The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile - Release Notes

version 2.5.2 - 11/27/06
  • IPv6 turned off in network interface when WM5 USB connection is established.
  • Issue 3061 - Display helpful error messages for records that cannot be synchronized.
  • Issue 3714 - Now protected against illegal characters that crash the device dll.
  • Issue 4082 - Fixed issue where an event with a specific timezon doesn't end on the correct day.
  • Issue 4091 - Fixed issue where Events plugin won't sync if set to Mac Overwrites and using Selected Calendars.
  • Support Orange C600 devices
  • Fixed many issues with all-day repeating events
  • Fixed an issue that prevented WM2003 WiFi sync on Intel Macs
  • Fixed issues with PIM note field line endings on WM5
  • Added enhanced check for updates functionality
  • WM5/RNDIS USB Connection improvements
 
version 2.5.1 - 8/1/06
  • USB speed improvements on some Windows Mobile 2005 devices.
  • Fixed a connection issue that affected some Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphones.
  • Entourage calendar recurrent exceptions work better on fast syncs.
  • Modifying a record on the handheld no longer overwrites Entourage email addresses (when there are more than three).
  • Assistant changes.
  • Fixed a situation that would cause our service helper for WM5 to install with each connection.
  • Other minor enhancements.
 
version 2.5 - 7/18/06
  • Issue 4020 - Use Sync Services to get the list of contact groups.
  • Issue 4023 - Don't allow plugin settings to be opened while synchronizing.
  • Handle tasks better in Entourage.
  • Append .tar to backup file name if it isn't there.
  • Fixed issue with reading from the registry.
  • Issue 4021 - Reset Sync History alert text is now more generic.
  • Issue 4042 - Connections are prevented with WM5/USB when no connection types are enabled.
  • Issue 3846 - All day, repeating events on WM2003 now work properly.
  • Issue 4049 - Fixed problems downloading from the store.
  • All assistants localized.
  • Issue 4055 - "Company" flag is maintained upon sync.
  • Issue 4057 - Fixed problem filtering by contact group.
  • Localization fixes.
  • Now supports syncing devices between multiple Macs.
  • Fixed byte-swapping issues between WM2002/2003 devices and Intel Macs.
  • Improved reliability of installing Missing Sync device-side CAB.
  • Fast Sync fully supported.
  • Fixed a problem where we were crashing while logging.
  • Fixed some memory leaks.
  • Fixed some threading issues.
  • Issue 2344 - Fixed a problem handling repeating tasks in Entourage after multiple syncs.
  • Issue 2409 - Fixed an issue with all day events having the wrong end time.
  • Issue 2415 - Fixed a problem synchronizing recurring task from handheld to Entourage
  • Issue 2454 - Fixed issue where a completed Entourage task reappears after a sync.
  • Issue 2601 - Fixed a problem creating recurring tasks in Entourage and vice versa.
  • Issue 2841 - Fixed issue with a recurring event w/ no end date not synchronizing from Entourage to device.
  • Issue 3525 - Enhanced logging in our listener application.
  • Issue 3640 - Support partnerships on WM5 and fixed issues with partnerships on WM2002/2003.
  • Issue 3746 - Fixed an issue with Entourage sync where a deleted task returns after sync.
  • Issue 3744 - Fixed a problem with recurring events in Entourage duplicating.
  • Issue 3949 - Dynamically refresh plugin settings as groups/calendars change.
  • Issue 3952 - Fixed an issue with the setup assistant.
  • Issue 3961 - Fixed the "Settings are outdated" issue when synchronizing.
  • Selecting the USB connection type now allows WM5 USB connections to be made
  • Fixed issues where the WM5 device uses a different IP address than expected when making a USB connection.
  • Italian and Spanish localizations (dialogs and windows not yet resized)
  • Fixed an issue that caused a crash when entering a password for the device
  • Fixed an issue that caused passwords to be sent incorrectly on Intel Macs
  • Added USB support for Windows Mobile 5 devices
  • Issue 3341 - Disconnecting and unmounting on Intel no longer crashes the computer.
  • Issue 2296 - Use ellipsis to truncate text in the list of plugins.
  • Issue 2613 - Cleanup if we detect that a plugin crashed.
  • Issue 2707 - Fixed problem in Entourage sync where email autocomplete didn't work after sync.
  • Issue 3676 - When a smartphone is connected, disable the assistants under the help menu that are not relevant.
  • Issue 3785 - Play connect sound when the application is set to activate on connect.
  • Issue 3803 - Fixed a problem writing to the registry.
  • Issue 3833 - Require latest Entourage service pack.
  • Issue 3599 - Fixed handling of all day events on Windows Mobile 5 devices.
  • Issue 3748 - Toolbar icon improvements.
  • Issue 3599 - Fixed handling of all day events on Windows Mobile 5 devices.
  • Issue 3625 - Fixed problem with monthly repeating events ending up on the wrong day.
  • Issue 3729 - Sync Reminder alerts don't disappear when you click on another window.
  • Connecting, disconnecting, and reconnecting devices is more reliable.
  • Fixed issue where bluetooth device file wouldn't reopen.
  • Reduced memory footprint of Listener application.
  • General reliability improvements.
  • Issue 3616 - Now able to download the PIM log without an error.
  • Issue 3683 - Mini window works correctly when backing up/restoring My Documents.
  • Issue 3686 - Refresh groups and calendars each time a plugin's settings are opened.
  • Issue 3687 - Changed iTunes plugin to export to /My Documents/My Music/.
  • Issue 3688 - iPhoto plugin exports to /My Documents/My Pictures/ directory.
  • Issue 3692 - Fixed crash when resetting sync history.
  • Issue 3696 - Removed ellipsis from About menu item.
  • Issue 3537 - Time zone setting honored when syncing.
  • Issue 3617 - Fixed timeout when reading records from the device.
  • Issue 3638 - Better handle when there are more than one contact group with the same name.
  • Issue 3652 - Phone number set to "Main" now maps to "Work 2" label on device.
  • Issue 3660 - Fixed German localization error.
  • Issue 3651 - Show a dialog and fail gracefully if a Windows Mobile 5 device has a password.
  • Full localization.
  • Issue 3558 - Disconnecting the device from the desktop doesn't kill subsequent connections.
  • Issue 3592 - Uninstaller removes icon from dock on Intel Macs.
  • Issue 3608 - Fixed a crash when filtering by date range in the events and tasks plugins.
  • Issue 3635 - In the Contacts plugin settings, make sure only one radio button can be selected at a time.
  • Added a reminder to shorten longer than 20 character OS X computer names.
  • Issue 3535 - Tasks and Events date range filter now works correctly in the default state.
  • Issue 3579 - Fixed issues with detached events that were exposed by changes in 10.4.6.
  • Issue 3580 - Fixed issues with detached events that were exposed by changes in 10.4.6.
  • Issue 3587 - Clarified backup stopped warning message.
  • Issue 3603 - Allow categories added to device to be created on desktop.
  • Issue 3610 - Show an alert when disabling contact groups from synchronization.
  • Issue 3611 - Added updated localized resources.
  • Better cpu utilization
  • Handle cases where the connection would stall at "two dots."
  • Support USB on some WM5 devices.
  • Support connections to devices that have updated ROMs.
 
version 2.0.2 - 10/25/05
  • Sync Services plugins: Avoid conflicts by keeping the right time zone on the "until" date for recurring records
  • Updated release notes, in all 4 languages
  • Fixed problem where PIM sync wasn't able to continue when records which are not supported by the device were encountered
  • Status message "Bad record. Contact support." after unrecoverable device error.
  • Locates original event record in truth database despite SyncServices query bug.
  • Fixed bug where deleting a detached record on the device did notdelete it on the Mac.
  • Ignores orphaned detached events on the Mac.
  • Fixed false error when installing device component for smartphones
  • Additional logging for errors when installing device components
  • Fixed TT#3028 Second partnership sync creates error on last sync.
  • Pushes "display as" back to SyncServices on slow syncs. Avoids appearance of changed records.
  • Handles line breaks in calendar summary and location fields
  • Fixed bugs with calendar recurrences like "3rd Tuesday of April"
  • Fixed crash reading empty strings from the device
  • Add specific error when device components can't be installed.
  • Fixed device code to only log stream information when specifically requested.
  • Added CeRegDeleteKey and CeRegDeleteValue calls to MissingSyncWM.framework
  • Device Code: Add logging for multiple instances of a recurring event on the same day.
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for multiple instance of a recurring event on the same day.
  • Changed Smartphone device code to be less likely to start up a GPRS connection.
  • Fixed TT#2884 : Non-Roman characters in iPhoto picture name prevented photo copied to device
  • Allow internet sharing preparations (changing firewall) to be disabled via cmd-opt-preferences
  • Line of pound signs when starting a USB or Bluetooth connection
  • Change logging messages regarding changing firewall to reflect Internet Sharing prep and de-prep
  • Improve error handling when getting the DLL Version. Should fix TT#2875 (Nothing happening; I get an error)
  • Device Code: Add logging for alarms which occur before a previous instance of a recurring event.
  • Improve handling of non Roman characters in iPhoto plugin.
  • Fixed TT#2718 Only first child field syncs <-- Real summary. That's how it works.
  • Fixed TT#2719 Cannot sync with ical without "deleting calendar"
  • Fixed TT#2736 ToDos won't sync
  • Fixed TT#2738 Error Writing Records
  • Fixed TT#2705 Settings are not kept
  • Fixed TT#- 2970 Simple repeat in iCal syncs improperly
  • Tracks whether a recurrence pattern is by end date of number of occurrences to reduce conflicts.
  • Increased mingling timeout to 2 minutes to try to handle large data sets better.
  • Fixed connection problems on systems where most preferred language is not Eng, Fr, Ger, or JP
  • Crash Reporter sends logs using POST, sending more information
  • Crash Reporter sends tail of MSWM log at end of crash report
  • Updated ReadMe to 2.0.2, and September
  • iSync: Fix off by one hour problem for events in a different daylight savings time.
  • Device Code: Enforce 32730 character limit on all notes
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for notes longer than 32730 characters.
  • Fix for partnership '0' problem
  • Fix for partner id when using register later
  • Log if a registration item was null
  • Fix crash when user installs a file on device
  • iSync: Don't push alarms after the event
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for events longer than 30 days
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for Monthly by more than 1 day
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for Yearly by more than 1 monthly
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for more than 999 occurrences
  • iSync: Generate Warning and continue for exceptions which more before or after another occurrence.
  • Entourage: Fewer duplicates by double-checking changed records against internal database
  • Entourage: Better calendar item comparisons, matching, and merging
  • Entourage: Better task item comparisons, matching, and merging
  • Entourage: Better contact item comparisons, matching, and merging
  • Entourage: Display an error message in the status line when errors occurred [needs localization]
  • Entourage: Handle existing-but-empty fields in record comparisons
  • 2799 Error writing record (2 different record types not supported on device).
  • 2810 Event time off by 1 hour due to Day Light Savings time
  • 2813 All dialogs are still showing the generic app icon.
  • More fixes/errors that don't happen anymore: 2628 XSync - This event syncs duplicates to device on first sync, second sync more dupes on Mac
  • 2647 ical not syncing properly
  • 2652 Duplicates are created when chaning time for one event
  • 2670 Random ical deletions
  • 2744 Can't sync iCal
  • 2799 Error writing record
  • 2819 More "Error Writing Record" errors even with 2.0.1b3
  • 2821 sync ends with: Mingling data retry xx (xx 1,2,3,4,..........) - increased timeout.
  • 2854 More Error Writing Record bugs
  • 2855 Data loss after Error Writing Record on next sync - partially fixed. Plugin catches the error. RAPI problem still exists.
  • 2856 Final test; cals only
  • Added record validation before sending to device to catch common errors.
  • Fix for crashes while registering
 
version 2.0.1 - 8/22/05
  • Fixed ReadMe's and Welcome text to say 2.0.1, and August
  • Extra logging when checking partnership of device
  • Fixed TT#2781 : Error: NSInvalidArgumentException *** +[NSArray arrayWithObject:]: attempt to insert nil
  • Sync Services will throw an exception if a filter class is changed. We now version filters to avoid this.
  • Fixed TT#2701 : Repeating events don't sync
  • Fixed TT#2752 : Error writing record(s) (see log)
  • Fixed TT#2756 : country information not synced
  • Fixed TT#2780 : Some Address Book Entries Don't Sync
  • Fixed TT#2785 : Still issues with iCal sync - duplicate appt. 1 hour off
  • Bad records wil not be resent to the device if related data changes.
  • Warns user if no writable calendar exists in iCal.
  • Fixed TT#2599 : Installing CAB file to a nonstandard location results in dialog appearing
  • Changed device code to suppress errors for invalid exceptions
  • Added logging for Yearly and Monthly recurring event types which can not be supported by the Mac.
  • Entourage plugin now continues syncing if it can't write a record
  • Fixed TT#2666 : Tasks from unselected calendars in iCal sync to device
  • Fixed TT#2763 : Radio Phone field on PPC erased by MSWM
  • Read only calendars sync correctly.
  • Addressed some 'device ignored' connection problems
  • Fixed problem handling records from Windows Outlook on Smartphones
  • Fixed problem in iSync iCal & Address Book Setting switching from all to selected.
  • Fixed many USB and Bluetooth connection problems
  • Fixed crash in Sync Services plugins regarding setDeviceInfo
  • Saves prefs in Sync Services plugins after each control hit
  • Add device info for Windows CE .NET devices which might work
  • Added error message when Entourage library can't be loaded
 
version 2.0 - 7/27/05
  • Initial release
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