Hi all UT users, here is a Carddav script to sync your contacts easily.
You'll need your Carddav URL, username and password, and that's it !

The script has to be runned (so chmod +x script_file to make it executable), through adb or through your phone.

It let you choose to install a manual sync icon, and to setup an automatic sync through systemd.

It will also let you delete a sync quickly, and get rid of its manual sync icon and autosync systemd files. You just have to remember your carddav config name, and type it !

Here is a little video i made to demo it
https://diode.zone/w/89PaXUEKTT443wSDtAQX9t

And you can download it here !

The github :
https://github.com/samytichadou/ubuntutouch_carddav_sync_script

Only tested on my FP4 with UT focal for now ! Don't hesitate to report any issues or if everything went smooth here

Hope it can fill the gap while waiting for a proper UT implementation

This script is based on this one by Bastos77 and Vanyasem, thanks a lot to them !

PS : I don't have the skills/time to make it a proper UT app, but if anyone out here is interested to do it, don't hesitate to ping me !

Cheers

Hi guys, here is a small thread to show the progress and ask for feedback (and maybe help sometimes ) on a small app i'm trying to write for UT called Zouip !

Zouip wants to be a background clipboard sharing system between UT and linux (and linux and linux) !
It allows to share files and text through local network. It is not available for now, but you can check my mess on the github :https://github.com/samytichadou/zouip

It will be composed on every unit by a receiver (server) and a sender (client). The sender detects new clipboard contents, and send it to a bunch of saved receiver across the network basically.

For now, i have a working prototype of the file sharing, not the from file-into clipboard on receiver side. It means all text/files will be share as file only, not available for direct pasting on receiver unit.

The current implementation is for KDE plasma only (i'm using it at home) but i plan on porting it to gnome.

It is coded in python and uses DBUS to get the clipboard, and socket to send the content.

A config file contains receiver/sender infos and a passphrase (plain text for now) receiver-specific. All senders have to give it, and the correct receiver port (no handshake system) to be able to communicate.

For now, nothing is encrypted, and i'm not sure i will implement a proper encryption system, so if you are concerned about your local network security, be aware of that !

The python background scripts will be set as systemd services, and activated/unactivated through a qml UI on UT, and a tkinter one on desktop i think (stock python, simpler for me to use).

Here is a little video demo of the file sharing abilities, desktop and phone are connected through local network !
https://makertube.net/w/jEscSdyUnSFvPbAsNib5cV

Don't hesitate to ask questions/give feedback ! cheers !

@crispybacon
Maybe a little bit late, but i had similar pb with pixel 3a and bose speaker.
Thanks to @mateo_salta i solved this by changing some config settings.

Here is a little walkthrough pdf :
https://filedn.eu/lxl4Kp0i9qFSrByo536uLkj/ubports_shared/guide_bt.pdf
you can try it and see if this solves your issue !

If it does, you can revert back the changes once it correctly paired, cheers !

@noahtehomas
Just updated the github, for info here is the git readme :

A simple bash script to setup your carddav contact.

The script also have the ability to setup an auto synchronisation (hourly, daily, weekly...) and to add a sync button in your launcher.

You can use this script two ways : locally on and from your phone, or through adb (android debug tool) on your computer through a terminal.

• First you have to put the script file on your phone storage.

  You can do it by *connecting your phone to a computer and using the file explorer.

  You can also use adb : with your phone connected to your computer (with usb debugging activated), you can use this command : adb push filepath_on_your_system destination_filepath_on_phone

• Then you have to make your file executable and launch it.

  • If you are doing this through adb, first connect to your phone shell with this command adb shell, if you are doing this locally, ignore this last command.
  • Go into the folder you copied the script cd script_folder
  • Make it executable chmod -x ./scriptfile.
  • You can now run the script and follow its instructions ./scriptfile

@AppLee
thanks for the tip, i tried with ascii converter, didn't think of that, it works
I'll have to parse the resulting ascii (lots of escaped character, and html in it )

@noahtehomas
Thanks for the input, i'll add it to the github readme when i have some spare time!

@Rustic don't have a lot of time for now, but you could try to use this script :
https://gist.github.com/vanyasem/379095d25ac350676fc70c42efe17c8c
after removing all contact related lines, and cron related (no more cron on focal)

If this works for you tell me, i could try to include it in the script (with the auto sync and sync button features) no garanty i'll have time though, sorry !

if you make it work, something like this should launch the sync :

syncevolution --sync two-way $CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME

with $CONTACTS_CONFIG_NAME being the input you set in the script
tell me if it works for you !

Oh and radicale calendar, if caldav, should work natively, so you can also fill a bugreport for this if you have time