ICal 'to do' tasks on the iPhone 4

So, I worked through the import/export fiasco of getting my calendars onto MobileMe appropriately, step one! Now I finally have my 'to do' tasks listed on my MobileMe account. Problem is, while the 'to do' tasks show on MobileMe.com, they do not get pushed to my iPhone... It makes it rather inconvenient. Any ideas?

Where can we send feedback to Apple regarding this? I reckon this should top iPhone 2.1's wish list.
I can't see any difficulties at all... Even MobileMe works seamless with iCal's To-Do list.
Palm 3 with 10+ year history realised an PIM device needs a To-Do list, what's wrong with Apple? I really can't see the logic.

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ICal To-Do's and the iPhone Calendar

Why is it that at this stage of development, Apple has yet to offer a solution to manage and sync iCal to-do's with the iPhone Calendar? Am I missing something? It seems obvious that Apple is giving third party developers the opportunity to write the many wonderful To-Do apps out there, and there are many. The problem is, this doesn't fix the problem of sync-ability. I know that there are ways to sync between these third party apps and things such as their own desktop software (Things), which will then sync to to iCal. There are others that will sync to Google Calendar and/or Google Docs, but this is hardly a simple solution. There are always complications when you start syncing too many things to too many places, as the software doesn't always line up pretty.
I'm basically just looking for a simple solution to use iCal, my iPhone Calendar and a To-Do function that will sync seamlessly with both. The most natural thing would be for Apple to include To-Do creation in the iPhone Calendar app with full sync capability with iCal. I find it shocking that Apple hasn't written for this.
There are nice applications out there such as Pocket Informant that integrates a beautiful (and much more powerful calendaring function) with a To-Do function within the same application, but they have no ability to sync with iCal, nor do they have a desktop version of their software.
If anyone has any ideas on this, or advice on the best way to integrate iCal, To-Do's and the iPhone Calendar, please let me know. In the meantime, I will post feedback to the Apple developers with a seemingly obvious enhancement request.
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With all due respect, I completely disagree with you. Integrating To-Do's and calendar events is a very natural way of organizing things. There is an app called Pocket Informant which does a very nice job in integrating the two. Even Apple thinks they are (and could be related), or else why even include to-do's in iCal to begin with? You see, it is as if they went half way in their effort. They provide something because they think it could be a good idea, but then they put no time or effort into actually making it useful for the end user. The fact that to-do's and notes show up in mail is also pointless. Why do I need mail to see my to-do's on my computer when I could just look in iCal, which is where they were created in the first place.
Omni focus is a very powerful app. I just think that it is way overkill. What good is an app that helps you get things done, when using it actually impedes getting those things done? It literally takes so much time and effort to work with Omni (if you really want to use it correctly), that you don't have any time left over for the things you need to get done.
And by the way, don't talk about hourly rates when you use words like "Gentlements", "prolly" (for, I am assuming probably", "proccess" (there is one c) "offence" (it is offense, unless you are from the UK, which I am assuming you are not), to name a few. Anyway, spelling aside, you shouldn't really be judging what people make based on whether someone thinks an app is expensive. The fact is, Omni focus happens to be very expensive. I am not saying that it is not worth it. In fact, I really don't know. I know that it is powerful, but for someone looking for a simple way to manage the important tasks in life, Omni is not for everyone, especially when you are spending upwards of $80 when something like Put Things Off (which I like a lot better) costs around $3.

Is there a way to view the ical to do list on the iphone?

Can you view the ical to do list on the iphone? Thanks

Where can we send feedback to Apple regarding this? I reckon this should top iPhone 2.1's wish list.
I can't see any difficulties at all... Even MobileMe works seamless with iCal's To-Do list.
Palm 3 with 10+ year history realised an PIM device needs a To-Do list, what's wrong with Apple? I really can't see the logic.

Why is simple tasks on the IPhone 5 so Difficult (new to IPhone previous smartphone was the Sony Xperia Z )

Hi All
Maby you can help me out
My Girlfriend has been telling me that the IPhone is such an amazing Phone its the best Phone you can get, im hoping she can prove that
i have had the device for about 4 days now and there is a few things i dont understand about the IPhone
One... Why is Setting a Ringtone such a mission you cant just have your music on your phone and say set ringtone, you have to physically plug your phone in to itunes and make a ringtone and then transfer it to your phone ...What a Mission
Two... if you playing a song and a mate likes that song but does not have an IPhone i cannot send him the song via bluetooth which *****, why does is it like this so i can get a better understanding?
Other than that there are a few complicated things on the phone
Maby you guys can help me out maby im doing it the looooooong way for such a simple task.....
i Currently own a IPhone 5 running IOS 7

Are there apps on your phone right now?
I think one of your apps is causing this.
The only way to find out is to delete them all and then add them one by one to see what app maybe causing this.
Especially if you've gone thru 3 iphones already.
When you restored as new - did you sync back your stuff - apps/music or did you restore from backup?

Why does Apple not support syncing Entourage Notes and Tasks with the iPhone?

I'd like to know why Apply syncing does not support notes and task syncing with the iPhone. It used to when I had a Balckberry and used a third party sync app.
I bought the iPhone (4S) thinking that syncing would be smoother and have less problems than I was having with the Blackberry and third party sync software. Are there any plans to support this?
Ron

ronmac990 wrote:
Are you running Windows or OSx?
Normally I run OS X, but on a whim I tested iCloud on Windows and was able to get Outlook to read and create Notes. It supposedly supports Tasks too, but I can't figure out how to use Outlook.
I suggest reposting your question to the iCloud for PC forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/icloud/icloud_on_my_pc
or the iCloud for iOS forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/icloud/icloud_on_my_ios_device

Syncing Entourage to ICal to Google Calender to the Iphone & back to Mac

I forget to mention Mobile Me.
I am trying to link all of the above and digitally integrate my Calenders. I recently purchased both the I-Mac and the I-Phone 4 and I just "broke-up" with PC after 25 years.
1.) Should I dump Entourage and just go with I-Cal?
2.) Does I-Cal have advantages over Google Calender and what are the drawbacks?
3.) I use I-Tunes extensively and it appears that it does not support Google Calenders. Is this accurate?

Hey littlemoney08,
You would first have to disable syncing calendars from Exchange on the iPhone. Just tap Settings> Mail, Contacts, Calendars> tap the Exchange account> Calendars OFF.
From page 13 of the iPhone User Guide:
+"Important: If you sync contacts or calendars using your Exchange or MobileMe+
+account, syncing for contacts or calendars in iTunes is turned off. Any contact or+
+calendar information on iPhone is replaced by the contacts and calendars from your+
+Exchange or MobileMe account."+
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhoneUserGuide.pdf
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1670 will walk you through configuring Entourage, so that calendars can be synced to the iPhone.
-Jason

Multi tasking with the iphone

When will we be able to make a call on the iphone while online on the internet through the edge network??

This is an EDGE network limitation which only applies when actively accessing the internet when connected via EDGE - downloading or sending email, or when downloading a website when a call is received or when placing a call.
The same limitation does not apply when connected to the internet via wi-fi, and with a 3G phone when connected to a 3G network.

Is it possible to sync Outlook To Do tasks with the iPhone?

Hi,
I'd appreciate any comments..
I have been used to synching my old mobile with Outlook (contacts, to do tasks and notes). Am I able to synch my Outlook to do tasks with my iPhone?
Thanks.

No, that is not currently possible.
You can submit feedback to Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

Is there a better calendar app for the iphone?

I have the iphone. Love it! But, I am coming over from the blackberry and I am use to the calendar functionality like scheduling To-Do's,accept or decline meeting invites, set priorities to your meetings and setup a daily meeting that skips the weekends. What I'm looking for is either the ability to sync with all of my outlook features like To-do's or purchase a application that can will expand the current iPhone calendar function. I'm even willing to abandon outlook to get this working. I know this may sound ignorant to apple users but, does iCal work on windows vista or xp and is it a better replacement for outlooks?
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Wish I had better news, but there's really no way to sync Outlook To-Do's with the iPhone. iCal does not run on anything other than Mac OS X, but even so, the To-Do list in iCal does not sync with the iPhone either (if that's any consolation).
There are a few task manager-type apps in the App Store, but the major limitation is that 3rd party apps do not run in the background, so to get task/event reminders, you'd have to have that app open all the time.
You can submit feedback to Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

Why has Apple decided the 3G won't have mult-tasking with the new OS 4.0

Just would like a answer if apple would re-consider enabling multi-tasking on the iphone 3G when they release OS 4.0, maybe in a limited form.
My experience is the iphone 3G will often leave applications running in the background on OS 3.x and I have to use "freememory" third party app to clean it up when the iphone becomes too slow.
This suggests to me there nothing technical why the 3G can't have multi-tasking as in away it already does do this when the applications aren't closed.
Maybe if they limit the multi tasking to 3 applications on 3G, rather then none out all, this would make me happier.

The developer response as to why FreeMemory no longer available:-
"Apple has demanded that we remove the feature to Free Memory from all our apps. We have decided to remove our existing Free Memory 1.5 and MemoryInfo 1.1 apps from sale. We have instead submitted Free Memory Lite and MemoryInfo Lite without the Free Memory feature."
So I suppose I was lucky to find the tool before Apple banned it.
It is interesting as most iphone's have 8 or 16GB of Storage RAM, but only 128MB 3G, 256 3GS of runtime RAM, and because the phones doesn't have the ability to use virtual RAM, memory is limited on iphone, this would of been a nice feature to add to OS 4.0.
My opinion is Apple decided to limit functionality so people are forced to upgrade to the latest iphone, a little cynical I suppose, but I feel is true.
The release of the OS 4.0 and not providing multi-tasking for the 3G is probably another example as it doesn't really appear to be "technically not feasible".
I feel the developers need a bill of rights, as Apple decisions to "ban" apps is too arbitrary and unfair.
Sorry for my comments about Apple policy of banning apps or limiting functionality it just my opinion, although I think it is shared by many.
To some find my comments harsh but it is in Apple interest to make all iphones the best phones in the world

Can i sync outlook 2003 contacts to the iphone 4s

can i sync outlook 2003 contacts, memos, and tasks to the iphone 4S

In iTunes (with phone plugged in) go to the Info tab and check Sync Contacts with Outlook.
I am not sure about memos and tasks.

Is there a way to create a due date in Reminders on the iPhone like you can in iCal, rather than just a reminder?

I realized that I can create due dates on iCal for tasks that sink to my reminders (so I am still reminded of a task, but also know when it NEEDS to be done). The problem is when I try to create a new task in reminders on the iPhone, it only gives me the option to set a time to remind me. I understand that this is the point on the app, but if it is going to sync with iCal, it should have the same functionality. I am curious if there is something I am overlooking.

I don't think so. Reminders is very limited app.

ICal shows delegates task and appointments in the small number in the dock

Hi,
I've just started using iCal with exchange. I've been using iCal for a while with google with no problem at all. But now that i use i with the Exchange server it has made something really funny. I'm getting the small number in the dock with the numbers of everybody appointments and tasks. This makes my very busy and i always has something to do even when that's not the case. Is it possible to have iCal to show only the numbers of upcoming tasks and event for myself? I've tried looking around i all the option and preferences with no luck.

I have just turned off time zone support and that fixed the problem. It's always been on, though, I I haven't had a problem before. I have just switched from mobile me to icloud so that may be the root of it, However, iCal has been correct on my iphone and Air.

Weekly View within ical on the iPhone

Please let Apple know that a weekly view on the calendar for the iPhone would be something you would desire.
The below link will help to inform the people at Apple about who is interested so that they can justify making the effort for this to be updated.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Thanks!

I also travel white a bit with my iphone. The situation, as I understand it, is that you can enter events on the mac with the time zone specified (i.e., I can enter a conference call at 2 PM CST regardless of my current time zone) and the mac and the iphone will both set the correct event time based on my local time. With time zone support turned on, both the mac and iphone will adjust the event time based my actual time zone so I will call at the correct time (that part works perfectly).
The challenging part is that the iphone will not let me enter events in other time zones. If I happen to be in EST and want to enter an event for 2 PM CST, I have to enter it for 3 PM on the iphone. If I travel to CST, the event will move to 2 PM; if I travel to MST, the event will move to 1 PM so that part also words correctly. The only real problem is the inability of the iphone to schedule events in other time zones without them being manually adjusted, the addition of a time zone field in the event edit screen (just like ical on the mac) would make it much easier to use.

Iphone and Ical on mac do not sync anymore. All my events are in the iphone calendar! How do I backup iphone calendar, and how do I fix the syncronizing problem?

After getting iCloud the iCal on my mac does not sync with my iPhone calendar. All of my calendar notes are in my iPhone (while the mac's Ical remains empty) so I need to backup the iphone version. How?
Itunes says that "your calendars are being syncronized with iphone using icloud" - but the mac's ical does not show any of the new events I have added on my iphone.
I would like to install the new update on my iphone, but I am afraid to do it without knowing that I will be able to restore my iphone calendar. I have made calendar events for many years to come, I and will not risk losing them!
I have been looking for tips online, but the solutions usually suggest that I backup the ical on the mac and start fresh using this version. In other words overwrite iphone calendar with the ical from the mac. Which is not an option. What can I do?

Moments in Photos are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.
When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.
There's a way to simulate events in Photos.
When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder
When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.
The downside to the simulation is that the Albums/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.
Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

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