Gmail and iCloud across IOS devices

I use gmail for my mail and it is my defailt email in Apple mail. If I uncheck everything in the system preferences, will my ipad, iphone and mac syc via gmail?

iCloud doesn't sync email; changing your iCloud settings won't effect your ability to sync email. Just set up the same Gmail account on all your devices. Unless you set it up as a POP account, it will stay in sync across your devices. (Only IMAP and Exchange accounts sync across your devices; POP email doesn't.)

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I cannot get my devices to sync properly (MacBook, iPad mini, iPhone 5c). I use Gmail and iCloud, and it seems to muddy the waters. My contacts, for example, are a mess. As someone who is normally on top of the tech stuff, I feel confused and very frustrated. Is it time to get rid of Gmail? Do I need to wipe my data and start fresh? For some reason there just seem to be too many settings to get everything to work seamlessly. If anyone has faced similar issues please let me know if you have any solutions--whether it is a step by step process, or visit or the Genius Bar...
Thanks!

iCloud doesn't sync email; changing your iCloud settings won't effect your ability to sync email. Just set up the same Gmail account on all your devices. Unless you set it up as a POP account, it will stay in sync across your devices. (Only IMAP and Exchange accounts sync across your devices; POP email doesn't.)

Can't synchronize Contacts across iOS devices: iPad, iPhone

Like many other people, I have issues synchronizing Contacts across iOS devices. I tried all tips given in these forums, to no avail. I have a new iPad that just won't pick up any of the contacts from my old iPhone. Also, the iPad Contacts now doesn't have an Add button anymore (another problem reported by others as well).
Shouldn't it be trivial to merge and synchronize a simple list of contacts via a cloud service ?
Why does it seem to cause so much trouble to so many users ?
Frustrating.

Yes I had tried all of that, thanks.
What I hadn't tried, was to delete the iCloud account on the new device, and then set it up again.
That solved the problem in my case: the Contacts from the old device (iPhone) are now finally synchronized on the new device (iPad).
Hope this discussion will help other folks who face the same problem !
Try fiddling with the on/off buttons as suggested, and if that fails, try deleting/re-creating the iCloud account on the new device.

Using iCloud across two devices

We have 2 Apple devices - a Macbook pro and an iPad mini. My wife has made the macbook hers using her own apple id. The mini is mine and I used my apple id, different from hers. How can we use iCloud across both devices with different ids?

Hello lincolnbooth
You would not be able to sync across two different iCloud accounts. Buy you can use her iCloud account to do everything iCloud data syncing and then use your Apple ID for purchases. Check out the article below for more information on what you can do for syncing purchases.
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
Regards,
-Norm G.

Syncing notes, highlights, and bookmarks between iOS devices

Hi,
I've decided to digitize my technical library by purchasing ebooks from now on. The problem is which ebook format to go with. My ideal requirements would be to be able to purchase books from various sources and be able to read them both on my Mac and on iOS devices. Additionally, I want to be able to sync the highlights, bookmarks, and notes among all of these devices.
Currently, the real winner that satisfy all of these conditions is Amazon mobi format. The only problem is that I can only purchase books from Amazon if you go with this platform.
On the other hand, Apple iBooks is a close second here - the lack of a solution for a Mac is a problem, but I am hoping that Apple is working on the iBooks application for the Mac. The syncking of notes, highlights, and bookmarks among various iOS devices is a nice feature, and it does not require a tethered connection to iTunes - instead, these items they can now sync wirelessly among devices on the same iTunes account.
My question is if the syncing of notes, highlights, and bookmarks works only with ePub books purchased from the Apple's iBooks store or if this feature works with unprotected ePub books purchased elsewhere and loaded on iOS devices via the iTunes syncing feature. For example, most of the technical books I am going to be digitizing are Cisco books published by Cisco Press. As of late, most of their ebooks are available in the unprotected ePub format, and I would be using the iBooks app to read these books. So, if I were to purchase ebooks from Cisco Press, would I be able to to make a note in a book on one iOS device (e.g. iPad), and later see this note in the same book on my iPhone?
Thanks!

This page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4059 says (I havn't tried it though) :
iBooks will automatically remember where you left off each time you close a book or return to your Home screen. Tap the bookmark icon in the upper-right corner to bookmark a specific page. Wirelessly sync your Bookmarks, Highlights, and Notes with your other devices using your iTunes Store account by tapping Settings > iBooks > Sync Bookmarks > ON.

HT201302 How to importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to my computer with Windows 8?

myHow to importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to computer with Windows 8?
Nothing indicating iPhone 4s folder for images and videos in Win 8 anymore after plugged in USB cable to PC with the iPhone 4s. Nothing pop up anymore asking if I want to backup photos / videos to my PC (used to pop up in Win 7).
Where can I find this folder in iPhone 4s?
Thks!!

You can do it via your computer's iTunes. If you are on iTunes 11 on your computer then you may want to re-enable the left-hand sidebar via View > Show Sidebar (option-command-S on a Mac, control-S on a PC), which might make it easier to navigate and my instructions may make more sense.
To sync photos, connect and select your iPad on the left-hand side of your computer's iTunes (if you've enabled the sidebar), and on the right-hand side there should be a series of tabs, one of which should be Photos - if you select that tab you can then select which photo folders to sync to the iPad. There is a bit more info on this page. You will need to sync all the photos that you want on the iPad together in one go as only the most recent photo sync remains on the iPad - synced photos can't be deleted directly on the iPad, instead they are deleted by not including them in the next photo sync.
If you haven't enabled the sidebar, then from your library click 'iPad' at the top right of the screen and you should get a series of buttons along the top of the screen, including one for Photos

If I back up my iOS devices on my iMac in the US, then do a time machine backup to an external HD, will I be able to plug the external HD into a brand new iMac in the UK and restore the new machine as per the old one, and restore my iOS devices?

If I back up my iOS devices on my iMac in the US, then do a time machine backup to an external HD, will I be able to plug the external HD into a brand new iMac in the UK and restore the new machine as per the old one, and restore my iOS devices?

Since you don't really have a question, I will give you a very broad information source for the next time you have a Time Machine question.
Please visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
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Making sent, non-iCloud email available across iOS devices?

I use iCloud for my personal email. I have a .mac account and it works well. At work, my company email is set up on my Mac and iOS devices, and all incoming email is received on all of them. But my outgoing business email is only stored on the device from which I wrote it. How can I change my setup so that I can access all my sent business email on all devices?
My company email is an IMAP account and is set to use port 993 for outgoing mail. (not that I actually know if this matters, or what I'm even talking about...)
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

No, as I mentioned, my business mail is not an iCloud account. However, I have added the account to my iCloud-enabled devices (iPhone and iPad), and I receive incoming mail on them all. I am looking for a way to see my outgoing, non-iCloud business email on all devices, not just on the device I used to write the email.

Numbers vs. iCloud across multiple devices?

I'm confused. I am a long time mobile me user and I consider my self a mac poweruser. I just made the switch to iCloud and my main purpose was to use Numbers across multiple devices. I have a MacPro, iPhone 4 and iPad 2, all running the lastest versions of iOS, Lion, and Numbers. I understand that the Mac version can't sync seamlessly like iCal or Contacts. I have to upload and download files with changes to work on them on the Mac. However, I can't see any of the files on my iOS devices or in my iWork page on my iCloud. If I make a file or make a change to a file in Numbers on an iOS device, shouldn't it upload that file to the cloud automatically? Shouldn't the iOS devices "see" the newly uploaded changes from my Mac? I got it to work once as a test right before Thanksgiving, but since then, nothing. I've made sure all the correct settings are turned on, however, still no communication to the iCloud.
Am I expecting too much? I'd really like to buy a MacBook Air to use Numbers at work, however, I can't justify the cost if none of these devices will talk to each other. What I really need is for my iPhone or iPad to have up to the minute versions of my Numbers files which will be mainly edited on a laptop or desktop. Any suggestions. Thanks.

Your understanding of how iWork document syncing works is correct.
Have you enabled document syncing on each of your iOS devices. (settings > iCloud, and setting > pages > iCloud etc etc)
If you still can't get it all syncing try turning off syncing on all your devices and then turning it on all of them again. (you might ant to save any documents already on your iOS devices to iTunes for safety before turning syncing off)

Games are not syncing across iOS devices

My games are not syncing across my iOS devices. Both my iPhone and iPad are running the same software and are linked to the same account. However my games don't seem to sync. Which is annoying if I'm playing a game on one device I have to start over on another. For example temple run does not sync. Anyone have any suggestions. I'm also having the same problem with infinity blade 2.

Game syncs only work for games that support iCloud. The game developer has to enable that feature. There are several games such as Jetpack Joyride and League of Evil 2 that support iCloud syncing of games. Unfortunately, other games like Temple Run don't do that since the dev never implemented that feature.

Help with gmail and iCloud

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Here is what i would like to do, i have as most of you when you got ios 5 signed up for @me.com email addy, I have a mac and iphone, and a ipad2, i would like to get my gmail and hotmail accounts over to my @me.com a. because i want it to be able to sync all my mail across my 2 accounts and the push would be nice and b. because if i delete an email on one device i have to go do it on all my devices manually, i hate this and want to change this. GMail is my main acct and i can not just up and cancel it as it would be a hassel, so can someone advice me on how to get this done painlessly? any help would e

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How can i edit and manage my iOS device on a computer

i have no access to an iOS device. if i did, is it possible to just log in with my iTunes info and manage it that way. i need to manage my storage, pictures, delete a movie that was downloaded on my iOS device, which was an iPhone 4. please help.

You can only manage data stored in iCloud. To do it, if you are in a PC, install iCloud Control Panel > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1455
Then, open Control Panel > Network and Internet > iCloud, and log in with your Apple ID. After that, select "Manage" and you will be able to delete data from iCloud if you need that

Synching across ios devices with different content

Hello,
I am trying to assist a user at my company with synching his music content accross his devices using iTunes match.
I want to validate that music pulled from CD from his iOS devices will or will not be deleted.
Basically he does not have his home pc anymre that was used to download many songs from CD and put into iTunes. However, he has an iPad that contains those songs (as well as songs from iTunes) plus an iPod that may or may not contain music from CDs.
We have enabled itues match via his work computer and we saw that it uploaded his purchased songs to match, however when we turned on Match from the iPad, its say that it would replace the songs that were on the device. Our concern is that the music from the CD's will be lost and just replaced with his purchased music.
Essentially, we want the music from iTunes, Cds (on the ipad) and his iphone to all be stored and synced with iTunes Match accross all devices.
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Thanks. Is there a way, then, to share music and apps across devices with different Apple IDs? Or does all music need to be purchased separately. I'm asking because my daughter has lots of music and apps on an older device that were purchased using her mom's Apple ID, but is now ready to have her own account on her new device, but would like to keep the music she's accumulated.

How to use same email address on iCloud across different devices?

I am setting up my iCloud ID, which I already have on my MacBook Air and iPhone on my new iPad mini. When I turn on iCloud, it asks me to set up a new email address at @icloud.com, which I don't want it to do. Instead, I want to use the @me.com email address I already have.
How do I turn on Mail on my iPad mini and get it to pick up the email address I already have?

Hey pdenlinger,
It sounds like you are signed into a different iCloud account on the iPad mini, in my experience that would be the only cause. Be sure to double check what Apple ID you are signed into for iCloud, we'll want it to be your @me.com address.
Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4436
When you setup your iOS device, by default the same Apple ID is used for iCloud services and store purchases (iTunes, App Store, iBookstore). However, if you want to use a separate Apple ID, you can set up the account you would like to use in Store Settings.
For more information on @me.com and @icloud.com, refer to this article:
iCloud: About your icloud.com, me.com, and mac.com email addresses
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2623
Thanks,
Matt M.

Problems with iCloud in iOS devices

I check and both have the same accounts in the both devices. I get into my iphone in contacts, groups and iCloud and are all my contacts but the ipad says that Have no contacts. *** ?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
First check that all your settings are correct, that contact syncing is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Make sure the contacts you are adding are added to your 'iCloud' group and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud group (you can do this by checking in groups), non iCloud contacts will not sync.
If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your contacts are in the iCloud group, you might try unchecking contact syncing in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling contact syncing.

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