Fixes an internal bug during connection establishment.
Improves the reliability and performance of the synchronization.
Version 6.6 (Build 18214) released 2/14/2024:
Fixes a possible vulnerability in the SimpleSYN installer component.
Enhances the behavior in cases of a Windows restart initiated by the restart manager (e.g. by a Windows Updates).
Minor bug fixes and optimizations.
Version 6.5 (Build 17804) released 10/4/2023:
Fixes a possible problem when synchronizing public Exchange folders.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 6.4 (Build 17310) released 6/23/2023:
Fixes an error in the setup program, which sometimes prevents custom connection configurations from establishing a connection.
Version 6.3 (Build 17208) released 4/11/2023:
Improves the behavior when closing an Outlook session.
Fixes a possible crash while loading Outlook folders or server folders in sync settings.
Fixes an error when creating a new Outlook folder while selecting a destination folder in the client synchronization settings.
Generally improved reliability through many other minor optimizations and bug fixes.
Version 6.2 (Build 17109) released 3/9/2023:
Fixes a possible crash if a folder gets deleted in Outlook.
Fixes an error when synchronizing data from an IMAP account. Moved or deleted folders were sometimes not correctly detected and synchronization continueed.
Minor fixes.
Version 6.1 (Build 17008) released 2/8/2023:
If there was an error accessing the network, it may not be possible to connect afterwards.
Fixes an error during the initialization of the server.
Fixes an error when accessing Outlook folders that were recently deleted.
Fixes a crash during exit.
Fixes a possible crash when closing Windows notifications.
Other minor bug fixes and optimizations.
Version 6.0 (Build 16813) released 12/13/2022:
Fixes an error when using the custom connection configuration.
It was not possible to open a new license file, if the current license is about to expire.
Fixes a possible crash when displaying notifications is not allowed.
Minor fixes and optimizations.
New Version 6.0 released 12/5/2022
NEW: Reminders can be excluded from syncing to make it easier to work in a shared calendar folder (Business Edition only).
Reminders can be completely ignored.
Only closed reminders can be ignored.
NEW: The read status of items can be set to a preconfigured value during synchronization (Business Edition only).
NEW: Categories can be excluded from synchronization (Business Edition only).
NEW: Unknown categories can be automatically added to the Outlook main category list.
NEW: Makes it easy to send diagnostic data through a built-in feedback form.
NEW: Filters are now also applied to sub folders (Business Edition only).
NEW: Automatic error reporting.
NEW: New state database technology.
NEW: New function for selecting folders in sync settings. All subfolders of a data file can be selected at once via the context menu.
Improved: Easier selection of default folders in sync settings. The default folders are now automatically mapped to each other. This applies, for example, to folders with the addition "(only this computer)".
Improved: The service functionality does not require the Windows password anymore, if all data files are stored locally (Business Edition only).
Improved: Improved connection establishment during network changes or when an Internet connection becomes available.
Improved: Improved notifications.
Improved: Improved selection of the SimpleSYN Server.
Improved: Improvements in the Outlook Add-In:
Supports Office UI themes.
Revised "Recover Deleted Items" dialog.
The duplicate finder can now be used in "Deleted Objects" folder.
The Outlook Add-In now also supports SimpleSYN Mobile.
Improved: The SimpleSYN client will always display its connection status, even if no synchronization takes place.
Improved: Backed up items are now automatically removed after 30 days by default.
Improved: It is no longer possible to assign different folder types to each other in the synchronization settings.
Improved: Improved log functionality.
Improved: Improved Outlook version detection, e.g. Outlook 20219/2021 are now correctly displayed.
Improved: Improves filtering of recurring appointments (Business Edition only).
Improved: Improved performance of the status dialog.
Improved: Improved connectivity on systems with many network connections.
Improved: Very large folder hierarchies are now not loaded at once, which allows to select the folders faster.
Improved: Improved performance for the duplicate finder.
Improved: If an folder needs to be resynchronized, it will do so immediately.
Improved: Unsynchronizable folders are not shown in the synchronization settings anymore.
Improved: While selecting a target folder for the synchronization, unavailable folders are not shown anymore.
Improved: The synchronization will start immediately after resolving a conflict.
Improved: After saving the synchronization settings, the synchronization will start faster.
Improved: Renamed the executable files to "SimpleSYN.Desktop.exe" and "SimpleSYN.Desktop.Service.exe".
Improved: Only show compatible SimpleSYN servers found on the local network.
Fixed: If an item could not be imported, an invalid entry occurred in the state database and the item was no longer synchronized.
Fixed: If conflicts were resolved differently and therefore not being synchronized, it was necessary to reset the conflict on both sides.
Fixed: Fixes an display error for conflicts. The wrong time was used to calculate the conflict state ("newer/older").
Fixed: Displaying an item during conflict resolution may have failed with a "item not found" error.
Fixed: The notification icon was sometimes not updated, if the Windows explorer hang for a short period.
Fixed: Fixes translations in the Outlook Add-In.
Fixed: The "Restore deleted objects" dialog of the Outlook Add-In was sometimes not correctly refreshed.
Fixed: Automatically emptying the backup folder could sometimes cause sending read-reports.
Fixed: The sort order of the items in the duplicate finder was incorrect if an item had no subject.
Fixed: The sort order of the items in the duplicate finder was sometimes incorrect if items had the same subject.
Fixed: Displaying contacts in the duplicate finder has been fixed.
Fixed: The SimpleSYN client sometimes displays an incorrect message "Server paused".
Fixed:The progress bar in the status dialog always went backwards a little bit.
Fixed: In Outlook closed data files were not correctly released by SimpleSYN. This caused the files to be in use until SimpleSYN was restarted.
Other: Many more minor fixes and optimizations.
Removed: The manual synchronization from within the Outlook Add-In has been removed, because this functionality was in use very rarely.
Removed: The flyout window opening with a single click on the notification icon has been removed.
Version 5.0 (Build 16703) released 11/3/2022:
The duplicate finder sometimes marks different items as duplicates.
Minor fixes and optimizations.
Version 5.0 (Build 15212) released 8/13/2021:
Due to a changed digital signature of the .NET Framework, the setup failed in case .NET was not previously installed on the target machine. The digital signature has been updated.
Fixes an connection error when using proxy servers.
Fixes an error while searching SimpleSYN updates.
Fixes an crash of the user interface.
Updated Microsoft VC++ Runtime Version 14.1.
Version 5.0 (Build 14523) released 6/22/2021:
Fixes a very rare error when saving the configuration that causes SimpleSYN to stop working.
Fixes a rare crash when showing the pending synchronization state.
Version 5.0 (Build 13315) released 1/15/2020:
Resolves a possible crash if file system permissions in Windows folders differ from the default settings.
Version 5.0 (Build 13126) released 11/26/2019:
Fixes an incorrect notification of unresolved conflicts, even if there is no need to resolve conflicts.
Fixes an error while loading the folder hierarchy, if sub folders are not supported.
The fix-up of distribution lists/contact groups will now make sure the selected contact is unique.
Fixes an error that caused the client to show "online", but no synchronization takes place.
Other optimizations and bug fixes.
Version 5.0 (Build 12823) released 8/26/2019:
Fixes an error in the folder hierarchy synchronization. If Outlook returned an internal error while opening a folder, it was possible that SimpleSYN deleted this folder accidentally instead of stopping the synchronization.
SimpleSYN Mobile version history
Version 2.5 (Build 12321) released 3/22/2024:
Fixes an issue when moving an item from one folder to another. This also applies to deleting an item from an device.
Version 2.4 (Build 12214) released 2/14/2024:
Changes behavior in the event of potential conflicts. If an item is changed in Outlook, simultaneous changes are now still applied by the end device, as long as no synchronized data fields have been changed. For any other change, conflict resolution is left to the end device. As a rule, this means that the changes are copied from Outlook and changes to the end device are overwritten.
Changes the behavior when an device sends unexpected or additional data fields. This data will now be ignored and the synchronization will continue. Previously, the synchronization of the affected item was rejected with an error.
Fixes an error when synchronization reply-to email recipients in the x64 version.
Fixes a possible vulnerability in the SimpleSYN installer component.
Changes of the available CALs are now applied in a more timely manny, without the need of a manual activation.
Minor bug fixes and optimizations.
Version 2.3 (Build 11920) released 11/20/2023:
Fixes an issue that prevented a retrial period when upgrading from version 1 to version 2. If you have purchased a lifetime license for SimpleSYN v1, you can now test it again free of charge for a full 30 days after installing v2.
Deleting a device's sync status may only work if sync was manually disabled in advance.
The "Configuration" page has been improved when using a large number of user accounts.
Version 2.2 (Build 11818) released 10/18/2023:
When SimpleSYN Mobile and the sync process are running as administrator, the sync process was not detected as started. The status display of the end devices was also not available. Note: We recommend that you do not run SimpleSYN and Outlook as administrators for security reasons.
Version 2.1 (Build 11806) released 10/6/2023:
Addresses a compatibility issue that arises when using iOS 17, where certain appointments were displayed as meeting invitations instead of regular appointments. Note: If your appointments were erroneously synchronized, please disable calendar synchronization in your iOS device's account settings and then re-enable it.
New Version 2.0 released 9/8/2023
NEW: Version 2.0 is available to all subscription users at no extra cost. Users of the lifetime license of SimpleSYN Mobile 1.x are recommended to purchase an upgrade. If the current license is also valid for version 2, the new version will be installed automatically.
NEW: On the "Devices" page it is now shown whether a device is connected and synchronizing. The following states are distinguished:
1. Offline: Device is not connected and there is no data available when the device was last connected. The icon of the device is grayed out.
2. Online: It shows for several minutes that a device is connected or has been recently. The device's icon is displayed in blue, but changes to gray after 30 seconds.
3. Sync: While data is being transferred, the device icon is displayed in blue and with a sync animation.
4. Push Sync: If a device is connected and has activated push synchronization, the device icon is displayed in green.
In addition to the different device icons and colors, a text with identical status information is displayed.
NEW: Displays detailed messages about the status of the connection and error messages under "Information".
NEW: Birthdays from contacts can be skipped when synchronizing the calendar. This prevents the birthdays from being duplicated in iOS and other calendar apps.
NEW: Contains the Outlook add-in known from SimpleSYN with additional functions:
Restore Deleted Items: Allows you to restore items that were deleted during synchronization.
Find duplicates: Searches an Outlook folder for duplicates and similar items and allows you to quickly clean up found duplicates.
NEW: The synchronization status of devices can be deleted.
Improved: Deleted items backed up during synchronization can be automatically deleted after a configurable period of time.
Improved: The options on the configuration page have been better arranged.
Improved: Allows to start without user login and without specifying a Windows password.
Improved: The configuration of the advanced options now directly shows the required changes to the Windows configuration. The adjustments can be made quickly with one click.
Improved: The status display of the synchronized data can be sorted.
Improved: The icon in the notification area is now also displayed in gray if the connection to the central servers does not exist. Previously, it only represented whether the sync process was executed.
Improved: Outlook no longer needs to be started to send e-mails so that e-mails can be sent immediately. Note: This requires the use of the default Outlook profile.
Improved: Performance has been optimized in many places.
Improved: A link to the privacy policy has been added under "Information".
Improved: Allows you to disable hardware acceleration of the UI, either via a setting under "advanced options" or via the command line parameter "/rendermode softwareonly". This makes it possible to circumvent display problems on some systems, especially when accessed via remote maintenance software.
Improved: Deleted folders no longer appear under "Devices".
Improved: The product ID in the "About" dialog can now be copied.
Improved: When creating error reports, the path can now be copied.
Many more bug fixes and optimizations.
Version 1.8 (Build 11806) released 10/6/2023:
Addresses a compatibility issue that arises when using iOS 17, where certain appointments were displayed as meeting invitations instead of regular appointments. Note: If your appointments were erroneously synchronized, please disable calendar synchronization in your iOS device's account settings and then re-enable it.
Fixes issues when synchronizing SMIME signed emails. Signed emails were not shown correctly and attachments were missing.
Version 1.7 (Build 11506) released 7/10/2023:
Fixes an error when replying or forwarding an email. If the replied or forwarded email contained an invalid HTML body, the new email failed to be sent.
Version 1.6 (Build 11402) released 6/19/2023:
Existing meeting invitations in a calendar folder that is not the default calendar can now be answered. Note: If an meeting invitation is received by email, the default calendar must also be selected for synchronization. Otherwise, an error message will appear on the device when answering meeting requests.
New major versions can be installed from within the program in the future, provided that the license is valid for the newer version (e.g. subscription).
Version 1.5 (Build 11203) released 4/3/2023:
Fixes a bug when synchronizing birthdays and anniversaries. Birthdays might appear one day shifted in Android if the synced contact was from a Outlook.com address or from an Exchange server.
When synchronizing birthdays, any assigned appointments in the calendar are updated correctly.
A contact's display name or subject was not always updated when changes were synchronized.
The "postal code" field in the postal address has not been updated correctly. However, this field is not visible in Outlook.
Minor optimizations.
Version 1.4 (Build 11107) released 3/8/2023:
Fixes a bug that prevented the creation or modification of subfolders in default folders.
Emails were not synchronized correctly if they contained invalid "From" or "Sender" properties.
If a device requests an invalid body format of an element, the body is now marked as truncated.
If an email contains only Exchange server addresses, an attempt is made to determine the corresponding SMTP address from the address book. Previously, these emails were not fully synchronized.
Allows storing invalid email addresses in contacts.
Improves performance when synchronizing data within an IMAP account.
Fixes a bug that caused the UI to hang when canceling an update download.
Minor fixes and optimizations.
Version 1.3 (Build 11009) released 2/9/2023:
Fixes an error when synchronizing recurring appointments. If the device has sent an end date for a recurring appointment, the duration of the appointment series may not have been updated correctly.
If the time zone of a recurring appointment was changed on the device, an error occurred and the changes were not synchronized.
Recurring appointments with an invalid end date in the recurring appointment settings were ignored. The end date is now corrected and the appointment is synchronized.
Fixes an error in synchronizing email recipients when Outlook account settings cannot be retrieved.
Fixes an error that caused the internal @simplesyn.app email addresses to change unintentionally.
Advanced options might not have been saved if the "Enable HTTP or HTTPS service" setting was changed.
Other minor bug fixes.
Version 1.2 (Build 10816) released 1/12/2023:
Fixes an issue where some Outlook folders may not be displayed on the device. Note: If some folders are still missing from your device after installing this update, remove the SimpleSYN Mobile account from the device and set it up again.
Version 1.1 (Build 10726) released 11/28/2022:
Fixes a problem with automatic program updates.
Version 1.0 (Build 10701) released 11/2/2022:
NEW: Displays a data protection dialog once during start up.
Fixes contact address fields not being updated correctly. The field with the address summary was not updated correctly.
Fixes an error when sending a feedback form. The feedback was not sent if automatic error reporting was disabled.
Fixes a crash when running SimpleSYN Mobile side-by-side by multiple users on the same machine.
Do not respond with an error if the client retries the deletion of a previously deleted item.
If the client tries to update a write-protected folder, a wrong status code was being sent.
