How do I sync Android to Mac

The "normal" way to sync an Android to a Mac is to embrace the cloud and do everything through Google.

If that's too 21st Century for you, then you have some other choices, they range from bad to worse:

1) "The Missing Sync" from Mark/Space - it'll cost you $30-$40, and you'll be using lots of swear words while setting it up, but it mostly works. It can have trouble with recurring events in the Mac calendar and their tech support is weak, but it's the best game in town. It's the only one I've read about that is mostly reliable and mostly supports bringing data you added on the phone back into the Mac.

2) "Syncmate for Android" - it's in the play store, but after I read the user reviews I decided it wasn't worth the trouble.

3) That's it. There are apps that sync iTunes music and a few other things but nothing else for contacts/calendar.

As for file sharing via USB - check the Android settings for "USB Mode" - there's Charge, Sync Media mode, and USB Mass Storage mode. You should be in mass storage mode, and then the Android should appear as a disk to the Mac. Try different cables or different USB ports on the Mac. Watch our for USB cables with only two wires, those only work for charging. Try with or without a USB hub if you have one. Try someone else's computer. Try unplugging the mouse (don't laugh - I've seen buggy mice that disrupted the USB bus and prevented external disk access).

drjay9051 wrote:

Are Android and Mac totally incompatable??

No, I had a Droid X that I used for a while on my mac. When you plug it in via USB does it show up on the desktop as a disk? Make sure you have this feature enabledif you havent already. Finder>preferences>general tab>make sure external disks is checked.

For those still struggling with Android to Mac issues these links may help. I couldn't get iSyncr music sync to work with iTunes or Android File Transfer to recognise my device but these solved the problem:

Enable Mass Storage (change USB storage setting on android device to link to Mac)

Uninstall Samsung Kies from your Mac (to prevent conflicts with isyncr etc)

Anyone with an older Android device will probably find that they can just plug it in to their Mac with the USB cable that shipped with the phone. Pull down the notification bar on the Android phone and select USB Connected and then choose Mount. On some devices you’ll see USB Mass Storage Mode as an option so select that. You should now be able to browse the folders on your Android from your Mac and just drop and drag files back and forth.

Then you can use the Android Manage (Mac) on your Mac to sync all your Android data with Mac computer, you can sync all your files include photos, contacts, SMS, music and videos to Mac one by one.

www.miastechblog.com (lots of useful info)