New AOL Sync Feature Allows Real-Time Mobile Updates to AOL Calendar and Address Book 
By Mike Chowla, Principal Product Manager, AOL Mail
 
AOL introduced the new AOL Sync for beta testing at http://aolsync.aol.com. The new features let users sync their AOL Calendar and Address Book with a wide range of mobile devices including the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, and many phones from Nokia, Motorola and Samsung. AOL Sync supports "Over the Air" synchronization so users can make real-time updates to their calendar and list of contacts over the cell network. In addition, AOL Sync also supports synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook.

To bring users the Sync feature that makes calendar and address book access a portable and 100% mobile experience, AOL partnered with Funambol, the open source provider of push email and mobile sync for the mass market. Funambol's open source approach to making push e-mail and mobile data available on any device means AOL users can now access their personal information anywhere, anytime.

To get started with the new AOL Sync, check out the demo below.

Users who sign up to use the feature during the beta test will automatically transition to the final product when it is introduced in a few weeks.
 
To set up AOL Sync
1) Go to http://aolsync.aol.com/
2) Click "Register your phone"
3) Enter your mobile number, mobile carrier and device manufacturer and click "Send Code"
4) When the verification code arrives on your mobile phone, enter it and click "Verify"
5) Select your phone model and click "Continue"
6) To sync additional calendars or auto added contacts, check them; Click "Configure Now"
7) For iPhone*, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices, the next step is to download a sync client;  For other devices, you'll receive instructions on how to configure your phone's built-in sync client
 
*iPhone users must download the app from Apple’s App Store.