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== Importing from Windows Mobile ==
== Importing from Windows Mobile ==
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{{main|Importing Windows Mobile contacts}}
For this to be done, it's probably the best to use the freeware app http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml on the WinMobile device and backup all the data to a single file (with binary storage turned off) - the following subsections contain simple scripts on how to import data from the backup file to a Maemo (N900) device...
For this to be done, it's probably the best to use the freeware app http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml on the WinMobile device and backup all the data to a single file (with binary storage turned off) - the following subsections contain simple scripts on how to import data from the backup file to a Maemo (N900) device...
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[[Importing Windows Mobile contacts|Importing contacts]]
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Update Dec 6, 2010 - Use latest PPCPimBackup 2.8.0.0 and the following setting:
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- Select contacts only - press / hit Next
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[[Importing Windows Mobile sms|Importing sms]]
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- Select Compress Backup
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- Do not select Binary backup
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- Other settings are ok, for your own use (keep settings, etc.)
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== Importing from Android ==
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[[Importing Android contacts|Importing contacts]]
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[[Importing Android sms|Importing sms]]
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== Importing from Symbian ==
== Importing from Symbian ==
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[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37354 Importing sms]
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{{wikify|1=http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37354 Importing Symbian SMS}}
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== Importing from iPhone ==
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[http://wiki.maemo.org/Importing_iPhone_Contacts Importing iPhone]
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== Importing from iPhone ==
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{{main|Importing iPhone Contacts}}
[[Category:Power users]]
[[Category:Power users]]

Latest revision as of 10:38, 6 December 2010

New users of Maemo operating system may run into trouble when trying to move their data (contacts, sms, calendar) from different platforms... This page contains informations on how to circumvent limitations of currently implemented Maemo's import functionality...

[edit] Importing from Windows Mobile

Main article: Importing Windows Mobile contacts


For this to be done, it's probably the best to use the freeware app http://freewareppc.com/database/pimbackup.shtml on the WinMobile device and backup all the data to a single file (with binary storage turned off) - the following subsections contain simple scripts on how to import data from the backup file to a Maemo (N900) device...

Update Dec 6, 2010 - Use latest PPCPimBackup 2.8.0.0 and the following setting: - Select contacts only - press / hit Next - Select Compress Backup - Do not select Binary backup - Other settings are ok, for your own use (keep settings, etc.)

[edit] Importing from Symbian

This article should include information from this Importing Symbian SMS external resource. Please help to copy the relevant information to the wiki.


[edit] Importing from iPhone

Main article: Importing iPhone Contacts