If you use MobileMe with your Iphone, think twice about syncing the Notes app on MobileMe. For months I didn't and one day I did and all my notes on my Iphone disappeared, never to be seen again. When you sync your notes to MobileMe and there is no place set up to receive them in MobileMe they are removed from your phone and are not replaced on your phone. No warning options, no courtesy messages indicating that you are doing something that cannot be undone. If you sign on to MobileMe and ask to have your Notes synced and then decide you don't want MobileMe anymore they will be removed from your phone. If you sign on to MobileMe and click on to have your Notes synced and then change your mind a minute later and click off to not have your Notes synced anymore on MobileMe but instead decide you want them synced to your computer, you better write them down before you do because you will not be able to do both. Basically, when you create them on your phone, they are stored "in the cloud" and sent back to your phone to view only. When you remove the connection to "the cloud", poof, they are gone forever.
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Warning: MobileMe "owns" your Notes App on your Iphone.
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same thing happens if you use google and or yahoo...I prefer to keep my notes on my device and not sync them with any of my mail accounts
Welcome to cloud computing. I use Mobileme but not for notes, that is what Evernote is for.
I use MobileMe to sync my notes without any problems. If you need to ditch MobileMe I would recommend emailing yourself the notes before you delete the account.
Some of you are missing the point and seem to have your head in the clouds. Sorry, couldn't resist the pun. I'm not complaining that it does not work with Mobile Me, MobileMe has essentially kidnapped my autonomy over my Notes. Once I set it up to sync in the cloud, it effectively disabled my ability to sync it anywhere else without destroying all data. Which is exactly what happened. And without notice. Total bogus that I have to copy and paste all my Notes when its advertised to have such great sync powers. Dictatorial is all I can think about. Cloud is seeming more and more rather Borg-like to me.
I turned off notes in settings and they dissappeared.
I just turned notes sync back on and they reappeared so I'm not having the same problem.
I just turned notes sync back on and they reappeared so I'm not having the same problem.
You can sync Notes app with Google? Cool!
I use Notesy and sync through Dropbox, I can easily edit notes with a basic Notepad no extra applications needed.
If you restore your phone from a backup, the notes will be there. Just sayin'.
Your notes are still backed up via iTunes. They're also on your computer (if you have the same account on your computer) and you can sync the notes that way (by disabling MobileMe and syncing your notes through iTunes).
So, add me to the "not having a problem" group.
Your notes are still backed up via iTunes. They're also on your computer (if you have the same account on your computer) and you can sync the notes that way (by disabling MobileMe and syncing your notes through iTunes).
So, add me to the "not having a problem" group.
Where else do you need to see the notes? For example, I know that I can sync notes from the Mobileme cloud to my Mac and thus see the notes on my Mac, iPhone and iPad. I choose not to do this as I prefer Evernote.