Nokia 5530 XpressMusic iSync Plugin by Justin Hartman

Posted on September 4, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic iSync Plugin

Last night I decided to hook up the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic which I received from Nokia. Unfortunately for me this phone is not supported on Apple Mac – at all!

When I say at all I mean at all. For example, Nokia Software Updater isn’t compatible, Nokia PC Suite isn’t compatible, there is only limited Mac compatibility (i.e. GPRS & Bluetooth), Nokia Music isn’t supported so you can’t download songs to your Mac and finally, there is no iSync plugin for the 5530 XpressMusic either.

While I respect that Nokia are still in development with their Mac version of the Nokia Music app I am perplexed that there is no plugin for iSync. With no other access to Nokia applications, using iSync is the only way you can get contacts and calendar items to the phone and without the plugin the phone is pretty much useless.

I didn’t like this ofcourse so I’ve created a 5530 XpressMusic iSync plugin that any Mac user with this phone can happily download. Here’s what you need to do:

Download the 5530 XpressMusic iSync plugin here
Double-click the downloaded ZIP file and it will expand and leave you with a file called Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin
Now you need to move this file to the following location on your Mac: /Library/PhonePlugins/. You may need to create the PhonePlugins folder because mine didn’t exist when I did this.
When you’re done, open up iSync and click on Add Device – it should pick up your 5530 and you can then double-click it to add it to iSync.

When this is all done, you should see the following screenshot and voila – you can now sync contacts and calendars with the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic on your Mac.

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic iSync Plugin

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September 4, 2009

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wen said:

thanks a lot, will try it tomorrow!!!!
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September 5, 2009

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Paul Jacobson said:

Man, I forget too quickly what a smartie you are. You’d think Nokia could produce a couple plugins for its phones that are not yet supported by iSync … you did.
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September 7, 2009

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Nubz said:

Genius mate, cheers
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September 7, 2009

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Rosa said:

you are a GOD.
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September 7, 2009

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javier said:

it works perfectly!! thanks a lot!!
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September 7, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

@Paul – you forgot?

Thanks to everyone else – glad it’s working for you guys!!!
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September 9, 2009

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Óscar said:

Thank you very much from Spain. Your plugin works like charm.
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September 9, 2009

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Óscar said:

Ah! One more thing Taking into consideration that you seem to be an expert on this phone and macs: how do you transfer music to the device? is there any mac-compatible program or utility? I only have windows based software such as Nokia Pc Suite and Nokia Music. Thank you very much.
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September 11, 2009

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Raul said:

Thank you very much Much better!
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September 12, 2009

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ho said:

i think this pulgin is good, but i cant create any files in the system’s library. can u tell me how to do the step 4?…thx a lot.
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September 13, 2009

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Ben Selleslagh said:

Thx for this man, it works great ! Nicely done chears !
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September 14, 2009

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Koolg said:

hi dude, I have gpt a question, it pretty out of subject, well when tranfering pictures in my nokia 5530 which are in folders, eg c:/my picts and folder my pics contains other folders which hold pictures. when i transfer my pics to my nokia. all the pictures on that folders are displayed all together in Images and video, how can i make them display by their folders, thats is I want the folders to be listed then i should click on it to get the pics in their, I dont want to access it via file manager as you should go back and forth to accc each pics…thnks
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September 14, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

@ho open up your Terminal application in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run this command:

mkdir /Library/PhonePlugins

You can then add the plugin to the PhonePlugins folder.
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September 14, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

@Koolg – unfortunately I have no idea how to do this.
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September 16, 2009

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Jelle said:

Thank you so much! This is working great.
Finally syncing the 5530 in a fast and easy way.
Love your work.
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September 18, 2009

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Nipon said:

I use Imac with 10.6 new firmware. I downloaded and double click, it finally end up with .tiff file. Would u kindly explain into more detail how to get plug in file for Nokia 5530 to sync with Isync. Thank you
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September 20, 2009

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Andy said:

Sry, but it does not work on my Mac.
I downloaded your plugin. After download and unarchive it is not a file, it is folder — is that right???
After i put it to “/MyMac/Library/PhonePlugins”.
Then i call ISync, but ISync cant find my phone.
What am I doing wrong?

A lot of thanks!
Andy.
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September 20, 2009

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doug said:

Confratulations , i just bought my phone and unable to export vcards from my MAC , and you purely made a plug , and the MAGIC is on . Does NOKIA pay you for this ? They probably pay somebody who takes MAC users for a little community … you’re GENIUS.
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September 22, 2009

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alex said:

dude, is not workin. when I double-click the ZIP file,I get this folder, and is not working for me…

thanks!!!
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September 22, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

@alex – I don’t know what to say to you. It works perfectly for me when I try – as it did with many others. What web browser are you using?
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September 24, 2009

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alex said:

well, I use firefox, and after i read your answer, i tried with safari, and on a pc as well.

and when i download the zip file, i get the same “folder” called Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin
inside the folder ther are many ‘.plist’ files and a ‘.tiff’ file.
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September 24, 2009

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erik said:

I have the same problem as alex… what program do you use to unzip?
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September 25, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

Erik, I’m just using Apple’s built in file archive extractor.
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September 25, 2009

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Rainer said:

Hi Justin.
Did you write the plugin for Mac OSX 10.5 or 10.6? I heard that 10.5 plugins don’t work with 10.6
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September 25, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

The plugin was created on 10.6
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September 26, 2009

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Raphael said:

Thank you ! Great job.
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October 1, 2009

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Aissa said:

Aeter a google search (transfer Vcard from Mac to Nokia 5530) I was so happy finding your blog. I thougt : I am saved! Unfortunately I encountered the same as Alex : an folder with the content he listed appears after extraction instead of a file .
Nevertheless I tried with adding this folder in the phoneplugin created in the library by the command you indicated.
Still nothing : isync delivers a message saying that the application do not work with this device.
I am discouraged!
Thank you in advance if you find a solution for the unlucky persons that cannot use what seems to be a so genious finding and so kindly communicated

To note : I have a Mac OS 10.5.7
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October 1, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

Alex, Erik and Aissa – I think it might be a 10.5 issue. I created this plugin on 10.6 so I’ll test it tomorrow on a 10.5 machine and report back when I have more info.
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October 1, 2009

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alex said:

Thanks so very much man!
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October 4, 2009

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erik said:

I uppdated my Mac to 10.6 from 10.5
Still have the same problem unfortunately…
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October 5, 2009

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olivier De Brauwer said:

I have the same problem i unrar and then find a map but none of the files that i should need was found … o
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October 6, 2009

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Christian said:

I hope you can understand my english…

I first had the same problems: Folder /Library/PhonePlugins wasn’t there and to extract the file with the standard program didn’t do.

Then I created the folder myself and extracted the download-file on windows (parallels) with win-rar, copied the folder “Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin” from win-rar to /Library/PhonePlugins, started iSync and now it works!
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October 7, 2009

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Patrick Heyerdahl said:

Sweet! Thanks buddy!
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October 13, 2009

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Burt said:

thanks…works nicely…
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October 14, 2009

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edward said:

Thanks a lot !!! perfect with my mac 10.6.1
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October 14, 2009

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June said:

Thanks a lot Jastin you are genius !!

work with my mac 10.6.1

and you have project for

Nokia Multimedia Transfer?

now not compatible with 5530 EM
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October 20, 2009

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David Santa Cruz said:

Man I love you
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October 22, 2009

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Jan said:

does it work with 10.4.11?
can’t try it because i’ll will have the phone just next week…

Thanks a lot!

cheers ,

jan
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October 22, 2009

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Justin Hartman said:

Jan – I have no idea… Somehow I doubt it would work on 10.4 but please let me know if it does.
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October 23, 2009

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elena said:

bravo!!!!!
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October 25, 2009

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Josef Aarskov said:

Hi! I’m desperately seeking a plug-in for the 5130, which apparently isn’t made by anyone anywhere, since it’s a relatively new phone (or so I’m told…). Can your 5530 plugin be worked into handling sync for the 5130?
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October 25, 2009

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n. said:

I’m glad to hear that it seems to work so well, but for me, it don’t. Downloaded, all I get is a content folder with tiff and plist files… hungry for help, n.
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October 25, 2009

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benzo said:

is this plugin necessary for transferring music from your mac to the nokia 5530 or are there other options?
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October 27, 2009

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Vincent said:

It works GREAT!!!

PS: For the ones with problems: with i-call off, first delete the phone directory in the Library… Than make the PhonePlugins/Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin/Contents/Resources/

with in Contents:
Info.plist
and the Resources folder

with in Resources folder
Nokia5530XpressMusic.tiff
SyncEngine.plist
PhoneConduit.plist
MetaClasses.plist

and maybe startup the mac again…

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November 8, 2009

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Ale Navarro said:

Justin, thank you very VERY much.
Today, Nov-8-2009 Nokia has a plug-in available at their site.
Two months ago you made it available for us. I love it, it works flawlessly.
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November 16, 2009

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Emma said:

brilliant, thanks for doing this.
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November 17, 2009

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goph51 said:

no words..
it work great !
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November 17, 2009

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Angie said:

Sorry but, where is the “library” in MAC, I have my computer in spanish so I can’t find it.
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November 21, 2009

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Sebastian Thomas said:

Does this work with 10.4? Is there an alternative?
…could it work with 10.4…? Would be very nice…
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November 21, 2009

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Sebastian Thomas said:

Jeezy peeps that was harder than it needed to be.
For 10.4 users:
http://europe.nokia.com/get-support-and-software/product-support/isync/compatibility-and-download

I think you need to use it in conjunction with the USB cable.
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November 25, 2009

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Rodrigo said:

I was having trouble with the plugin, but the thing was writing incorrectly the name for the /library/phoneplugins folder. Check that.
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November 25, 2009

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Emilie said:

Thanks… Merci ça fonctionne, c’est génial!
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December 2, 2009

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Villi said:

YOU ROCK!
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December 8, 2009

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Agga said:

Hello,
Justin (or anyone here), have you figured out how to transfer multimedia (esp. music) files from Mac to 5530? I just purchased the phone (it’s in transit so I don’t have it with me yet) and I’m so upset it’s not compatible with Nokia Multimedia Transfer…
Some ideas…?

Or perhaps someone tried what Tom says in this thread? (post #3):
http://discussion.forum.nokia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181220
does it work?

I would appreciate your help guys so much.
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December 10, 2009

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Vladimir said:

Thanks! its work! 10.6
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December 11, 2009

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Ramón Oviedo said:

Thank you very much!!!! It works great!!! I use Leopard Snow 10.6.2. I had some problems with the plugin then I followed Vincent’s instructions and now it works like a charm! (ps. When I downloaded your plugin with Firefox, after unzipping the file I got an empty folder: Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin. When downloaded using Safari I got the folder Contents, so I had to create the folder Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin within PhonePlugins and dropped the folder Contents there)
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December 14, 2009

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aaa said:

i really think i love you
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December 15, 2009

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alex said:

excellent!!!
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December 21, 2009

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Diana said:

Thank you so much!!!
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January 2, 2010

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rheingarden said:

hi@all
thanks a lot for plugin, but they didn’t work on my mac. i follow the vincent’s instruction.
my mac:snow leo 10.6.2
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January 7, 2010

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chriz said:

Thanks man, helped me a lot!
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January 11, 2010

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Steve Wosniak(not true) said:

Thanks a lot for your job it work perfectly under 10.6.2

> God bless dude like you.
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January 13, 2010

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Ryan said:

Looks great, but i’m running a mac 10.5.8? How do I go about syncing now? Thanks Mate, it’s appreciated.
:’)
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Samjazzy said:

Thank you so much!!!
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Cecileva said:

The plugin worked perfectly, thanks a million!
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e_muve said:

Thanks very mucy!
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January 19, 2010

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e_muve said:

By the way. Do you have any idea how to use Voipbuster in Nokia 5530 XpressMusic?
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Nokia 5530 y Mac | 7ecnologia said:

[...] de eso necesitaras el iSync Plugin, lo puedes descargar de aquí. Este plugin servira para poder sincronizar el Nokia 5530 con el iCal [...]
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January 26, 2010

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Simon said:

Excelente, mil gracias.
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January 29, 2010

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Nidun said:

Thnx alot bro… its working perfectly..
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Andreia Guimaraes said:

Works like a charm. Thanks!!!!
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Bruno Grasselli said:

Thanks man, it worked for me!
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March 4, 2010

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Tom said:

Hey,

When I try to download the file I just receive a blank page.
Any mirrors?
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March 11, 2010

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victor said:

Thank you. It works fine
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March 13, 2010

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Valentino said:

All great. Just one thing: when you say

“Double-click the downloaded ZIP file and it will expand and leave you with a file called
Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin”
you want to say “a directory called
Nokia_5530_XpressMusic_isync_plugin_2v0.phoneplugin” and not a file. This is the problem for many users that can’t use this plugin.
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SANDRA said:

Ramon Oviedo : Tengo un nokia 5530 y 10.6.2 en mac , me puedes explicar en español que debo hacer …soy una usuaria novata en mac. De antemano gracias.
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daniel said:

Muchas gracias funciona al 100%
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June 2, 2010

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Ramón Oviedo said:

SANDRA said: Descarga el plugin desde esta página, donde dice Download the 5530 XpressMusic iSync plugin here, Una vez descargado en tu mac ve a Descargas y “abre” el archivo. Ese archivo debes depositarlo en el folder Phoneplugins. El folder está en Finder *abre una ventana de la carita) abre el folder Libreria y ahí debe haber un folder llamado PhonePlugins, si ese folder no existe crealo (el nombre debe ser identico, mayusculas minusculas;PhonePlugins) deposita el plugin que descargaste de esta página, abre la aplicación isync en tu mac, activa el bluetooth y añade el teléfono. espero eso sea de ayuda Sandra (y demás)
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Kiro said:

When i click the link it downloads a folder named contents I open it and it shows another folder named resources but nothing about the XXXX.phoneplugin, can anyone help me here?
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Kiro said:

When i click the link it downloads a folder named contents I open it and it shows another folder named resources but nothing about the XXXX.phoneplugin, can anyone help me here?
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Pablo said:

Gracias por darnos este plugin, realmente llevava tiempo buscandolo.
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June 25, 2010

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Bernardo said:

Thanks a lot! It worked great!
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July 3, 2010

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Alex said:

Thank you very much Justin!

Saludos desde Mexico
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July 6, 2010

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MartaBonato said:

Justin, thank you so much!!
I was despair, though I had to add all my contact name by name…
Thank you so much!!
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July 17, 2010

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Charlie said:

Thanks so much! Any luck updating the firmware?
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August 2, 2010

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Amy said:

Hi Justin, thanks so much. I have a question as I’m not quite managing to download it and get going.

After download I get a folder called ‘Contents’ and in it Nokia5530XpressMusic.tiff rather than what you list. I also can’t see /library/plugins anywhere through searches of my computer.

Any guidance you have would be very much appreciated! My phone is dying slowly and I need to retrieve all the pics and videos before it dies forver!

Thanks again, Amy
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Samuel said:

man! thanks soh much! so much!
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August 10, 2010

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Signei said:

Hello my friend…
I’ve ben used your plugin for a long time, but these days I updated my Mac Calendar to the Beta Version… and after this my Nokia 5530 doesn’t sync the calendar anymore.
Have you already checked this error?

Grateful, and sorry my English

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September 27, 2010

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Severny_tsvet said:

You are must be very good man! Thanx a lot!
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October 2, 2010

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III PuM III said:

YOU’RE MY GOD!!! Thank you so much!!!
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December 13, 2010

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enzo Di Michele said:

you rulez!
in windows you extract the folder and paste all that there is inside, in library/phonePlugin
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enzo Di Michele said:

you rulez!
in windows you extract the folder and paste all that there is inside, in library/phonePlugin
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January 1, 2011

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jsph3000 said:

Thanks for such a great work! I m a new user to mac. Your plug in just worked fine the first time, now I can only sync the calendar. I cal wont add on lately new contacts added to my phone. Any idea what may be happening?

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February 21, 2011

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Gio said:

this has got to be one of the greatest plugins that has helped me so much. thanks alot!!!!!
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?????? said:

Hello Dear
Specially thanks to you. Your solution works better than the NOKIA!
Good luck
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May 3, 2011

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Rocio said:

Your plugin helped me very much. Are you by any chance developing a plugin for Nokia X3-02?? Thanks
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May 12, 2011

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num said:

To all who encounter problem downloading this file, just go to the following nokia page and download the plugin adapted to your phone version for free: http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/isync/compatibility-and-download

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num said:

To all who encounter problem downloading this file, just go to the following nokia page and download the plugin adapted to your phone version for free: http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/isync/compatibility-and-download

Cheers