5 ACTIVESYNC
5.1 Data synchronization
Some applications on your phone (Contacts and so on) give you
access to the same personal information that you can add, view,
and edit on your computer using Web applications. This means that
when you add, change, or delete your information in any of these
applications on the Web, the updated information also appears
on your phone, and vice versa. Also, if you lose your phone or if
your phone is destroyed, your personal information is not lost and
will appear, as before, on a replacement phone.
This mirroring of information happens through over-the-air data
synchronization, or data “syncing”. Data syncing occurs in the
background and shouldn’t ever get in your way. You’ll know your
data is being synchronized when you see this icon in the status bar:
Because sending large amounts of data back and forth over the
air can take time and require considerable bandwidth, there are
some settings on the phone that allow you to control data sync
Sync by application
To control synchronization Contacts, you can do the following:
1. On the Home screen, then touch and select Settings.
2. Select Accounts. When any of the applications are synchro-
nizing, you will see the “sync” icon . You will also see
the last time your data was synchronized.
3. By default, the personal information in Contacts will sync
whenever you make a change or receive a new message.
You can change this behavior: Auto-sync: When selected,
Auto-sync will sync Contacts automatically, as you make
changes or receive new messages. When OFF, informa-
tion will not be synced automatically, although you can
force sync by using the individual application check boxes
described below.
4. Sync problems:
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