Thunderbird CardBook Books no longer shown as a sync option

Anmeldedatum: 10.11.2024 Beiträge: 6

I believe the issue is caused by the Thunderbird CardBook add-on, but am posting here to see if I can obtain some technical info that I can pass on to the CardBook developers.

This problem started a few weeks ago. I Have been using MyPhoneExplorer 2.1 since Feb - hence my claim this is not a MyPhoneExplorer issue.

Previously when configuring Contact Sync with Thunderbird, the Advanced tab allowed me to choose from Thunderbirds Personal Address Book, Collected Addresses AND all CardBook address books. The Cardbook address books no longer appear. This prevents a sync with the CardBook address book that I have been using for several years.

My claim is that an CardBook update (I get them regularly) has broken the ability for MyPhoneExplorer to locate the list of CardBook Address books. The list of standard Thunderbird address books still show up.

In order to open a useful bug with CardBook, I would like to be able to tell them "where / what type of address book lists" that MyPhoneExplorer looks for.

Thanks!

Moderator Anmeldedatum: 19.04.2014 Beiträge: 17200

The problem is known with Thunderbird version 128.4.
Look Problems with CardBook

Anmeldedatum: 10.11.2024 Beiträge: 6

icke1954 hat Folgendes geschrieben:

The problem is known with Thunderbird version 128.4.
Look Problems with CardBook

Thanks for the pointer. This other thread was started over 3 years ago and described a different issue - until a few weeks ago when there is a post reporting the same new issue I posted about.

I have updated the title of this post to reflect the new issue: CardBook address books are no longer available for selection.

Moderator Anmeldedatum: 19.04.2014 Beiträge: 17200

Yes, FJ’s post is relevant:
'I've looked into it. It seems as if Thunderbird has been completely blocking access to other add-ons since version 128.4. I'm working with the developer of Cardbook to find a way to get around this problem.'

Anmeldedatum: 10.11.2024 Beiträge: 6

icke1954 hat Folgendes geschrieben:

Yes, FJ’s post is relevant:
'I've looked into it. It seems as if Thunderbird has been completely blocking access to other add-ons since version 128.4. I'm working with the developer of Cardbook to find a way to get around this problem.'

Thanks for the quick feedback. If you need someone to perform sanity tests once a solution is available then I am happy to try stuff out.

My current less than fully useful workaround is to sync to a standard Thunderbird Book, but this looses the Android Contact "Labels" value which gets stored as a CardBook "Categories".

Cheers...

Verfasst am: Mo Nov 11, 2024 11:16

Saw this and tested as I use Cardbook with T'Bird. I have TB 128.4.2 (64 bit) with Cardbook 94.4 and created a new contact within one of my existing categories and it sync'ed to the phone with no problems. I had a 'given name', 'display as', phone number and email and all worked as it should so I'm failing to see the issue here.

Or have I missed something?

Moderator Anmeldedatum: 19.04.2014 Beiträge: 17200

@dvhttn
This still works for you because you still have the old Cardbook version 94.4 installed!
The problems described occur with the current version 96.7.
However, with the combination of Cardbook version 94.4 and Thunderbird 128.4.2 I cannot create new contacts in Cardbook?!

Verfasst am: Mo Nov 11, 2024 13:14

icke1954 hat Folgendes geschrieben:

@dvhttn
This still works for you because you still have the old Cardbook version 94.4 installed!
The problems described occur with the current version 96.7.
However, with the combination of Cardbook version 94.4 and Thunderbird 128.4.2 I cannot create new contacts in Cardbook?!

Ah, I see. Just checked and I had thought I was auto-updating my TB extensions but apparently not ... Rolling Eyes

I'll stay on this version for now then ....

Verfasst am: Mi Nov 13, 2024 12:27

icke1954 hat Folgendes geschrieben:

.... However, with the combination of Cardbook version 94.4 and Thunderbird 128.4.2 I cannot create new contacts in Cardbook?!

Seems to work for me ...

There's a 97.1 version out. Anyone tried it? I'll try myself later but I have work first so it won't be for another 12+ hours ....

Verfasst am: Sa Nov 16, 2024 13:58

dvhttn hat Folgendes geschrieben:

icke1954 hat Folgendes geschrieben:

.... However, with the combination of Cardbook version 94.4 and Thunderbird 128.4.2 I cannot create new contacts in Cardbook?!

Seems to work for me ...

There's a 97.1 version out. Anyone tried it? I'll try myself later but I have work first so it won't be for another 12+ hours ....

Finally managed to test this. Upgraded to CB 97.1 and could add a new entry as before (though adding an address isn't too clear. You need to add individual fields then hit the 'tick' to validate it ..... not obvious - to me anyway). But MPE didn't see CB as an option to sync to.

Downgraded CB to 94.4 and all was well again.

Just in case anyone was wondering ....

Anmeldedatum: 10.11.2024 Beiträge: 6

dvhttn hat Folgendes geschrieben:

Finally managed to test this. Upgraded to CB 97.1 and could add a new entry as before (though adding an address isn't too clear. You need to add individual fields then hit the 'tick' to validate it ..... not obvious - to me anyway). But MPE didn't see CB as an option to sync to.

Downgraded CB to 94.4 and all was well again.

Just in case anyone was wondering ....

Confirmed as working. CB 94.4 manually downloaded and installed into TB 128.4.3esr.

BIG NOTE: I need a slight hack to get things working again. Removal of CB from TB removed the CB address book I was using. I recreated an empty CB address book in TB, set the sync to be force phone to thunderbird and MPE sync failed: MPE reported that it failed to load contacts from Thunderbird. So I added a temporary contact to the CB address book. Sync then worked as expected.

Verfasst am: Sa Nov 23, 2024 15:21

There's a CB 97.5 been out for a week or so. Anyone tried this?

Verfasst am: Sa Nov 23, 2024 16:26

There are huge changes to make, you can go back to the last supported version or you wait until Cardbook AND the Addon of MyPhoneExplorer is updated so they work together again. I will place a information in this thread as soon as the adaption is finished and the sync is working.

Verfasst am: Sa Nov 23, 2024 16:55

FJ hat Folgendes geschrieben:

There are huge changes to make, you can go back to the last supported version or you wait until Cardbook AND the Addon of MyPhoneExplorer is updated so they work together again. I will place a information in this thread as soon as the adaption is finished and the sync is working.

Thanks for the update!

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The sync with cardbook should work again now, please test the Thunderbird Addon Version 4.4: https://www.fjsoft.at/mpe-addin.xpi

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