Skip to main content

Google gives Microsoft more time to get its Windows Phone 8 syncing act together

sync

The Verge reports that Google has agreed to allow Microsoft to use its Sync service on Windows 8 phones until the end of the year.

Google had originally planned to end syncing support for Windows Phones phones back in January as part of a shift to the CardDAV and CalDAV protocol, but later agreed to extend it to the end of July to give Microsoft more time to develop its own syncing solution.

Microsoft has now done this and included it in the latest version of Windows Phone 8 (GDR2), but has so far rolled out the update to only a limited number of handsets. The company asked Google for a further extension, and Google has now agreed to extend support until 31st December.

Perhaps this is further evidence of thawing relationships between Google and its rivals. Last month, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt suggested that the company was getting along better with Apple.

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

You’re reading 9to5Google — experts who break news about Google and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel