I am trying to sync my calendar between a hackintosh and an android phone without google, icloud and the likes.
So far I´ve got syncthing to sync a folder called DecSync. I run a local Radicale server from that folder. Thunderbird on macOS can write to the calendar on that server.
Now I´m looking for a solution like Radicale on the Android side. I have DAVx5 running but I can´t just point it to the synced folder there. It needs an accout.
Is there such a solution? Or is there an easier way to sync calendars? Any help is highly welcomed.
If I am wrong in here, as I am not really hosting anything, please say so, if possible with a different place to ask for help.
I’ve recently looked into this too. I’ve settled on Calengoo as Android calendar app because it has a ton of customization options and can do both events and tasks in the same app. But it depends on GSF (Google Services Framework); if you intend to keep your Android phone completely Google-free it may not work (no idea if it works with MicroG as a GSF substitute). Calengoo can use Android calendar to sync (via DAVx5 or CalDAV-Sync), but can also connect directly to a CalDAV server.
Simple Calendar does not rely on GSF so it doesn’t have this problem.
Another app I found that works without GSF is Business Calendar from Appgenix (the old version 1). The free one works fine, they also have a Pro version if you’d like to contribute. Version 2 requires GSF unfortunately. Neither of them support CalDAV tasks, only events.
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Thank you! I got it working now with the macOS using Thunderbird, Radicale and DecSync and the Android side using DecSync CC and Simple Calendar.
I’ve recently looked into this too. I’ve settled on Calengoo as Android calendar app because it has a ton of customization options and can do both events and tasks in the same app. But it depends on GSF (Google Services Framework); if you intend to keep your Android phone completely Google-free it may not work (no idea if it works with MicroG as a GSF substitute). Calengoo can use Android calendar to sync (via DAVx5 or CalDAV-Sync), but can also connect directly to a CalDAV server.
Simple Calendar does not rely on GSF so it doesn’t have this problem.
Another app I found that works without GSF is Business Calendar from Appgenix (the old version 1). The free one works fine, they also have a Pro version if you’d like to contribute. Version 2 requires GSF unfortunately. Neither of them support CalDAV tasks, only events.