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iCal ToDo list sync with iPhone

I use the iCal To Do list as a shopping list. Just got an iPhone and it syncs with iCal but cannot find the To Do list on the iPhone. Any ideas?

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.6), wireless keyboard & mouse

Posted on Dec 26, 2007 3:09 AM

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Dec 26, 2007 6:30 AM in response to pmcrobinson

assuming you have an IMAP email account set up on your iphone, the to do list which you have created in Leopard Mail and which shows up in ical under your email account calendars, will show up on the iphone in a mail folder titled "Apple To do". Go to your IMAP email account and you will find it with the other mail folders.

hope this helps

Dec 28, 2007 3:25 AM in response to Pascal Bouvier

Thanks for your help. Sounds weird for the iCal ToDo list to appear in e-mail!

I did not have an e-mail account set up so I did set up a gmail account but it did not let me set it up as IMAP only as a POP account. This worked as e-mail on the iPhone but no sign of an "Apple to go" folder after a sync or 2. Any more thoughts appreciated.

Dec 28, 2007 6:25 AM in response to pmcrobinson

that will not work with a POP account. You need an IMAP account. Have you made sure to enable IMAP in your gmail settings, in your gmail account, over the web?

to be clear: you can create to dos in ical and you can create to dos in Mail. The to dos created in Mail will show up in ical - much like the to dos created in ical of course. The to dos created in Mail will also show up on your iphone under an IMAP account in a folder titled "Apple Mail to dos" - even if the account is an IMAP gmail account mind you.

hope this helps

Dec 28, 2007 3:53 PM in response to Pascal Bouvier

I tried to change settings to IMAP on my gmail and, after a lot of searching, found the following - "Please note that at this time, IMAP support is only available through the English US Help Centre. " I am in the UK so cannot set up my gmail for IMAP yet.

I use Entourage mail and did try using their task function but no joy. I will have to use a pad of paper for now!

Thanks for your help.

Jan 8, 2008 8:27 PM in response to Pascal Bouvier

To dos created in ical then show up in the mac mail to dos. Will these to dos (originally created in ical and showing up in the mail to do list) synch with iphone as well as those to dos create originally in mail? I use omnifocus and it synchs with ical and ical then with mail. If all goes well these to dos will then show up in iphone via mail???

Thanks,

Feb 11, 2008 6:35 AM in response to Pascal Bouvier

Let's see.

* Apple puts a "Notes app" on the iPhone, that you can't update via your Apple computer.

* Apple puts a "To Do List" feature on your computer's iCal application that you can't update via the ICal app on the iPhone.

*The Apple iCal "To Do List" appears inside Mail application, assuming you think to look there and have your settings done just-so. Hey, why not go the whole hog and make it accessible only via shortwave radio?

I defy Steve Jobs to use Apple iCal and the other scheduling items for a full week -- without benefit of support staff -- for all of his personal & business appointments. Let's see how he likes it.

Mar 7, 2008 10:53 AM in response to pmcrobinson

That all makes sense to use the to-dos from Mail. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get tasks from Entourage into the iPhone. I have my calendar synced from Entourage to iCal and iPhone. That works without issue. The problem now is if I create a follow-up to an email item, it shows up in the Calendar under Entourage and in my Entourage Calendar under iCal. There doesn't appear to be a way to sync this to the phone. Anyone have a suggestion on this?

iCal ToDo list sync with iPhone

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