Synchronisation avec Android

Files and notifications

  1. Install the Nextcloud Android client from Google Play Store or from F-Droid.

  2. Start the app. There are two ways of setting it up:

    Either: enter your server URL, continue, enter your user name and password and confirm to grant access.

    Or: In Nextcloud’s web GUI, go to the user preferences, go to Security. Generate an App password, click « Generate QR code » and tap the QR scanner icon in the Nextcloud app, point your phone’s camera towards the screen.

Contacts et Agenda

With the Nextcloud mobile app

  1. Install DAVx⁵ (formerly known as DAVDroid) on your Android device, from Google Play Store or from F-Droid.

  2. In the Nextcloud mobile, go to Settings / More, tap on « Sync calendars & contacts ».

  3. Now, DAVx⁵ will open Nextcloud’s Webflow login window, where you will have to enter your credentials and grant access.

  4. After this, DAVx⁵ will close and the Nextcloud app reappears. In order to finish setup, you have to manually launch DAVx⁵ again.

  5. Tap on the icon for the account DAVx⁵ has just created, when requested grant DAVx⁵ access to your calendars and contacts. Optionally install OpenTasks and grant DAVx⁵ access to your tasks, too.

  6. When you tap the icon for the account DAVx⁵ has set up, it will discover the available address books and calendars. Choose which ones you want to synchronize and finish.

Without the Nextcloud mobile app

If you don’t want to install the Nextcloud mobile app, the following steps are required:

  1. Install DAVx⁵ (formerly known as DAVDroid) on your Android device, from Google Play Store or from F-Droid.

  2. Optionally install OpenTasks.

  3. Créer un nouveau compte (bouton « + »)

  4. Select Connection with URL and username. Base URL: URL of your Nextcloud instance (e.g. https://sub.example.com/remote.php/dav) and Contact Group Method: as credentials.

  5. Choose the option Groups are per-contact categories.

  6. Cliquez sur Connecter

  7. Sélectionnez les données que vous souhaitez synchroniser.

  8. When requested, grant access permissions to DAVx⁵ for your contacts, calendars and optionally tasks.

Note

Enter your email address as DAVx⁵ account name (mandatory if you want to be able to send calendar invitation). If your email address is registered in your Nextcloud preferences and you have set up your account using the Nextcloud mobile app, this all should be aready the case.

Astuce

DAVx⁵ lists the calendar subscriptions made through the Nextcloud Calendar app, but you need to install the ICSx⁵ (formerly known as ICSDroid) app on your Android device, from the Google Play Store or from F-Droid to sync them.