Testbericht: Windows Phone 7 Connector (for Mac)
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Connector is a slick app that syncs media files between your Mac and your Windows Phone 7 device or Zune. Windows Phone 7 Connector installs quickly and has a nice interface that shows your media files by category, as well as giving a schematic of the connected Windows Phone 7 device's capacity and disk usage. The Windows Phone 7 Connector interface is really simple to use and will feel remarkably familiar to any iTunes user. Select the files you want to sync (pretty much any non-DRM media file) and click the Sync button.
The software then does the rest. You can even download Windows Phone 7 operating system updates on your Mac and use Windows Phone 7 Connector to sync them.
While what Windows Phone 7 Connector does is pretty simple in theory, being able to sync your Mac and Windows Phone 7 device so simply is really nice. We didn't test Windows Phone 7 Connector with any Windows Phone 8 devices, but it's a solid bet that Microsoft will issue an update to this software quickly. As it is, for Mac users who also use a Windows Phone 7 device, this is a must-have free app.
Microsoft has come to play, releasing the full version of. The software, which allows you to sync your Windows Phone 7, er, phone with your Mac is finally out of beta and available as a free download—and, in an interesting twist, it’s only available from the Mac App Store.
Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac launched in beta form last fall, allowing users to sync their media from iTunes and iPhoto to either Microsoft’s latest handset or to—heaven forfend—a Zune HD. Sync all your content or select just certain playlists, genres, artists, events, albums, and faces. A handy—and, to any iPod or iPhone user, awfully familiar-looking—bar at the bottom of the screen shows you how much space your various content takes up. Plus, you can skim and preview the media that’s on your device right from the comfort of your Mac. It’s not just a one-way street, though: you can also pull your photos off your Windows Phone and add them to iPhoto. And, if there’s a software update available for your phone, you can download and install it from your Mac.
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Of course, there are some limitations. Protected iTunes content such as movies, TV shows, and pre-2009 songs can’t be played back on a Windows Phone or Zune, so you’re out of luck there. The release of Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac also marks Microsoft’s first foray into the Mac App Store. While it’s not an unexpected development, it may at least pave the way for future offerings from Redmond, including Microsoft’s bread-and-butter Office apps. Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac is a free download and requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later.