Sync sms contacts and call log berween two android phones.

[BringMeAnother]

I have a work phone with android 4.3 and a personal phone with android 4.2. I'd like to be able to use them interchangeably almost seamlessly. Most importantly I'd like to sync the three items mentioned above and have them up to date almost all the time, at least when wifi is available. A backup with a Windows machine would be useful too. How would I do this?

 

[d13g087]

So you want to basically have 2 phones that appear and act the same and update any changes that you make on one to happen to the other? If this is the case I think it would be easier to ditch your personal phone and get a google voice or talkatone type of app installed on your work phone and use your phone that way.

 

[dvhttn]

Dual SIM phone? Not 100% sure exactly how they work but I assume that they have the 3 "things" you want to sync as common between them. You know what they say about "assuming" though ....

I use MyPhoneExplorer to sync my contacts/calendar from my PC to my phone (I use Outlook but it will also use Thunderbird or run standalone). The forums are at ... FJ Software :: Forum anzeigen - English section ... so go 'searching' as I'm pretty sure someone has asked a similar question. Or at least about transferring what you want between phones.

Dave

 

[MattG92]

Not sure if it will sync between phones but could you try an app like MySMS?

 

[dvhttn]

Or could you get one number to use for both and use a call blocker to block work calls out of work time? Just a thought as I used to have two phones too but it turned out to be a real pain. Not so much the synchronisation between the two but just the hassle of carrying them around (back in Nokia feature phone days ...).

Dave

 

[Deleted User]

If you live in the US, Google Voice can take care of which phones ring to which numbers, and since SMS is sent via data, those will sync. I can't think of anything that'll help with the call log, but you could also TRY (notice the key word) something like Tablet Talk that syncs SMS over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. I think syncing via Bluetooth might work if you keep both phones on your person, but that could be costly on your batteries.