Curious with all these posts about people losing contacts and not getting them back with a restore, do you all use icloud or google as your source to save contacts and why? is there a way to do both?
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do most of you have phonebook saving to icloud or google?
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Mine's synced with Google. Only because that's how it did it since my original iPhone and I'm too lazy (and don't see the need/benefit) to switch to iCloud.
I did switch to iCloud for calendars though since syncing works easier and better with iCal on my MBP through iCloud.
I did switch to iCloud for calendars though since syncing works easier and better with iCal on my MBP through iCloud.
why were some people saying that iOS 7 wiped the phone and upon doing restore contacts were not there, why would that be?
only odd thing for me is my pdf's from ibooks keeps disappearing whenever i try to save a new one
only odd thing for me is my pdf's from ibooks keeps disappearing whenever i try to save a new one
I had it like that for a long while when my gmail was exchange...than somewhere along the line I changed to iCloud
iCloud with occasional backups to Google as well as manual Address Book exports on my Mac, backed up with Time Machine, Backblaze, and Dropbox. I guess I take backups seriously. 
iCloud all the way
not saying googles offer is bad but the apple ecosystem fits my needs well enough.
not saying googles offer is bad but the apple ecosystem fits my needs well enough.
I'm moving everything to icloud, including my email address. Was a committed gmail user but with Push gone from the native mail app I think it's time to jump ship.
yeah I just recently noticed that, when and why did they do that? any chance of it coming back?
Too bad on icloud I cant make different email addresses right? I need a business one as well
iCloud with occasional backups to Google as well as manual Address Book exports on my Mac, backed up with Time Machine, Backblaze, and Dropbox. I guess I take backups seriously.
And I was thinking that I was paranoid !!! I use iCloud , TimeMachine and SuperDuper Then I regularly export Address Book , Cal and Safari bookmarks to my Mac and Dropbox
I wouldn't count on it. They will likely use it as a selling tool for their native app.
What I would like in iOS is a way to move contacts, whole calendars, notes across systems. I know that Exchange has security blocks so okay not that one but why can't I move all my old yahoo syncing contacts to my iCloud etc