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I considered fastmail. Their integration with android contacts is terrible,you have to maintain contacts separately. I can do that,but it doesn't work for non technical users of my family.

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You need https://www.davx5.com/

It'll do bi-directional sync between Android contacts/calendar and Fastmail (or any other CardDav/CalDav server)

Also available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/

Another happy davx5 user here, it is so good I donated.

  Android does not support CalDAV or CardDAV, which are used to sync calendars and contacts. However, a workaround is installing a CalDAV or CardDAV sync adapter.

  We have tested and recommend DAVx⁵, which is approximately $5. Once you have added your account in DAVx⁵, you can set up calendars or contacts in the app of your choice, and the changes will sync with Fastmail.

This is actually Google's fault, of course. Vendor lock-in. The experience on iOS is similarly frustrating.

How's that possible? It seems like Whatsapp integrates seamlessly with my contacts

I don’t have any complains with contact management on iOS with Fastmail. Apple’s CardDAV and CalDAV implementations are way better than they used to be. What issues are you seeing?

  > The experience on iOS is similarly frustrating.

I agree with "frustrating," but it is solvable without 3rd-party software.

https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500000279941-Se...

You can either use their "Device profile" or do it manually.

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