iSync

iSync

iSync 3 screenshot
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Stable release	3.1.2 (586.1) / November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)
Development status	Removed as of July 20, 2011
Operating system	Mac OS X
Type	Personal information manager
Website	www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/

iSync is a software application first released by Apple Inc. on Jan 2, 2003. Apple licensed the core technology from fusionOne. It ran only under Mac OS X and was used to synchronize contact and calendar data from Address Book and iCal with many non-Apple SyncML-enabled mobile phones via a Bluetooth or USB connection. Support for many (pre-October 2007) devices was built-in,^[1] with newer devices being supported via manufacturer and third-party iSync Plugins. Support for Palm OS organizers and compatible smartphones was removed with the release of iSync 3.1 and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. BlackBerry OS, Palm OS, and Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) devices could not be used with iSync, but were supported by third-party applications. Before the release of Mac OS X 10.4, iSync also synchronized a user's Safari bookmarks with the MobileMe subscription service provided by Apple.

Starting with Mac OS X 10.4, much of iSync's original syncing functionality had been moved into the Sync Services framework, which developers can use to incorporate synchronization into their own applications. iSync, however, retained responsibility for the setup, configuration and synchronising of supported mobile handsets. Since the release of iTunes 4.8, the user interface for synchronizing iPods had been delegated to iTunes, although conflict-resolution and substantial changes to contact information (>5%) shows use of iSync. Synchronization with MobileMe (previously .Mac) was then the domain of MobileMe Sync, accessible through a System Preferences pane.

iSync was removed from Mac OS X in version 10.7 (Lion).^[2] However, since the underlying framework still existed in Lion and 10.8 (Mountain Lion), it was possible to restore the functionality of iSync using a 10.6 (Snow Leopard) installation or backup.^[3]

Version history

iSync version	Operating system version					Release date	Features
	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.6
3.1					Yes	August 28, 2009	Released as part of Mac OS X v10.6. Also final release of iSync.
3.0.2				Yes		May 28, 2008	Released as part of Mac OS X v10.5.3
3.0				Yes		October 26, 2007	Released as part of Mac OS X v10.5.
2.4			Yes			March 13, 2007	Released as a part of Mac OS X v10.4.9 update. Added support for additional mobile handsets from Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson and offered initial support for two mobile handsets from Samsung.
2.3			Yes			June 27, 2006	Released as a part of Mac OS X v10.4.7 update. Added support for additional mobile handsets.
2.2			Yes			April 3, 2006	Released as a part of Mac OS X v10.4.6 update. Added support for additional mobile handsets, including many Nokia Series 40 devices.
2.1.1			Yes			January 10, 2006	Released as a part of Mac OS X v10.4.4 update. Added support for additional mobile handsets.
2.1			Yes			July 11, 2005	Added support for more devices.
2.0			Yes			April 29, 2005	Released as part of Mac OS X v10.4. iSync now only syncs data between portable devices. Data synching between computers is handled by the operating system.
1.5	Yes	Yes				August 10, 2004	Added support for more devices.
1.4	Yes	Yes				February 17, 2004	Added support for more devices including Symbian phones and the iPod mini.
1.3	Yes	Yes				October 24, 2003	Released to coincide with Mac OS X v10.3 release. Adding support for more devices.
1.2.1	Yes					October 8, 2003	Added support for more devices and calendar support for Symbian phones.
1.1	Yes					June 3, 2003	Added support for more devices. Added bookmark synching between Macs.
1.0	Yes					January 2, 2003	First non-beta release.

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OS X

Versions

Applications

Automator Calculator Calendar Chess Contacts Dashboard Dictionary DVD Player FaceTime Finder Game Center Grapher iTunes (version history) Launchpad Mac App Store Mail Messages Notes Notification Center Photo Booth Photos Preview QuickTime Reminders Safari (version history) Stickies TextEdit Time Machine

Discontinued	Front Row iChat iPhoto iSync Sherlock

Utilities

Activity Monitor AirPort Utility AppleScript Editor Archive Utility Audio MIDI Setup Bluetooth File Exchange Boot Camp ColorSync Configurator Console Crash Reporter DigitalColor Meter Directory Utility DiskImageMounter Disk Utility Font Book Grab Help Viewer Image Capture Installer Keychain Access Migration Assistant Network Utility ODBC Administrator Screen Sharing System Preferences System Information Terminal Universal Access VoiceOver

Discontinued	Software Update Remote Install Mac OS X

Technology and
user interface

AirDrop Apple menu Apple Push Notification Service AppleScript Aqua Audio Units Bonjour CloudKit Cocoa ColorSync Command key Core Animation Core Audio Core Data Core Foundation Core Image Core OpenGL Core Text Core Video CUPS Cover Flow Darwin Dock File Quarantine FileVault Fonts Gatekeeper Grand Central Dispatch icns iCloud Inkwell I/O Kit Kernel panic Keychain launchd Mach-O MacRuby Menu extra Metal Mission Control OpenCL Option key Preference Pane Property list Quartz QuickTime Quick Look Smart Folders Speakable items Spotlight Stacks System Integrity Protection Uniform Type Identifier Universal binary WebKit XNU XQuartz

Deprecated	Carbon

Discontinued	BootX Brushed metal Classic Environment Rosetta Spaces Xgrid

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iSync

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