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  1. jkwuc89

    Calendar invite not sent/received if invite contains map location

    I reproduced this behavior several times yesterday. Here is what I am doing: Create a new appointment on my iPhone 6s Plus or my Mac. For the location, choose a map location. You will know that it is a map location because a mini map for the location will be displayed. Add my wife's iCloud...
  2. jazzpancake

    Transfer photos to iPad seems impossible

    I've been set the task of transferring about 2500 photos to an iPad. Sounds simple. I used to do this using iTunes but with the latest release i'm unable to drag n drop them into the iPad. It only says that iCloud photos is on, and i can can download them onto my device via wi-fi or cellular...
  3. S

    Can't get MacBook Pro to wake for access

    I have an early 2008 MacBook Pro running El Capitan. I am trying to use Back To My Mac to connect to it remotely. It works 100% perfectly if it is already awake. However if it is asleep I cannot seem to connect. I have "Wake for network access" checked in the energy settings. I have my...
  4. Y

    iPhone Can I trust iphoneimei.net?

    I want to unlock my iCloud activation locked 16GB gold iPhone 6 but I don't know if I could trust this site or whether I should go for the iCloud hardware solution, but if I go for that who would do it for me? Does anyone have any proof that the site works, or any suggestions on who could do...
  5. natallica

    Syncing Smart Mailboxes via iCloud Drive?

    Hi everyone - I'm trying to sync my Mail Smart Mailboxes between my Macs. I have checked "Mail" under System Prefs -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive on both computers, but I cannot get any of my old or newly created Smart Mailboxes to show up on another Mac. Is there any way to see if the Smart...
  6. E

    iCloud Shared Photo albums, comments, and Activity stream

    I'm trying to understand how the Activity stream is supposed to work for Shared Photo albums. When I create an iCloud Shared Photo album, and one of the people I shared the album with leaves a comment or Likes a photo, I see it on the activity stream. It also seems like when someone leaves a...
  7. musicist.saurav

    How to recover unsaved lost photos! Need Help.

    Hi all, I am using iPhone 6 plus. My iPhone's touchscreen was not working properly. So, service centre replaced it with a new set. Recently I took some photos on that set. To transfer them to my computer I connected it using the USB cable. iTune opened. It asked me whether I want to use my...
  8. A

    Screen Sharing stopped working after crash

    Hi, I have a Mac mini running a projection installation at a store in a different city. I did all the installation work and came back to my house. It was all working fine for a week but it seems like the computer crashed last night and the the program which was running projection stopped. I am...
  9. G

    Airpods & Mac iCloud sync

    Hey all, Just wanted to post this for those of you who are having trouble getting the Airpods & iCloud sync to work on the mac. Logging out and back in to iCloud on your mac solves the issue. It's also possible to pair the Airpods to the Mac like an 'other device'. Then you have to hold the...
  10. R

    1 iCloud Account, 2 Users (married couple)

    Him: iPhone 7, iPad Air 2 Her: iPhone 7, iPad Pro 9.7" 1 shared iCloud account created when we each got new iPhone 7s in Fall 2016 Question: Is there an easy way to share an iCloud account but keep contacts separate between our devices?
  11. M_W

    iCloud Photo Library - Selfies album not syncing

    I have iCloud Photo Library turned on on my iPhone and iPad, but the Selfies album is not syncing properly. Now I could really care less about the Selfies album, in fact I would delete it if I could, but the fact that it's not syncing, while everything else syncs just fine is bugging me. On my...
  12. M_W

    Question about iCloud Push vs Fetch vs Manual

    I've recently enabled iCloud for Safari, Notes, Photo Library, etc. and for the most part, it seems to be working well. However, say for example that I write a note on my iPad and it gets saved to iCloud, when I open up the notes app on my iPhone it takes a few seconds for the note to download...
  13. R

    Cannot Logon to ICloud on IPhone (6s, v10.1.1)

    Hi, I can not login to my AppleID on my iphone 6s. I get either the shaky screen or a verification failed message. I can login to my icloud account as well as my apple ID from various computers. I also tried logging into my account on another, new Iphone 6s at the apple store and it didnt work...
  14. moosquared

    Can I delete photo from iPhone, but still keep a copy in iCloud?

    So I've been reading regarding iCloud and it seems like you can't use iCloud as a back up? Basically, my iPhone is full of photos. I want to free some space on the iPhone by transferring the photos to iCloud. Once they're all in iCloud, I'll delete said photos from my iPhone and free up some...
  15. zachlegomaniac

    Automatic iCloud Photo Sharing Across Family?

    Hi all, Is there any way to have my family's photos all uploaded into one location without having to manually add our photos to the family album each time we take photos? We use family sharing with separate iCloud accounts right now. When we try sharing an iCloud account we come across some...
  16. M. Gustave

    Notes not syncing across devices

    iOS 10.1.1 iPad Air (cellular) & iPhone 6s+ I make notes in the Apple Notes app on my iPad, and they don't show up on my phone, even days later. I have all iCloud options turned on, on both devices. What am I doing wrong? On the same devices, Google Keep syncs almost instantaneously.
  17. Vasilis

    Rainbow, a must have app

    Dear all, The Rainbow app version 2.6 is out with the following features: - Supports the iCloud and Pogoplug services - Sync two folders from any account to any account - Drag & Drop feature is now free (our sincere gratitude to our users who have purchased it)...
  18. ZMacintosh

    Change AppleID on Existing Macs/iOS Devices

    Hello here is the basis of the inquiry, • Current apple ID lets call it; ZMacintosh@blah.com is no longer accessible/usable so need to switch • New Apple ID (will use) JohnnyAppleseed@me.com I'm having to re-purchase most of my content, so no big deal but my main question is I'm signed into...
  19. m4v3r1ck

    Resolved Changed Appl-ID email, can't enable iCloud Mail & Notes!?

    Hi, For the first time since using Apple devices, I had to change my Apple-ID email address! I'm having some serious issues installing iCloud fully again (with new Apple-ID email address) on my Mac Pro with OS X 10.10.5 (14F1912), after changing my email address because I got a new ISP: 1...
  20. L

    iCloud sync issue with an app

    Hello everyone, I'm asking help from developers because the problem I have is kinda strange... The other day, I restored my iPad mini 4 and iPhone 6S with iOS 10.1.1 Then in iCloud data storage options, I decided to delete the data from an app called "Pillow" which tracks your sleep. I was...