Contacts and calendar syncing independent of iCloud Drive?

I assume contacts and calendar syncing is independent of the use of iCloud Drive?
In other words: on iOS7 and older, you cannot use iCloud Drive but you can sync contacts and calender with iOS8 devices (and Yosemite). Correct?

Hey lexvo;
That is correct. For more information on iCloud Drive and iCloud Contacts, check out the following resources:
iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201104
iCloud - Contacts - Apple Support
https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contacts/
Thanks,
Matt M.

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How do we sync contacts and calendars (ONLY) between two iCloud accounts, two iPhones and one iMac with two user accounts?

This is complex. Until today we had one iMac with two user accounts - one for me and the other for my wife. We sync'd our calendars and contacts between our two user accounts using my iCloud account, thereby keeping our schedules coordinated and our contacts information always the same between us. Also, as I had an iPhone, I sync'd my phone with my iCloud account, thereby keeping the contacts and calendars in the two user accounts on the iMac AND my iPhone sync'd. (I also sync'd other things, like Notes and Mail and Safari settings, between my iPhone and my user account on the iMac, but my wife did not want to be burdened with all my emails showing up in her email account and I wasn't interested in hers, etc., so we didn't sync anything between us other than calendars and contacts.)
We've finally bought my wife an iPhone and set up an iCloud account for her. And of course she now wants to sync several items from HER account on our iMac to HER iPhone, but I don't want them, just as she doesn't want all of my other stuff. But we still want our mutual calendars and contacts to sync to HER new iPhone, just like they already do to mine. But I can't figure out how to CHANGE her iMac user account from using MY iCloud account on the iMac to using HER new iCloud account, and then having HER iCloud account speak to MY iCloud account but share JUST our calendars and contacts.
Originally I tried a workaround by simply having her iPhone log into my iCloud account. That works great for the calendars and the contacts. But...she can't sync anything else from her iMac account to her new iPhone because she's presently "forced" to use my iCloud account. And neither of us want to sync our other things to each other's iMac accounts or iPhones. Also as we're both using my iCloud account, in things like the Find My iPhone app, the Cloud is seeking two phones labeled with my name and none with her's. So we definitely don't want this as the set-up and communications network between our devices.
We want to set up our users on the iMac to sync to our SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT iCloud accounts and then have those iCloud accounts sync calendars and contacts (ONLY) between themselves, and then push that data to our separate iPhones (or the other way, from either of our iPhones to the individual accounts on our iMac and the other person's iPhone). Does this description make sense to you? I've diagramed it nicely using Keynote, but even thiough I can draw it, I can't figure out how to set up and configure all the devices to make it work. If you would like me to send the Keynote slides (just two of them - the current and desired configurations - please send your email address to me at [email protected] and I'll be happy to forward it to you.
If anyone can help me set this up I'd be most appreciative! Thanks so much. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all readers in this community!

BobT.
I had the same problem, and decided to look into it last night.
First of all, the solution I would like to have is for Apple to allow for selection of iCloud accounts per application, i.e. Contacts to one, Photo Stream to another. I believe this would be the most straight forward solution for the problem we are facing.
Since this is not an option I came up with a workaround. I was most interested in solving this for Contacts, so this is what I tested for. Now I have all 3 devices with the same contacts.
1) Turn off iCloud for Contacts on all devices. On the device that has the Contacts list that you would like to propagate to all others select to keep the contacts, and on the others select not to keep them.
Note that the current backups still exist on iCloud, so in case something goes wrong you can still turn the iCloud for Contacts back on to get your current Contacts back.
2) In iTunes, sync All Contacts with the phones, starting with the one with the Contacts content you chose to keep.
From this point on, the 3 devices should sync contacts with each other.
This, of course, will stop your iCloud backups of Contacts, but I don't think this is really needed. You are already storing copies of your Conacts on 3 devices, which for good parts of the day are likely not all co-located. You also potentially have Time Machine backups turned on, which would mean there is a 4th copy there as well. For the case of Contacts iCloud only complicates matter ... that is until Apple implements the solution I first wrote about.

Why arent my contacts and calendar syncing

i just got a new macbook, i turn on icloud on all my devices but other then pictures, nothing is syncing onto the macbook.... what am i doing wrong, or not doing?

Are you using iCloud? If so, did you somehow log into www.icloud.com and accidently delete Contacts and/or Calendar entries? Or did you uncheck iCloud as a source for Contacts and Calendars in those applications? Maybe only 'On My Mac' is selected in those apps and that is empty for Contacts and Calendars.

Contact and Calendar sync problems on iPhone and iPad

Here is the deal. I have an iPhone and iPad. Everytime I sync one, then the other I get the message that the iPhone or iPad is sync'd with a different user. I am the only one on this PC and only one account. And the Contacts and Calendar are unchecked for sync every time. I have to manually check them. It is like my iPad and iPhone do not like to be sync'd to the same Apple account. I want information for contacts and calendar to be the same on both. Advice????

Synced with a different user, or with a different iTunes library?
You are syncing contacts and calendar events with which supported address book and calendar app on your computer?
The iTunes account has nothing to do with syncing contacts and calendar events with a supported address book and calendar app on your computer, but it does have something to do with syncing iTunes content.

Alternative "Cloud" for Contacts and Calendar Sync

After trying and giving up on Mobileme i am looking for an alternative to sync my OUTLOOK calendar and contacts between Home PC (Outlook 2003) Work PC (Exchange 2003 and Outlook 2007) and my Iphone, I really dont care how its done but i just want real time sync if possible (Paid or Free).
Thank you in advance for any help.
Mark

Mark,
If you have an Exchange Server you should use Active Sync, this gives you real time calendar, contacts and mail sync to your works mail server. You can then configure you home PC to connect to Exchange using Outlook Over Internet (OOI) access, this way everything syncs up to Exchange.
A common mis-understanding is that people assume your home PC has to be part of your work Domain for OOI to work, this is not true as long as you import the security certificate from the server.

Sync Services: Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing

Apple has posted a new technical note outlining procedures for dealing with contact and event synchronization anomalies when the following conditions apply, and a reset has not resolved the issues:
• your issue does not involve MobileMe
• you have already reset MobileMe
• you've already performed the Reset Sync History procedure
Recommendations are categorized by their relationship to calendar data and contacts, and links to each procedure can be found in the technical note.

These errors seem to be due to syncing via iCloud and iTunes Apple advises to use one or the other, see reference link: If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts - Apple Support.
Before correcting these duplication errors I highly recommend backing up your info. see reference link:
Archive or make copies of your iCloud data - Apple Support to backup your info. Make sure to backup iCal, Address Book, Mail, etc. before and after de-duplicating.
iMac 1OS X 0.7.5, iPhone 4, 4s, 5

Will local (cloudless) contacts and calendar sync be possible in future ?

Local adressbook and calendar synchronisation seems to be gone with OS X Mavericks. Is there any hope to get it back? Or are there other possibilities to synch without using iCloud?

my feedback on apples page. i can only encourage people who bother to do the same:
Hi dear
I would like to express how MUCH it annoys me, that synch by USB/WiFi isn't possible anymore under Mavericks.
You know, I really love Apple products. I think there are great. But sometimes your greatness becomes a weakness. When it goes too far pushing customers on what Apple thinks is necessary.
Guy honestly - my data are my data. I don't mistrust you. I don't mistrust anybody. I simply don't want to have my calendar, contacts or any other data in a cloud. Not iCloud nor Amazon nor anything.
Sure, I can rollback to mountain lion, use it together with my iPhone until it's not supported anymore and then change to a competitor.
I know - little threat for you. ;-) But it's not about that. It's about a sensitiv topic. There is a fair amount of people how doesn't like being patronized in such a way.
I hope it was underestimated how sensitiv many people about their data are and not just a strategical decision accepting that many don't like it. If latter is the case please let me know. Then I can act accordningly.
Much more I hope synchronizing of calendar and contacts inbetween iphone/itune with USB/WiFi will be possible again like it was.
I am looking forward to your feedback.

Contacts and calendar syncing issue

I have both an iPhone 3G and 3Gs with the latest software.
In the past, if I had conflicting or different contacts in either my address book or iPhone, iTunes would ask me which is correct before syncing. Now, it just syncs whatever it thinks is correct.
Does anyone know how to activate the warning window that asks me which contact is correct?
I've had a few contacts already deleted and I'm sick of it.
Automatically syncing is turned off both on the info tab and on the preferences. None of the "Advanced" options are checked on the Info tab...
I have no idea why iTunes stopped asking me which contact / calendar is correct.
Help!

That warning dialog is actually managed by iSync. Launch Applications > iSync, select iSync menu > Preferences, check the box to Show Data Change Alert... and set the pop-up to 'any'.

How do you sync contacts and calendar events

why is itunes not syncing contacts and calendar events

The current method of syncing contacts and calendars is to use iCloud rather than syncing.

HT1296 When synching Outlook Contacts and calendars with iTunes for Windows, I do not get the option to "Synch Contacts with". It says, and cannot be changed, that it is synching with iCloud. How do I get iTunes to give me an option other than iCloud?

Using iTunes for Windows to synch my Outlook Contacts and Calendars into my iPhone 5, with the iPhone Device designated and in the Info tab, I do not have the option to "Synch Contacts with", but have an unchangeable message that it is synching with iCloud. How do I create that option to synch with Outlook?

Hi there,
I would recommend taking a look at some of the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Troubleshooting contact and calendar syncing via USB on Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1692
-Griff W.

I can't get the iCloud Contacts and Calendar folders to appear in Outlook 2010 using the iCloud Control Panel.

I can't get the iCloud Contacts and Calendar folders to appear in Outlook 2010 using the iCloud Control Panel. Also the datafile share which ends in .aplzod is not created in Outlook. The Contacts and Calendar are sent to iCloud (verified on iCloud.com) but the iCloud folders are not created in Outlook in the Contacts and Calendar navigation panes.   I get a message toward the end of the sync process indicating that there was an unspecified error. I'm using the newest version of the iCloud Control Panel, the 32 bit version of Outlook 2010, Windows 7 64 bit, an iPhone 3GS, and the latest version of iTunes. Any ideas how to complete the sync process to the end?

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Your setup couldn't be started because of an unexpected error.
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AppleOutlookDAVConfig version: 3.0.42.0
Windows version (6.1.7601): Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit Local app data directory test: Pass Temp directory test: Pass Outlook version: 14 (14.0.6025.1000), x86 Outlook location (installed): C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE MAPI location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SYSTEM\MSMAPI\1033\MSMAPI32.DLL
MAPI logon succeeded
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Contacts and calendar won't sync.

Itunes page says contacts and calendar sync over the air thru Mobile mel. I don't use Mobile Me! Not since that colossal introduction nearly froze my phone. How do I get it changed back to a hard sync through itunes? And, Why can't I send mail using wifi only (with edge turned off) Works on my buddy's phone but not mine!

If you have deleted your MM email account from your iPhone and you have synced your iPhone with iTunes since - the email account settings should no longer be included with your iPhone's backup.
Sync your iPhone with iTunes followed by restoring your iPhone with iTunes from your iPhone's backup. This must be followed by a sync. If your MM email account settings are restored with your iPhone's backup, this means something is wrong with your iPhone's backup. You can check this before syncing. Check under the Info tab for your iPhone sync preferences to see if syncing direct with the Address Book and iCal on your Mac via the iTunes sync process is available again.
Did you transfer the email account settings for your Cox account from your Mac to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process? If so and after restoring your iPhone with iTunes from your iPhone's backup doesn't resolve the sending problem with your Cox account, delete the account from your iPhone and try manually recreating the account. If this works, be sure to deselect transferring the account settings from your Mac to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process or any changes made when manually recreating the account on your iPhone will be overwritten.

TS1347 Have been using an iPhone and syncing with Outlook for several years. Since downloading latest version of iTunes, contacts and calendars are not syncing. Both items show to be checked for syncing. Any suggestions?

Have been using an iPhone and sysncing with Outlook through iTunes for several years. Downloaded the recent update to iTunes and now sycing of contacts & calendars is not occuring. I did see that i had to recheck to sync contacts and calendars again and have done this, but still no syncing is occuring. Any suggestions?

Hi Brian!
I have an article here for you that addresses your issue and can help you troubleshoot this further:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Troubleshooting contact and calendar syncing via USB on Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1692
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

Contacts and Calendar unable to sync

Yesterday my iPhone started having a problem syncing Contacts and Calendars. As far as I know, I changed no settings on either my phone or my computer to cause this to happen. I'm using a Mac with OSX Tiger, syncing through the USB cable with iTunes.
I first found that my calendars would not sync in either direction (iCal > phone or vice versa). The "Sync calendars" box was definitely checked, but when I tried to sync, it skips over the calendar sync process altogether (it used to display "Syncing calendars..." for a few seconds in the top of the iTunes window back before it stopped working, but not anymore).
I did a restore on my phone, losing my contacts and calendars that were already on there, and discovered that the contacts weren't syncing as well (despite most definitely being set to sync in iTunes), leaving me with a blank contact list. Other things such as Applications and Photos are able to sync perfectly fine. Here are things I've tried after reading some discussions, to no avail:
-Restoring the phone (both to a backup and as a new iPhone)
-Unchecking/rechecking "Sync Calendars/Contacts" boxes in iTunes, including experimenting with "all contacts" vs certain groups of contacts and calendars
-Resetting my Sync history in iSync
-Creating a new user account, with test contacts and calendar appointments (also failed to transfer)
-Hard resetting the phone
None of these seems to have helped the problem. It's as if my computer doesn't realize that I've checked the boxes to sync anything under the "Info" tab in iTunes.
Any ideas that I haven't tried yet? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Thomas,
Did contacts and calendar sync in another user account?
Have you installed any software that takes over syncing on your Mac? Maybe software that would let you sync a Windows Mobile phone.
If the issue is happening in all user accounts, try reinstalling iTunes as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1224
If the issue is only happening in one user account, there may be an issue with the SyncServices folder which is described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1865
-Jason

Contacts and calendar wont sync on iphone 4

I can no longer sync calendars and contacts on my iphone 4. Running the latest iTunes and iPhone software. Running all the latest Snow Leopard updates.
It used to work - not sure what caused it to break. I have spent hours trouble shooting, viewing forums, google searches etc.
I have recently upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard roughly about the same time the issue started to exist - not exactly sure when it first started to appear, so don't really know if it is the upgrade that caused it or not.
When syncing, it freezes when trying to synch contacts. If I turn off Contacts synching, then it freeze while trying to sync calendars. If I turn off both Contact and Calendar Sync, the rest of the phone syncs fine. Only occurs with Contacts and Calendars.
I have tried following the steps from this document: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2481
Basically exporting contacts, deleting them and reimporting them. This did not solve the problem.
I have tried whipping the iphone clean and restoring from backup - this did not solve the problem.
I have tried whipping the iphone and creating a new iphone account and synching was still an issue.
I don't know what else I can do to solve this issue.
Please help.

Hi, could you specify what you did. It appears that nothing on my iPhone syncs any more. I have an iMac and iPhone 4 running the latest system updates. Thanks!

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