organisation Fields
In the test below:
Title: Dr
Company: Citymark
Dr (with capital D) appears exactly on Android and Nextcloud. However, on iOS, each letter is capitalised so it is DR
Citymark (with capital C) appears exactly on Android and Nextcloud. However, on iOS, each letter is capitalised so it is CITYMARK
Contacts Synchronisation
To start syncing, simply tap the 
button located in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Calendar
If the CardDAV account has been created successfully, the CalDAV account should have been created automatically as well.
Calendar Synchronisation
To start syncing, simply tap the button located in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Thunderbird for Android is a mobile email application, offering a privacy-focused and open-source alternative to other email clients. It aims to provide a seamless experience for managing multiple email accounts
Download the app here.
Setup
After the app has been installed, select Add an email account now:
- Enter the email address, e.g:
891228851@aunsw.88.ioand then click on Next.
- Enter the password and then click on Next.
- Enter the Display Name and click on Next.
- By default, the sync options are to check for new messages every hour and the number of messages to be displayed is 100. Click on Next to continue.
- Allow Thunderbird to access Contacts and sending the Notifications to fully enjoy all the app’s features.
If the automatic detection does not work, please enter the settings manually:
- Protocol: IMAP
- Server: mail.aunsw.88.io or mail.88.io
- Security: SSL/TLS
- Port: 993 (incoming) and 465 (outgoing)
- Authentication: Normal Password
- Client Certificate: None
