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Practical know-how on Microsoft 365, company contacts and Outlook on phones.
RSS feedCompany contacts on Android: Outlook app or Exchange?
On Android, company contacts reach the contacts app via the Outlook app or an Exchange account. Only the Outlook app brings all folders along.
CiraSync alternative: sync.blue and GALYNSKI compared
CiraSync, sync.blue and GALYNSKI bring Microsoft 365 contacts to phones. Compared by sources, setup, data protection, price and clean-up, with sources.
Colleague photos and company name on the phone
Photo, company and address of colleagues reach the phone if the route is right. What Outlook mobile shows, what it does not, and what GALYNSKI transfers.
Sync the GAL to phones without Intune or MDM
Get the Microsoft 365 global address list onto iPhone and Android without Intune, MDM or an extra app. How it works and what to watch for.
Contacts to all mailboxes via PowerShell: what breaks
Graph PowerShell writes contacts into all mailboxes. The script is done quickly, the operation is not: duplicates, deletions, throttling, secrets.
Replace public folder contacts in Exchange Online
Contacts in a public folder never reach a smartphone, and EWS is ending. How to move them to a shared mailbox or a SharePoint list without disruption.
Separate address books for colleagues, vendors and customers
One folder for every contact gets in the way once vendors and customers join. How separate address books reach the work phone, with no extra app.
Shared contacts in Microsoft 365: five ways
Five places for shared contacts in Microsoft 365: who maintains them, who receives them, where the limits are and how they reach the phone.
Sync the global address list to iPhone and Android
The global address list from Microsoft 365 does not reach the phone’s address book by itself. What the built-in options can do, and four ways that work.