Contacts
DAVx⁵
The DAVx⁵ mobile app can be used to synchronise your contacts and calendar data between your Android mobile phone and other devices.
DAVx⁵ Set Up
- Install DAVx⁵ on your Android device from https://f-droid.org/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid
- Enable the permissions as shown below.
- Add Account by clicking on the
+ Create Accountbutton - Select Login with URL and user name. If there is a Security Warning, just proceed by clicking on the Log In button. The Base URL is
https://mail.aunsw.88.iowhereaxxvwjtboxwiis the User name.
- DAVx⁵ will open and prompt to create an account. Select the account name and set Contact Group Method to Groups are per-contact categories. In the example below, the account name is
axxvwjtboxwi@aunsw.88.io
- Close the DAVx⁵ app and launch the DAVx⁵ app again.
- Click on the icon for the account DAVx⁵ has just created, In the example below, the account created is
axxvwjtboxwi@aunsw.88.io
Address Book
All the address books are shown on the CardDAV main page. By default, two address books are created automatically:
- GAL
aunsw.88.io - 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 sync, simply click on the 
button at the bottom right hand corner.