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then just hit the widget when you have wifi connection.
Simples.
Yes, that would obviously do the job...manually.
But is there a way to have this process automated? Let's say I have my wake-up alarm set to 9 am, can't I time my phone to connect to wifi and do a sync at 8.55 for example?
But is there a way to have this process automated? Let's say I have my wake-up alarm set to 9 am, can't I time my phone to connect to wifi and do a sync at 8.55 for example?
You can do that automatically of course. You can use one of many profiling apps available i nthe MArket like Setting Profiles, Tasker, Locale.
You wil ned to set up a rule to automatically turn WiFi on at specific times. Then set up aonther rule that will turn aut-sync on when WiFi is connected (you can also set it up in the same rule as WiFi and it will work based on time too).
I had started looking into Tasker, but it seemed rather overwhelming for the simple automation I am looking for. Going to give Setting Profiles a try now...
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I was thinking about Tasker for this, but I wasn't sure that enabling auto-sync would actually force a sync at the time it is enabled. I don't know of a way to specifically initiate a sync from Tasker.
But if you're using Tasker, you can have auto-sync automatically enabled when connected to Wifi, and when disconnected you can have it automatically disable auto-sync.
If you use Tasker or Locale, there is an app available via the market called “Synker”. Synker acts as a plug-in to Tasker so you can then create profiles that force sync specific accounts. Synker has a widget that does pretty much the same thing too…
Automatic syncing when connecting to wifi
