ISync

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iSync

iSync 2 screenshot
Developer:	Apple Computer
Latest release:	2.3 (500.86) / June 27, 2006
OS:	Mac OS X
Use:	Personal information manager
Website:	Apple.com/…/isync/

The correct title of this article is iSync. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

iSync is a software application published by Apple Computer. It runs only under Mac OS X and is used to synchronize data in iCal and the Address Book with .Mac and with devices including iPods, many SyncML-compatible mobile phones and with Palm OS handheld organizers & smartphones (but not PocketPCs). Prior to the release of Mac OS X 10.4, iSync could also synchronize a user's Safari bookmarks with the .Mac subscription service provided by Apple.

Starting with Mac OS X 10.4, much of this functionality has been moved into the Sync Services framework, which developers can use to incorporate synchronization into their own applications. iSync, however, retains responsibility for synchronizing mobile handsets, Palm OS organizers and compatible smartphones. With the release of iTunes 4.8, the responsibility for synchronizing iPods under Mac OS X 10.4 has been delegated to iTunes. Synchronization with .Mac is now the domain of .Mac Sync, accessible through a System Preferences pane.

The current version of iSync is 2.3 and does not support SyncML over HTTP.

[edit] Version history

iSync version	OS version			Release date	Features
	10.2	10.3	10.4
2.3			Yes	June 27, 2006	Released as a part of Mac OS X 10.4.7 update. Added support for additional mobile handsets.
2.2			Yes	April 3, 2006	Released as a part of Mac OS X 10.4.6 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 10.4.4 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 10.4. iSync now only syncs data between portable devices. Data syncing 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 syncing between Macs.
1.0	Yes			January 2, 2003	First non-beta release.