When I first got my Flytouch 3
I could get Gmail to sync but not the calendar or contacts. In fact the check boxes weren't even showing under the "Accounts & Sync" setting. After searching the web I came across the solution. It seems that 2 files are missing from the Android 2.2 install:
I could get Gmail to sync but not the calendar or contacts. In fact the check boxes weren't even showing under the "Accounts & Sync" setting. After searching the web I came across the solution. It seems that 2 files are missing from the Android 2.2 install:GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
and
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
The solution:
- Go to the Cyanogen Wiki
- Download the HDPI Google Apps for CyanogenMod 6
- Unzip the file and find the missing files named above in the /system/app folder
- Copy them to the SD Card for your Flytouch 3
- Using the MyPad file manager copy the files to your "Local" drive
- Run the .apk files
Once this is done you should see the check boxes for the Calendar and Contacts in the "Accounts & Sync" settings. I didn't even need to reboot first.
BTW: I also installed the Google Talk app (Talk.apk) from the Google Apps zip as well and it worked perfectly!
**Much thanks to flyuser for this solution!
Thanks for this big help!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the instructions on how to sync Google's Calendar and Contacts. I install GTalk and Facebook too I was so happy about that.
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to install Google Maps? I installed it but couldn't see the icon on the screen so uninstalled.
Don
I'm glad it worked for you, including GTalk!
ReplyDeleteAs far as Google Maps... I have been using Zeam for a home screen so mine works different now but try this if using the default home screen... after you install Google Maps, go to the app menu/drawer then either (I can't remember which) long press the screen or press menu then select "Add" then "Shortcut", Google Maps should be in the list, pick it and then you will see it in the app drawer. For whatever reason this tablet doesn't list all installed apps in the drawer by default but you can add them manually. I had to do this with a few other icons as well! Hope this helps!!
Thank you!!! It made my day!
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Glad I could help! :)
ReplyDeleteI just checked back here and Thank you I noticed that those icons where hiding.
ReplyDeleteworked perfect, finally, thanks for your help!
ReplyDeleteThanks for u r blog. It helped me to root my superpad2 & Zeam has made it faster. But I am unable to install these 2 apks. I may have downloaded wrong ones. can you just send me the link for the correct google contact & google calender sync apks.
ReplyDeleteYou might not be able to install the apk files from the SD Card, try copying them to the Local drive. At any rate... here is the direct link to the zip file containing the apk files needed to sync the calendar and contacts on the Flytouch 3
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank u...
ReplyDeleteNice blog, fixed my calendar issue.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone got the 3G USB to work?
Hello peoples,
ReplyDeletei have also a wish. my flytouch 3 shutdown automatic at 15% battery. thats not fine. i wont it shut down at 3 or 5 %. anyone a tip?
(sorry my english,regards from switzerland)
hi, i have a Flytouch 1 running android 2.2. I have the exact same problem that contacts and calendar do not sync. When I tried to install the two .apks listed above, i get an "! Application not installed" message.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I installed facebook from the zip file and facebook works.
Is there anything I can avoid this error?
HI Brad look slike you know your stuff. Just got my hands on a FT4, do you think the google app links will work on it? Also Im hoping to run discos from it. Do you know any good apps I could do this in?
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work if you dont make sence of this it is late.
SAm
It helped me halfway: phonebook is OK now, but calendar keeps asking for a Google account and when I enter it it says itś already present.
ReplyDeleteThanks heaps. Been trying to get sync to work on my MID tablet for weeks now. All good now. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI was able to easy correct the contract sync error, and able to install facebook, how ever I am having problems with the calendar. The sync appears to have installed but when i click the icon, it just wants me to add an account. i even tried making a new account and it still says add an account. any ideas.
ReplyDeleteHey does anyone have a copy of the files, the link is dead, I would love to fix this issue. clockworkjoker@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHelp! I've follwed the instructions and am able to get facebook, talk and maps installed but... cannot get the calendar sync adapter to install. It goes throught the process like it's going to install but just says- application not installed. That's the problem I've encountered all day. I'm using a generic android with 2.2 installed. In the files, under system-app, I see calendar.apk and calendarprovider.apk.
ReplyDeleteI just want to make the calendar functional on this tablet and have been unsuccessful so far. I get the error *you have no calendars* when I attempt to add any event. I try to sync the tab with google but it never does, I only get the sync logo with an exclimation point on it. When I look up the accounts on the calendar app, I don't show any calendars synced with the device. I cannot figure out how to just make the calendar functional. Thanks ahead of time -Shawn
My new Flytouch 5 did not have installed so i followed your instructions, it appeared to start to install but when finished it displayed the message 'Application not installed'. What do i need to do toget my contacts to sync? I hope someone has the answer!
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