Samsung T809 and iSync

I seem to be getting quite a few hits on my blog regarding the Samsung T809 and it is syncing with iSync. This unfortunately does not work, and unless Apple releases a fix, so that it will use the Samsung's supported SyncML.

iSync as of the most current version in Mac OS X Tiger does not support SyncML and thus will not be able to sync contacts or data with the phone.

Luckily there are other options out there, OnSync from OnMadeSoft will sync with your phone. Set the phone in the OnSync preferences to the SGH-D500 and from there on all should be peachy. I have used this to sync my contacts back and forth.

Good luck to all using the Samsung T809, I think it is an awesome phone!

Edit: Looking further into the problem, it seems that SyncML might not be supported on the Samsung T809, and that the only way to sync it will be to use OnSync. iSync should have full support for SyncML, at least that is what people are saying, however the reason it is not universally fixed is because mobile phone manufacturers are having their phones created with flawed implementations of SyncML or require the sending of weird data characters over Bluetooth to enable the internal SyncML server.

Syncing is still not where it should be, especially between devices, unfortunately!