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Setup CalDAV and CardDAV with DAVx⁵ on Android

Sync your contacts, calendars and tasks with DAVx⁵ for Android​

This guide explains how to set up your mailbox account in the DAVx⁵ app on an Android device. DAVx⁵ can help you synchronise your contacts, calendars and tasks between your mailbox account and your Android device. We cover both automatic and manual configuration.

Note: To synchronize your mailbox drive with your Android device, we also recommend using DAVx⁵. A future article, which will be linked here, will explain how to connect your mailbox drive to your Android file system via DAVx⁵ and WebDAV.

Prerequisites​

Before starting the setup, ensure you meet the following requirements:

  • An active mailbox account.
  • The DAVx⁵ app installed on your Android device. You can download and purchase it from the Google Play Store to support future development, or install it via F-Droid (free off charge).

1. Automatic Account Setup​

Automatic setup in DAVx⁵ is the fastest way to configure your mailbox account. The app automatically applies all necessary server settings for you.

Step by step​

  1. Open DAVx⁵ on your Android device
  2. Tap + on the bottom-right to add a new account
  3. Choose Login with email address and then select continue on the bottom-left
  4. Enter your email address and password
  5. Tap Login to start the automatic configuration process
  6. Choose "groups are per-contact categories" to minimize problems
  7. Choose what to synchronize

Note: If you are using your own domain with your mailbox account (e.g. mail@my.own.domain.com) or the automatic setup fails, then you can manually set up DAVx⁵. Please enter the the URL https://dav.mailbox.org while following the steps below:

2. Manual Setup​

  1. Tap + on the bottom-right to add a new account

  2. Choose Login with URL and username and then select continue on the bottom-left


Figure 1: Choose `Login with URL and username`

  1. Enter the URL https://dav.mailbox.org and your email address and password


Figure 2: Enter the URL `https://dav.mailbox.org`

  1. Tap Login to start the configuration process

  2. Choose "groups are per-contact categories" to minimize problems


Figure 3: Choose `groups are per-contact categories`

  1. Choose what to synchronize


Figure 4: Choose what to synchronize

Note: DAVx⁵ needs access to your calendar and contacts to sync with your email account.

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