Nokia 6085 iSync Plugin
This has been superceeded by a Nokia Series 40 script
Update: i have created a script to make plugins for any series 40 nokia here
I have been trying to get my Nokia 6085 to sync with iSync 2.4 for some time. I finally cracked it, if you replace the Nokia 6131 plugin with the code below it all works :).
- Right click iSync from the with applications in the finder and “show package contents”
- Navigate to
- Contents\Plugins\ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice\Contents\
- Plugins\Nokia-6131.phoneplugin\Contents\Resources
- make a backup of MetaClasses.plist
- replace contents of MetaClasses.plist with the file here Nokia 6085 isync plugin (remove the .txt extension)
September 27th, 2007 at 3:35 am
Thanks for the code and directions, you are true genius >)
September 27th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
You rock!! Thank you so much for doing this. The Nokia 6085 wasn’t my first choice as it was what I got from an insurance claim. I was rather bummed when I saw that iSync didn’t natively support it. Especially so when I could see/answer incoming calls on my Mac via Address Book. I’m back in action again thanks to your nifty fix.
September 29th, 2007 at 4:41 am
thanks for the information. However, I am not sure what you mean by “replace the contenst of Metaclasses.plist”. I took the original Metaclasses.plist file out of the Resources folder and replaced it with the Nokia 6085 plugin above-also removed the .txt file name. To get the plug in I clicked on the link from your site and saved the file to my desktop. Was this correct? thanks for the help, Jeff
September 29th, 2007 at 10:02 am
after replacing the Metasclasses.plist (without iSync running BTW) you should be able to run iSync and add your 6085 as a device to sync.
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:18 pm
i don´t know if this is the right place to ask this but after changing the code line:
DontSyncEventsPriorToDateIsEnabled.default-value
from TRUE to FALSE iSync still deletes entries older than 1 month (max) from my phone´s calendar. It seems it has no effect in iSync´s menu option. is there any way to mantain entries for more than a month? Regards.
October 7th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Hi! I followed by the book the steps to get my Nokia 6085 phone syncronised with iSync and it doesn’t work. It says: “Nokia 6131 not supported by iSync”.
Can you help me?
October 7th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
OK! I found the problem… It was simple but had to be done: the file MetaClasses is case sensitive! I modified the file name and it worked! Thanks anyway!!!
October 18th, 2007 at 2:10 am
[...] iSync. I took my Nokia 8605 (I also did this with a Motorola v195) and, using a script similar to this, I got it hooked up with iSync. That’s probably enough for some folks, but remember, I [...]
October 29th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
has anyone been able to make this work with a usb sync cable?
October 29th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
This script wont currently work for a USB link.
October 31st, 2007 at 5:18 am
Brilliant! It worked perfectly!
October 31st, 2007 at 5:00 pm
thanks so much it worked great! I can’t believe you got it to work. You are number one in my book.
November 12th, 2007 at 11:45 am
thanks, this works with a nokia 3109c
November 28th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
every time i try and sync music to my nokia 6085 it says on my macbook that the last order failed due to bad order request but i kan still sync my other stuff like photos and stuff like that i just would like to know how to fix this 444
November 29th, 2007 at 5:05 am
Thanks! It works.
I don’t need to pay for text to use reminder.
I use Remember the milk and GCal. Then subscribe them in iCal and sync.
Viola!
November 29th, 2007 at 5:16 am
FYI Google Calendar sends free sms reminders for your entries and even a daily agenda if you want.
November 29th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
James Llyod! James Lloyd! James Lloyd! (crowd chanting)
January 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Thanks. It worked brilliantly.
January 11th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Thanks !
January 12th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Hey,
I am not very good with these things, but it worked!!! thank you very much!!!!!
January 15th, 2008 at 4:52 am
this doesn’t work for me, it simply says: “Jasmine’s Phone this device is not supported by iSync”. What am I doing wrong here?
January 15th, 2008 at 4:57 am
This deffinately works 100% with osx 10.4 and 10.5, try the instructions on this page
http://www.james-lloyd.com/scripts/nokia-series-40-isync-plugin/
if that doesnt work, please let me know the version of OSX your running etc. as this will help us find out the problem.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:35 am
How does one “replace contents of MetaClasses.plist with the relevant iSync plugin for your nokia mobile”?
Sorry for such an amateur question!
Giko
February 6th, 2008 at 2:58 am
iam running 10.5.1 on a ibook g4. bluetooth is provided by a dongle. ical sync works perfect but everytime i sync contacts the phone shuts down and isync can’t finish prorperly. This happens after sucesfully syncing 5 contacts.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
You, James Lloyd, are one of those people who make the world, (and it’s ‘wide web’ in particular) a wonderful place. Thank you.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
JAMES YOU ARE THE MAN! I SEARCHED FOR HOURS ON THE RIGHT SOFTWARE WHEN THE WHOLE TIME YOU HAVE IT HERE IN BLACK AND WHITE! YOU COULD NOT HAVE MADE THIS ANY EASIER!!!
I EVEN HAD MY DOUBTS BECAUSE OF LEOPARD BUT WAIT………YOUR THE MAN!
THANKS
February 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Thanks for making my phone a whole lot more useful! Amazing!
March 15th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Wow. I got the 6085 as an upgrade and this worked like a charm. Awesome!
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Thanks mate, just got this to work on my 3109c. MUCH appreciated tip.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Yo man, that’s the shit, you should put that code up nokia’s butt
June 19th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Ok, I’ll admit I’m not the sharpest tool in the box. The instructions for the 6085 plug-in stop just shy of my being able to figure it out. How to I replace the MetaClasses.plist with the script provided?
June 21st, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Hi James,
I got my 6085 to sync, but it didn’t send all of the contacts on my phone to Address Book. I’m running Tiger. Any suggestions?
P.S. - the calendars synced brilliantly.
Thanks!
July 9th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I’m having the same problem - the contacts sync from the computer to the phone, but not the other way around. I used the 6085 plugin listed above, but should I have used the Nokia Series 40 script? Anything that can be done?
July 9th, 2008 at 3:49 am
I just discovered that if I save the numbers to the phone’s memory, they will sync, but if I save them to the SIM card, they won’t. Is there a way to sync the SIM card from the computer to the SIM card?
July 19th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Hi,
thanks an awful lot. Marvelous!
Cheers Czapi
July 26th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
James,
you are rockin my world. the 6085 plugin worked like a charm. keep up the good work. i have bookmarked your page, i am sure i’ll be back often. alex
July 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
worked great for me, very pleased! Thank you kindly.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Tried it, but got the following error message: Any pointers?
22:22:04 Connecting to Kleines Schwarzes
22:22:05 Device “Kleines Schwarzes” connected
22:22:05 Receiving changes from “Kleines Schwarzes”.
22:22:05 “Kleines Schwarzes” Receiving changes complete
22:22:05 “Kleines Schwarzes” Processing changes…
22:22:05 “Kleines Schwarzes” Engine processing complete
22:22:05 Applying changes to “Kleines Schwarzes”
22:22:05 Error [Kleines Schwarzes] There was an error getting data from the phone. The synchronization may have been canceled on the phone.
22:22:05 Error Device “Kleines Schwarzes” synchronization failed.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:02 am
James, great job. It did work. Fantastic.
But for some reason I cannot get my 6085 to get the information from my Mac. Only the new contacts from the 6085 will go to the Mac, and not otherwise.
Would you know how to fix this?
Thans a lot,
Fabio
September 11th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
cheers, worked a treat!
September 11th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Brilliant! Thank You!
T
September 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I am a technoboob and this was very easy. Thanks, James, great fix. I love my 6085, now it talks to my iCal…perfect!
September 12th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Hey there. I am having difficulties trying to sync my 6085 with my contacts list. I have uploaded your fix and it works for the most part, but won’t sync all of the contacts. It always seems to miss some. I am attempting to sync 350 contacts and it seems to stop at 237? Not sure why? Finally gives me a sync failed message.
iCal calendars synced fine. I see Rem Merry had the same problem back in June. Interested in finding a solution.
Cheers, Marcrest
September 15th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I am stuck @ “replace the contents of MetaClasses.plist with the contents? of the plug in”. Could you explain that in a more detailed way? When I open the MetaClasses.plist file another program opens and when I save it, it won’t save as a plist file. Thanks!
September 15th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I figured it out. I opened the Metaclasses.plist file in TextEdit and it allowed me to “replace” the contents. Thanks so much!!
September 28th, 2008 at 9:49 am
On a brighter note the 6555 works well.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Thank you so much. You rock!