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Q: How can I sync reminders with Google ?

OSX Mountain Lion and iOS experts : how can I sync Reminders on my iPhone with Google (Tasks?) ?

In Mountain Lion : I can choose Google as the Reminder account, although nothing is sync'ing.

And in iOS, it's even worse : I can't even choose Google for reminders (only iCloud).

 

So why would I not use iCloud then on both devices (desktop and iOS)? Well, because I'd like to use Google as the calendar (for sharing purposes with non-iCloud users) and apparantly, it's not possible to link reminders to iCloud without also linking your calendar to iCloud?!  (It's one single item in Mountain Lion in the iCloud settings : "Calenders & Reminders").

 

Am I missing something?

 

 

Many thanks,

Kris

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 6:26 AM

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  • by Fofer,

    Fofer Fofer Dec 17, 2012 4:39 PM in response to pnfigaroa
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    Dec 17, 2012 4:39 PM in response to pnfigaroa

    Yes.  6.0.1 to be exact.  I got "Reminders" to appear as a syncable component in the Google/Exchange setup on iOS, but with brief testing couldn't actually get Reminders to sync this way between iPhone/iPad/Mac.  And so, as I said, I'm just going to revert to syncing Reminders via iCloud instead.  Especially because this Exchange/ActiveSync method for syncing free Google accounts is going away in 2013 anyway.

  • by jaregi,

    jaregi jaregi Jan 22, 2013 3:55 AM in response to kvdv
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    Jan 22, 2013 3:55 AM in response to kvdv

    It's a pity but Reminders on OS X does not sync with Google Tasks (1). This makes it almost useless since there is no easy way to access your todos with Google online (you have to use iCloud) or view your data via other devices like an Android smartphone.

  • by CT,

    CT CT Jan 22, 2013 4:51 AM in response to kvdv
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    Jan 22, 2013 4:51 AM in response to kvdv
  • by cdr1,

    cdr1 cdr1 Apr 13, 2013 9:33 AM in response to Carissa Viera
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    Apr 13, 2013 9:33 AM in response to Carissa Viera

    youre a star.

  • by metafedora,

    metafedora metafedora Jul 26, 2013 6:39 PM in response to kvdv
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    Jul 26, 2013 6:39 PM in response to kvdv

    I have created a service that allows you to sync your iOS Reminders with Gmail Tasks.


    It is currently free and I am accepting requests for beta access at Tasket.mobi

  • by dk379,

    dk379 dk379 Aug 31, 2013 4:52 AM in response to kvdv
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    Aug 31, 2013 4:52 AM in response to kvdv

    few comments:

     

      1) you can setup google account multiple times - for contacts (as CardDAV), calendar (as CalDAV), and Gmail.

      this is for iOS - on MacOS (ML), options are somewhat different.   I had to use all three on my new iPod,

       as Exchange service was discontinued by Google for personal accounts (I think it is still available for business),

       it is now not possible to use it on new devices;  old ones continue to work.

     

      2) if you want Apple reminders you have to create iCloud account; no need for Apple @icloud.com email.

           only Notes would require some kind of email - GMail also works for that.  I ignore Notes (and use Evernote).

     

      3) Google reminders (aka Tasks) do not work for me; since recent Gmail UI changes I cannot even find them anymore.  Perhaps would work if you set up them with CalDAV account. Did anyone try it?

  • by Mirko kid,

    Mirko kid Mirko kid Sep 5, 2013 4:47 AM in response to kvdv
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    Sep 5, 2013 4:47 AM in response to kvdv

    I have managed to sync my notes to gmail and it works. Thing is I can´t remember exactly how i did it. About tasks I started using gtasks on the iphone and when I´m on the lapptop I just rant.

     

    I will look it up exactly but I think it had something to do with setting notes separately as carddav or something...

     

    I find google support very helpful as it instructs on how to set up most of these ...

     

    https://support.google.com/mail/answer/3008051

  • by Konrad Juszczyk,

    Konrad Juszczyk Konrad Juszczyk Sep 14, 2013 2:16 PM in response to metafedora
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    Sep 14, 2013 2:16 PM in response to metafedora

    Perfect, can't wait to get the beta account at tasket!

  • by Steve Rogers,

    Steve Rogers Steve Rogers Sep 19, 2013 6:50 AM in response to kvdv
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    Sep 19, 2013 6:50 AM in response to kvdv

    This freebie Mac OS X app successfully syncs my Mac Reminders with my Google Tasks, although it crashes several times a week! http://www.innov8tion.com/apps/gtask/index.php

  • by alikaram,

    alikaram alikaram Apr 20, 2014 7:19 PM in response to kvdv
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    Apr 20, 2014 7:19 PM in response to kvdv

    Dear All I found a way to sync reminders with google tasks! vola!

    tasket.mobi

     

    This is the solution. Tasket fist talks to google and sync your tasks to reminders! What a good solution.

     

    I use

    icloud : notes, contacts, safari, photos, documents

     

    google : mail, tasks, calendars

     

    Hope this helps everyone. I was waiting for this for a loooooong time!

  • by cgtyoder,

    cgtyoder cgtyoder Apr 24, 2014 8:40 AM in response to Steve Rogers
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    Apr 24, 2014 8:40 AM in response to Steve Rogers

    Steve Rogers wrote:

     

    This freebie Mac OS X app successfully syncs my Mac Reminders with my Google Tasks, although it crashes several times a week! http://www.innov8tion.com/apps/gtask/index.php

    This does not work with 10.9 (Mavericks), as it syncs with the reminder system in Calendar, not the new Reminders.app.

  • by cgtyoder,

    cgtyoder cgtyoder Apr 24, 2014 8:42 AM in response to alikaram
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    Apr 24, 2014 8:42 AM in response to alikaram

    alikaram wrote:

     

    Dear All I found a way to sync reminders with google tasks! vola!

    tasket.mobi

     

    This is the solution. Tasket fist talks to google and sync your tasks to reminders! What a good solution.

     

    I use

    icloud : notes, contacts, safari, photos, documents

     

    google : mail, tasks, calendars

     

    Hope this helps everyone. I was waiting for this for a loooooong time!

    Are you using it successfully with OS X 10.9? The developer talks about iOS support, but not OS X. I installed it but it won't sync for me in 10.9 (I get no error messages, just silent failure).

  • by Steve Rogers,

    Steve Rogers Steve Rogers Apr 24, 2014 10:48 AM in response to cgtyoder
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    Apr 24, 2014 10:48 AM in response to cgtyoder

    True. It's obsolete.

  • by dwithd,

    dwithd dwithd May 12, 2014 9:54 PM in response to Steve Rogers
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    May 12, 2014 9:54 PM in response to Steve Rogers

    Any other suggestions syncing reminders to google tasks?

  • by joepring,

    joepring joepring Sep 23, 2014 5:32 AM in response to dwithd
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    Sep 23, 2014 5:32 AM in response to dwithd

    As noted above, after trying everything I finally found Tasket.  It works perfectly.  you have to set up another mail account as an exchange account and sync it to only sync reminders.  The one thing to note is that one of the diagrams in the instructions for setting up in iOS is wrong, it shows filling in the domain field rather than the server field.  the server should go in the server field and leave the domain field blank.

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