Part of Contacts CardDAV sync for iPhone and Android
The workspace address book in your phone's contacts app
The address book speaks CardDAV. Behind the gear, Contact Sync shows the endpoint, the username and a password with an eye and a copy button. Entered as a CardDAV account, iPhone, iPad and Mac show the workspace contacts in their own Contacts app; on Android the DAVx5 app does the same. No export, no file, no intermediate step.
The instructions are in the app: a tab for iPhone and iPad and a tab for Android, four steps each in plain words. The Calendar app works the same way with CalDAV, so the phone gets appointments and people from one workspace.
Key Benefits
Workspace contacts in the phone's own Contacts app, over CardDAV
Works with iPhone, iPad and Mac natively, and with DAVx5 on Android
Four-step instructions for both platforms inside the app
Same pattern as the Calendar app, which uses CalDAV
Step-by-step for iPhone and Android
Four steps per platform, inside the app
The Contact Sync dialog carries two tabs, iPhone / iPad and Android, with four steps each in plain words — on Android with the DAVx5 app named. The endpoint, username and password to paste are right above.
What it does not do
So you know where you stand before the call, not during it.
- Android needs the DAVx5 app; it has no CardDAV account of its own
- The password is a credential: keep it in the phone's account settings, not in a message
Use Cases
A new number entered at the office, dialled from the road
The office adds the contact; the phone's Contacts app shows it under the CardDAV account without anyone forwarding a card.
Setting up a new phone
Open Contact Sync, follow the four steps for iPhone or Android, paste endpoint, username and password. The address book is there within a minute.
Caller ID that knows the customer
Because the workspace contacts sit in the phone's address book, an incoming call from a customer shows the name.
