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Q: Macbook Pro calendar not syncing with iPhone 5 / iPad

HI there

 

My macbook Pro (OS X) calendar is not syncing to my iPhone 5 or iPad. When I add an appointment to either the iPhone or iPad, both iPhone and iPad sync immediately, but my Macbook does not show the appointment. However, if i make an appointment on my Macbook pro calendar  it syncs to both the iPhone and iPad.

 

Similarly I recently booked a flight and the travel details were blocked out (directly from the travel agent) on both iPad and iPhone, but not on my MacBrook pro.

 

Note that iCloud is switched on/all devices. I have the latest version of iTunes on macbook pro (and iPhone 5). I have the latest version of iOS on my iPhone (but not on my iPad), so I am a bit stumped.

 

Any ideas, community?

 

Thanks so much!

 

Trish

Mac Pro, iOS 9.2.1, Macbook Pro: OX S (10.7.5)

Posted on Feb 26, 2016 3:56 AM

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Q: Macbook Pro calendar not syncing with iPhone 5 / iPad

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Feb 27, 2016 11:18 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname
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    Feb 27, 2016 11:18 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname

    Hi Trish,

     

    I see that your Mac is not always updating calendar events that are created on your iOS devices.  To get started with troubleshooting iCloud Calendars, I suggest going through the troubleshooting below.

     

    Mac

    After each step, check your contacts, calendars, or reminders.

    Refresh your calendars and reminders

    You can refresh your calendars and reminders from the Calendars app:

    1. Open the Calendar app.
    2. Choose View > Refresh Calendars.

    Since the iCloud Birthdays calendar updates hourly, you might not see changes to birthdays in the Contacts or Calendars app for an hour.

    Check your default Calendar account

    If you store and edit your events in iCloud instead of another account, like On My Mac, Exchange, or Google, then iCloud will automatically update your calendars. If you use multiple accounts on your Mac like iCloud, Gmail, and Yahoo, make sure that iCloud is your default Calendar account:

    1. Open the Calendar app.
    2. Choose Calendar > Preferences.
    3. On the General tab, make sure that one of your iCloud calendars is the default.

    After setting up iCloud Reminders, you might need to quit and reopen Reminders on your Mac. Then make sure that you set up your account correctly in Reminders:

    1. Open the Reminders app.
    2. Choose Reminders > Accounts.
    3. Make sure that you're signed in with your Apple ID. 

    Turn off iCloud Calendar and iCloud Reminders, then turn it back on

    1. Quit the Calendar and Reminders apps.
    2. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click iCloud.
    3. Deselect Calendars and Reminders (or Calendars & Reminders on OS X Mountain Lion). 
      On OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks, click Delete from Mac when asked.
    4. Close System Preferences and wait about a minute.
    5. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click iCloud.
    6. Select Calendars (or Calendars & Reminders on OS X Mountain Lion).
    7. Open Calendar and Reminders.

    Restart your computer

    After you restart your computer, see if you fixed the issue. 

     

    Get help

    If you still need help, contact Apple Support. You can also use these steps to remove duplicate contacts or calendars

    Get help using iCloud Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders

     

    Take care.

  • by whydoineedauserfrigginname,

    whydoineedauserfrigginname whydoineedauserfrigginname Feb 28, 2016 10:45 AM in response to alex_h1
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    Feb 28, 2016 10:45 AM in response to alex_h1

    HI Alex

     

    Thanks so much for this. I've tried all of these suggestions here (and I have found them all on the internet prior to posting but I did them all again on your suggestion) but my Mac is still not syncing with my iphone/ipad. This is so frustrating as I use it for work extensively. It used to work until quite recently and I really don't know why it's suddenly stopped. I am connected to iCloud for all my devises. I recently updated my iPhone to 9.2.1 but my iPad is on version 7.something so - not sure that is the issue as iPhone and iPad speak to each other.

     

    If you can offer up any other help or where else I could further take this problem (ie. Apple - I don't even know where to start to get a direct response from them) I would really appreciate it. (YOu don't work for apple do you?)!!

     

    Thanks Alex

     

    Trish

  • by whydoineedauserfrigginname,

    whydoineedauserfrigginname whydoineedauserfrigginname Feb 29, 2016 12:19 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname
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    Feb 29, 2016 12:19 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname

    HI Alex - just to update - if you have nay further info that is! I updated my iPad and now iPad syncs to all (including macbook pro) but iPhone still does not sync to mac (or mac doesn't take the calendar data - now I'm not sure which is at fault). Note that iPhone is also latest iOS version now.  Again any further shedding of info would be enormously helpful.

     

    Thanks so much!

     

    Trish

  • by whydoineedauserfrigginname,

    whydoineedauserfrigginname whydoineedauserfrigginname Feb 29, 2016 3:36 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname
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    Feb 29, 2016 3:36 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname

    …and after putting in a meetings from my iPad it suddenly stopped working/syncing to my mac. Sorry Alex - if you know what this is now it's narrowed down a bit, I would be immensely grateful for insight!

     

    Thanks

     

    Trish

  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Mar 1, 2016 6:02 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname
    Community Specialists
    Mar 1, 2016 6:02 AM in response to whydoineedauserfrigginname

    Hi Trish, 

     

    Since you're already gone through the troubleshooting I provided, then I suggest you get in contact with Apple Support by clicking on the link below.

     

    https://getsupport.apple.com

     

    Take care.