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13 changes: 8 additions & 5 deletions user_manual/groupware/sync_android.rst
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Expand Up @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ With the Nextcloud mobile app
3. Now, DAVx⁵ will open Nextcloud's Webflow login window, where you
will have to enter your credentials and grant access.
4. DAVx⁵ will open and ask you to create an account. Set the account
name to one of your choosing, and set **Contact Group Method** to
name to one of your choosing, and set **Contact group method** to
**Groups are per-contact categories**.
5. After this, DAVx⁵ will close and the Nextcloud app reappears. In
order to finish setup, you have to manually launch DAVx⁵ again.
Expand All @@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ steps are required:
2. Optionally install OpenTasks (`Google Play Store <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.tasks>`__ or
`F-Droid <https://f-droid.org/packages/org.dmfs.tasks/>`__).
3. Create a new account ("+" button).
4. Select **Connection with URL and username**.
**Base URL:** URL of your Nextcloud instance (e.g. ``https://sub.example.com/remote.php/dav``) and your credentials.
5. For the **Contact Group Method:** choose the option ``Groups are per-contact categories``.
6. Click **Connect**.
4. Select **Connection with URL and username** and complete the form.
**Base URL** is the URL of your Nextcloud instance (e.g. ``https://sub.example.com/remote.php/dav``),
**Username** is your Nextcloud username, and for **Password** use a :ref:`dedicated App password <managing_devices>`
instead of your account password.
5. Click **Register**.
6. In **Contact group method**, choose the option ``Groups are per-contact categories``; then select
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**Create Account**.
7. Select the data you want to sync.
8. When requested, grant access permissions to DAVx⁵ for your
contacts, calendars and optionally tasks.
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