Is it me or is iCloud ****?

TC400 · Nov 30, 2012, 06:46 AM

I've made important calendar events on my Mac why aren't they on my iPhone? Set up a reminder on my iPhone its not on my iMac? Am I doing something wrong or is iCloud just a flop? Some things seem to work only when they want too like photo-stream. iMessages doesn't sync together very well. I have a conversation on my iPhone go back to my iMac it days old never picks up. Any help would be appreciated?

Krazy Bill · Nov 30, 2012, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TC400

Am I doing something wrong or is iCloud just a flop?

I'll go with the former.

Do you have all the iCloud toggles enabled for these apps?

bogatyr · Nov 30, 2012, 10:43 AM

Are you sure you're using the same account and have opted into all those programs on both the iMac and phone? Also make sure you're on the latest version of all their OSes.

For me, my iMessages, reminders, notes, app data and calendar all show up across my rMBP, iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. All three systems run the latest version of their respective OSes as well. I've had 0 issues with anything sync'ing.

TC400 · Nov 30, 2012, 08:49 PM

Well I looked at my calendar app and everything looks to be set up ok! I then looked at iMessages I did not have my cell phone number set up to it that may explain why iMessages weren't coming on there. Turns out I didn't have Calendar and Reminders turned on in system preferences whoops! Lets see if that fixed it!

mmomega · Nov 30, 2012, 10:38 PM

Sometimes it can be as easy as turning the switch off and back on or signing out of iCloud on the phone and back in.

Worth a try, has worked for me in the past.

LarsenR · Dec 5, 2012, 02:50 PM

As far as I can tell icloud functionality is problematic to say the least. Everything worked fine for me in August but by the time Apple started rolling out ios 6 their icloud went haywire. FWIW icloud now works well for the basic ios content (notes, calendar, contacts etc) but is completely non-functional for the iwork suite. Sadly, this known issue is not being addressed adequately and the instore Geniuses have been clueless with regards to this issue. Never a good sign when the "geniuses" are clearly less informed and capable than the customer seeking assistance....

So yeah, AFAIC icloud stinks and does not live up to the promises/hype. I'm getting the distinct impression that Apple knows this and is playing "pay no attention to the man behind the cloud...."

Nov 30, 2012, 06:46 AM	#1
TC400 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Is it me or is iCloud ? I've made important calendar events on my Mac why aren't they on my iPhone? Set up a reminder on my iPhone its not on my iMac? Am I doing something wrong or is iCloud just a flop? Some things seem to work only when they want too like photo-stream. iMessages doesn't sync together very well. I have a conversation on my iPhone go back to my iMac it days old never picks up. Any help would be appreciated? __________________ iPod touch 4th Gen 8GB.White iPad 2 16GB Wi-fi+ AT&T 3G iMac 21.5 inch Summer 2010. 3RD Gen Apple TV White iPhone 5 16GB 2012 15 inch rMBP 2.3/256/16 GB hp dv6 hp touchpad
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Nov 30, 2012, 08:49 PM	#4
TC400 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Well I looked at my calendar app and everything looks to be set up ok! I then looked at iMessages I did not have my cell phone number set up to it that may explain why iMessages weren't coming on there. Turns out I didn't have Calendar and Reminders turned on in system preferences whoops! Lets see if that fixed it! __________________ iPod touch 4th Gen 8GB.White iPad 2 16GB Wi-fi+ AT&T 3G iMac 21.5 inch Summer 2010. 3RD Gen Apple TV White iPhone 5 16GB 2012 15 inch rMBP 2.3/256/16 GB hp dv6 hp touchpad
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Nov 30, 2012, 10:38 PM	#5
mmomega macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DFW, TX	Sometimes it can be as easy as turning the switch off and back on or signing out of iCloud on the phone and back in. Worth a try, has worked for me in the past. __________________ '11 iMac 27" RAID'd SSD, '09 iMac 27" X-25M SSD, '10 iMac 27", iMacG4 1GHz768MB, '10 MacMini, '11 MacMini '12 MiniServer '12 15"rMBP, '12 13" MBAir, iPad4 16GBWiFi, iPad4 32GB4G, aTV1,2 & 3
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Nov 30, 2012, 10:43 AM	#3
bogatyr macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2012	Are you sure you're using the same account and have opted into all those programs on both the iMac and phone? Also make sure you're on the latest version of all their OSes. For me, my iMessages, reminders, notes, app data and calendar all show up across my rMBP, iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. All three systems run the latest version of their respective OSes as well. I've had 0 issues with anything sync'ing.
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Dec 5, 2012, 02:50 PM	#6
LarsenR macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	As far as I can tell icloud functionality is problematic to say the least. Everything worked fine for me in August but by the time Apple started rolling out ios 6 their icloud went haywire. FWIW icloud now works well for the basic ios content (notes, calendar, contacts etc) but is completely non-functional for the iwork suite. Sadly, this known issue is not being addressed adequately and the instore Geniuses have been clueless with regards to this issue. Never a good sign when the "geniuses" are clearly less informed and capable than the customer seeking assistance.... So yeah, AFAIC icloud stinks and does not live up to the promises/hype. I'm getting the distinct impression that Apple knows this and is playing "pay no attention to the man behind the cloud...."
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