when will itunes support for syncing contacts and calendars be deprecated and why?

1. We're not supposed to speculate but perhaps to pave the way for iTunes on Windows to be broken up as it has been on Mac.
2. As noted, you can Download iCloud for Windows - Apple Support.
3. Not clear, it could be the next one, or there might be a major shift with the next round of hardware releases whenever that is.

tt2

I found this solution from Microsoft.

Use iCloud for Windows to synchronize mail, calendar, and contacts with Outlook

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-icloud-for-windows-to-synchronize-mail-calendar-and-contacts-with-outlook-5f9a9b02-4726-4f64-b2ce-478c1f8f3ef2?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support.

tt2

tt2 mentioned something about breaking up iTunes like they did for the Mac. I think Apple has a utility on the Mac called "Find". I think that synchs calendars and contacts. Hopefully, they provide a utility like that for Windows/Outook users that synchs. But as of now, they seem to be pushing iCloud for Windows.

I did find 2 programs that are available for purchase: Akrutosync and Sync2cloud. I haven't tried either of them.

I found this article on reddit.com that provides a step-by-step work around not using iTunes to synch contacts and calendar.

But it is complicated.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/mxh8r0/itunes_dropping_support_for_syncing_contacts_and/

Bummer. I haven't tried iCloud yet. But if that fails I was going to try installing and using the Outlook app. Have you tried the Outlook app?

I have not tried the Outlook app. I looked at it briefly and I got the impression it doesn't work if the data is stored locally, but I could be wrong. I don't have an outlook.com account or an exchange account.

I have the same setup with Outlook. I use MS Office Professional on my PC. I don't have an outlook.com email address. I use Outlook for calendar and contacts and need to continue to synch those two from my desktop licensed MS Outlook to my Apple devices. I don't want to use cloud anything. I like local backups I can control.

APPLE: Please, at least keep the iTunes synch calendars and contacts working. Don't ditch the whole thing.

Any ideas on how to continue to sync calendars and contacts after the "depreciation."

Thanks.

I fully agree with Bethe01. Putting my private information “in the cloud” simply means putting it on someone else’s computer — where it can be read and hacked by others. I want a direct wire connection between my PC’s Outlook and my devices. I read how Apple deconstructed the one-stop iTunes for Mac into several different apps. I’m appalled by their inability to keep things simple and secure.

I'm not on an Apple computer so I don't know what they did to breakup iTunes.

Would you please describe what Apple did to break up iTunes on Apple computers?

Thanks!!

tt2 - thanks for your posts. They've been very helpful!

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

Sadly I tried iCloud for Windows, and not only did it fail to sync anything, it deleted all of my contacts and calendar entries. Thankfully I had my pst file backed up!

I tried synching my iPod and iPad today and iTunes did not see them. Has anyone noticed that Apple depreciated iTunes already?

I booted my computer and tried synching iTunes with my iPod and iPad and they synched fine.