HowTo: Windows Phone & Facebook Birthdays

Das große Update Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is now distributed by Microsoft for two weeks already. There are already 30% all devices receive the update.

One of the five hundred new features in "Mango" is the much better Facebook integration. It will now also appear under other Facebook events calendar, if desired.

In order to display not only the events on the calendar, but also the Facebook Birthdays, must first subscribe to the Windows Live Account. We proceed as follows:

Facebook Application on the computer and navigate in the field events.

Now click on the button with the gear on the top right and click “Export”.

A message appears with two-generated links. Even for birthdays and even for export Export Events. The generated link for birthdays can now right-click on “Copy Shortcut” be copied to the clipboard:

For events, the generated link by right clicking on “Copy Shortcut” be copied to the clipboard.

Windows Live Application on the computer and navigate to the Calendar.

There, on the link “Subscribe to” click:

Selection “Subscribe to a public calendar” remains. Now the generated link to the birthdays in the field “Calendar URL” copied. As a calendar name we bear “Facebook Birthdays” a. We choose the category with the symbol of the birthday cake.

Now you can "subscribe to calendar" the calendar using the button to subscribe.

Now, the Windows Phone with Windows Live sync the next time, appear as the birthdays of all-day event in the Windows Mobile Calendar. It can also change the color settings below and be the on / off status of selected.