Configure webdav on Android¶

{{warn}} This is only valid for those of you who have a Zimbra account

Installation of the necessary packages¶

• First install FDroid, an app market which allows you to download many APKs which are in the FOSS system, you must probably allow to install from uncertified sources in your Android settings

• From the FDroid app market install icsdroid and davdroid

ICSDroid will make the link between a CalDav formatted calendar and the Android ICS format, DAVDroid will allow you to read the CalDAV and DAVCard format from the Zimbra server.

Configuration¶

• Open up DAVDroid
• Click on the + sign to add an account
• Configure using a server with login credentials and use the following information
  • server: https://webmail.grenoble-inp.fr/dav (you can check settings of the DAV server by downloading the XML file of your account at https://webmail.grenoble-inp.fr/dav/{login} where {login} is your Zimbra login
  • user: your Zimbra login or user name (generic format is first_name.last_name)
  • password: the password you use to log into Zimbra
• Choose how you want to present groups in DAVCards: single VCF card for a group or group tag on individual VCF cards
• Check all calendars you want to show up in your Android calendar app, you will be able to read from and write to your calendars!