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Sync a variety of different devices with SyncMate
IT WILL TAKE
10 minutesYOU WILL LEARN
How to sync with
Macs and other devicesYOU’LL NEED
SyncMate, some
other devicesSyncing is a wonderful thing:
just last night we were finishing
a Keynote presentation on iPad
that we’d started on our Mac
and rehearsed on our iPhone.
But Apple’s approach, to sync via iCloud,
has some flaws: it isn’t interested in devices
that don’t have an Apple logo on them – and
it can sometimes be a little hesitant to updatethings, as we’ve learnt the hard way when
our devices didn’t have the files we thought
they did. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a
cross-device sync that gave you complete
control of everything?
Enter SyncMate, which syncs data with
iOS, iPadOS and Android devices, all your
cloud storage services such as Google Drive
and Dropbox, multiple Macs, mapped network
drives and Microsoft Office services too.
SyncMate 8 comes in two versions, Free
and Expert. Free only syncs your Calendar
and your Contacts while Expert adds folders,
SMS messages, reminders, bookmarks, photos
and your Music or iTunes library.
It’s worth noting that available options
depend on what you’re connecting to so, for
example, if you connect your Mac to an iPad
you’ll be able to sync your Calendar, Contacts,
Folders, Photos, Safari bookmarks and Music
or iTunes but not Reminders or SMS.
For all we moan about it, iCloud is still
pretty good if all your devices are from Apple.
But for people with kit from all kinds of
different companies, SyncMate is a really
handy thing to have. Carrie MarshallGenius tip!
Syncing isn’t backing
up! If you sync a bad or
wrong version, it could
overwrite the original.
Always back up your
important stuff.APPLE SKILLS macOS/iOS/iPadOS