iTunes 11.1.2/OSX 10.9 Mavericks - Unable to sync iCal to iPhone

Local sync has been removed in Mavericks. You now must sync through iCloud. There are a number of threads on this here already.

I must agree with djmcboarder. If you are running OSX 10.9 with iTunes 11.1.2 and iOS 7.0.3, there appears to be no easy option to sync iCal on your Mac and your iPhone. The options simply don't seem to exist. Yes, yes, yes, we need to use iCloud. But this sync doesn't seem to do anything. Anyone have a constructive suggestion that actually works? It would be most appreciated; for now, iCal on my iPhone is worthless.

To clarify, when the iCloud is on and functioning, entries on the calendar WITHIN the iCloud environment successfully push out to iCal on my Mac and iPhone. The problem is that I have literally hundreds of appointments on the iCal application on my Mac that do not show on the iCal calendar in iCloud; I seem to have 2 separate calendars. The question is--- how do I get the events listed on my (old) iCal calendar on my Mac to show up on the iCal calendar in iCloud. The flow of information appears to be only one-way--- from the iCloud to the Mac & iPhone. Is there a way to get the Mac calendar to UPLOAD to the iCloud calendar?

Thanks.

terrible apple decided to not give the option to sync locally.. terrible. i really hope they change this one.

I wish I would have known this before updating to Maverick. I would not have done the update. I try to use iCloud as little as possible. I hate that Apple dropped the USB sync.

I completely agree with I_Betyar. Does anyone know of another app that allows syncing of calendars between a MAC computer and an iPhone without going through the cloud--just locally, via the USB cable?

This is looking like yet another reason to leave iOS permanently for Android.

I have my own domain(s) and my own Zimbra server with full calendar functionality and integration. In the past, I had (Mountain Lion) iCal setup to connect to and sync with my Zimbra server, and my iPhone configured to sync with iCal. Not necessarily ideal, but it worked and I got my calendar items on all my devices quickly and easily.

I use my MacBook Pro and multiple Windows machines (both work and personal machines) so my primary mail/calendar client is Thuderbird/Lightning. Since I have TB w/ Lightning installed and configured on all my machines, and I had iCal set to sync with my Zimbra server, and my iPhone syncing with iCal, I was always able to create calendar events on one machine/device and have them show up everywhere automatically (except for the phone, which would show up the next time I synced with with my MBP).

I upgraded my MacBook Pro recently to Mavericks and, out of the blue, no more iCal (replaced by Calendar) and no more MBP Zimbra calendar to iPhone sync. The calendar item is still in the Calendar app, and I can still create calendar items with it, and it still automatically retrieves calendar items created from other devices/clients, and they still show up properly labeled/organized. But, nope, they won't sync to my iPhone the same way they always did.

Meanwhile, I also have two Nexus devices. My work phone is a Nexus 4 and I have a Nexus 10. They don't natively support iCal/CalDAV sync with their calendar app, but I was able to download an app that provides Zimbra CalDAV support. No computer sync, no separate computer app to mobile device sync, the Nexus devices just sync directly with my Zimbra server; something the iPhone can't do. So, I figured I'd just take that same step with the iPhone and download an app that allowed me to sync my Zimbra calendar directly to my iPhone. Nope. No such app exists.

Once again, Apple has made a deliberate decision to push users away from their products. I've been an iPhone user since the first generation iPhone and, for the first time ever, I can honestly say, my iPhone 5 will probably be the last iPhone I ever buy.

Hey Apple: What's the opposite of innovation? I would really like to know what you call your new business model.

Hopefully you have had some success by now - I had a full-blown adult meltdown w/ this same issue. I found a work-around but I had to purchase a calendar app to do so. I purchased Fantastical (flexbits) and for whatever technical reasons, after I purchased this, I was able to sync iPhone and iMac calendars thru iTunes like I used to. (I have not yet upgraded to Mavericks so I wonder if this is a 7.0.3 issue?) You may want to try it first w/ a free app? Best of luck.

Has anyone tried this app? It is supposed to sync calendars via USB cable:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/devicesync-for-ios/id737867459?mt=8

It seems to work one way only -- from iOS to OS X.

I hope he will fix it,

meanwhile let's all ask for an update from Apple

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

I found this app on iTunes that syncs contacts too

Did anyone try it yet?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sync-backup-clean-contacts/id760575337?mt=8

The Mavericks iPhone Calendar/Contacts issue is as stupid as it gets for Apple....Its like not pulling down your pants while going to the bathroom....Its total extortion to buy iCloud once you eat your opening 5GBs.....Anyway

my work around.........

When I get a gig or Dr. appt...whatever

If I happen to enter it first in my MacBrookPro first....

I E-MAIL IT TO MYSELF

With the calendar entry in the subject line...

Exactly like this: MTG@NYC3PM 12/28...Using Subject Line only is enough...I think the space between the appt and the date is important.

I download the email to myself. The date is in blue...

To go to my iPhone with a sync in mind...(Apple should call it the kitchen sink)

I tap and hold the blue date...then choose create new event...It loads into iCal... and I tweak it

I delete the date at the end of the event title, in edit mode....I leave the time in, because I'm an "all day" man...I prefer the filled-in color look, and go by the time in the Event Title....I've always titled my events this way anyway because of the look. But it can be tweaked as you like....Yeah, it *****...but it works for me...

Conversely, if the event I get starts in the iPhone....Same thing as above...and E-Mail it to myself...

when I get the email on my laptop....forget the blue..I put the event in the body of the e-mail.. .I just mouse over the date to the drop down menu, and Add to Calendar, and tweak accordingly...

Same thing with new contacts...just e-mail the vcard and add to contacts

Cheers!

Brian

In iCal on your Mac, if you are seeing 2 separate accounts (ie the iCloud one and another that says On My Mac) then you may be able to simply drag the ones from On My Mac to the iCloud section (on the left where it shows all your calendars) so that they are all consolidated into iCloud. Let us know if that works.

That's a nice idea, which I tried some time ago. You can't drag in the left panel from the MAC calendar to the iCloud calendar, even if the sub-calendars have the same name. However, you can drag single events from the calendar window to the sub-calendar names in the left panel, and all the events dragged are reassigned. You can even select multiple events in the MAC calendar on specific days, and drag these all together to a single iCloud sub-calendar. Still, this is very, very clunky, particularly for Apple. This means you have to drag all your items one sub-calendar at a time, one week at a time from your old MAC calendars to the new iCloud calendars. I went back a month or two, and then made it a practice to only use the iCloud sub-calendars from now on. The result is that I cannot access events on my iPhone that occurred before my upgrade to Mavericks.