sync calendar/contacts with iCloud versus iTunes

Sorry not to reply sooner, notifications got turned off somehow...

Yes that looks like the same offer!

I've been using it for several months now without issues, sync is fine.

Price was great!

Slightly off topic, but my Outlook.PST file reports a number of errors (like 100 or os?) like this when I run ScanPST, and they can't be repaired. Does anyone know of a fix?

Failed to add row to the FLT, irow = 2782, RowID = 135F3A4

Failed to add row to the FLT, irow = 2756, RowID = 1344EE4

Thanks!

Jim

Just FYI to all V16.4.1 is out and ................

security bugs are apparenlty very serious...

Gordon Kelly, an iOS savant, says do it:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2023/04/08/apple-ios-1641-release-should-you-upgrade-new-iphone-update/

V 16.5 is now out ...

Gordon Kelly at Forbes ... the guy I usually watch thinks it safe to upgrade....

If any of you brave folks do so, let the rest of us chickens know ;-)

There are ~39 of security fixes in the update

Thanks ... @APB1966 ;-)

In OTHER news...

I have Outlook 2021 which when I bought it was the "Stand-alone" product.

I did not have nor do I now have/want/need the cloud-based Office 365....

BUT it looks like maybe we are getting it anyway????

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-office

"Office is now Microsoft 365"

Office is now Microsoft 365, the premier productivity suite with

innovative Office apps, intelligent cloud services, and world-class

security. Office.com, the Office mobile app, and the Office app for

Windows are now the Microsoft 365 app with a new icon, a new look, and

even more features designed to help you achieve more.

Has anybody figured out what this means???

16.6 and still behaving.

Again, I think this issue only shows its ugly head if you move to Office 365. If you keep a standalone version of MS Office, I think you'll be good. Or, maybe I have jinxed us for iOS 17?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh APB don't do that ... ;-)

I've been travelling ... somehow missed the release of 16.6 ...

Gordon says "go for it" ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2023/07/25/apple-ios-166-release-should-you-upgrade/

Anybody here say otherwise?

Well here I am again.

I'm posting mostly to help keep Apple from closing this thread due to inactivity.

I missed the fact that iOS 16.6.1 came out, since no one has posted to the contrary I'm guessing it doesn't cause problems.

I'm still running iTunes 12.11.3.17 does anyone see any advantage to upgrading to something newer,

or should I not try to "fix" anything if it's not broken?

;-)

iOS 17 is out now. You'll likely need the new iTunes to work with it. Can't help as to whether Outlook syncing gets broken or not. Perhaps that project has been kicked into the long grass. Apple Music on Windows feels pretty poor at this stage, particularly if you have any other kind of media that you currently use iTunes for.

tt2

iTunes 12.12.10.1 works with iOS 16.6.1 and Office 2019

I knocked that test out to get one of two new variables tested.

I will update to iOS 17.0 when Gordon Kelly (Forbes.com) says "go"

Then, I'll re-test Sync'ing and let you all know.

Thanks tt2

iT IS Great to have a person of your stature here on the thread watching over idiots like me! ;-)

I agree Apple does not seem to be committing any real resources to iTunes but then...

I only use iTunes for sync-ing so if that ball is in the long-grass I'm happy.

If they do blow it up, I guess there is Outlook Mobile to evaluate,

but that would require me binning my Stand-alone Outlook 2021 and migrating to Microsoft 365 ...

Which for me is a real <face-palm>

Otherwise I guess it would be some 3rd-party app...

Wait and see I guess....

(I had posted this last month, but the posting is not visible for some reason, hence re-posting, included an update about latest iTunes version as well) I am not able to update to 17.1.x and later iOS releases using iTunes 12.12.10.1 or later (on Windows 10)... tried repairing, resetting iTunes, etc... the error says "To update your iPhone to iOS 17.1.1, you need to install the latest version of iTunes", however iTunes indicates that it is on the latest version; also verified the same by downloading the latest version from Apple directly. On the other hand, after updating iOS directly from iPhone (OTA), local sync is still working when using iTunes 12.12.10.1 and iOS 17.1.2, also verified with iTunes 12.13.0.9 subsequently.

The latest build of iTunes should always sync with the latest version of iOS. That said some users are reporting issues with the current iTunes build. If it doesn't work correctly for you the previous one should. Links on request.

tt2

Davy I'm in your situation as well... still on iOS 16.7.2

I hope the coast is clear...

I heard some babble that the 17.1.1 update broke calendar sync.

but the post was not clear ...

It might have been Microsoft Exchange not local iTunes sync....

I hope the coast is clear for us....

This may be a related issue.

I have recently noticed that SOME (not all) formatting is being stripped out of the "notes" field of my contacts.

Is anyone else seeing that?

For reference I have an iPhone 13 pro sync-ing to Outlook 2021 using iTunes V12.11.3.17 downloaded from the Microsoft Store.

I know newer versions of iTunes what the Microsoft store doesn't seem to show me is what version I will get if I update :-/

Thanks for any assistance!

Jim

jimbob5941 .... can you please clarify what you mean about "formatting" being stripped? do you mean data is being stripped or you mean text formatting? i did not think special formatting was offered in contact notes?

I have noticed random missing data SOME (not all) in contact notes for years never been able to determine the cause.

Regarding software versions there are at least 4 more version after yours maybe more until the latest..... I do have 12.12.7.1 if you need it. I also could not see what version Microsoft Store offered until its installed :(