Mobile
Nextcloud interfaces with Mobile devices through independent applications, for the most part.
Android
Official Application (Files/Photos)
The official android application manages files and synchronizes them back to the Nextcloud server if it's set up to do so. This _also_ allows for auto-sync of folders and locations on the device, which can be found here: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set-auto-upload-on-the-nextcloud-mobile-app/.
Install: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/android_nextcloud_app
Setup: https://docs.nextcloud.com/android/android_app.html
Calendar & Contacts
The calendar for Nextcloud can be synced down to the native Android calendar by way of the CalDAV protocol. The easiest way to do this is by downloading an application to do that (DAVx) and use it to login and sync one or more of the calendars that are in your Nextcloud account. Similarly, contacts can be synced using the same application. An integration done by the developers means that this works natively with the official Nextcloud application.
Download here: https://www.davx5.com/download
Instructions: https://www.davx5.com/tested-with/nextcloud
NOTE: This does assume that you have installed the official Nextcloud Application above.
Bookmarks
The most frustrating thing to deal with if you don't have one of the major browser's proprietary bookmark syncing tools is how to share bookmarks between devices. Luckily, Nextcloud has a bookmark application (https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/bookmarks) that adds this functionality to the base server, and the Android application is available that pairs with it.
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/bisada/OCBookmarks
iPhone
Official Application
Install: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/ios_nextcloud_app
Calendar & Contacts
The iOS devices have capabilities built-in to handle CardDAV and CalDAV sync. Nextcloud has instructions on how to do this, but they don't need to provide any applications to handle it.
Instructions: https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/ios_and_macosx
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