Syncing iPad with iPhone

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Syncing iPad with iPhone

Hi - I have an iPhone 4 that I would like to sync with an iPad 2, specifically, the calendar, notes and contacts. I can set up the iPad to sync with iTunes the same way I do with the iPhone (I'm using the office suite entourage etc). However, how do I sync the iPhone and iPad over the air so both are always updated with each other? If I add or change something on the iPad I want the iPhone to update (ie calendar events, contacts, etc)

I was told I could use mobile me - is that way possible when I'm syncing thru my iMac using MS entourage?

iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on May 17, 2011 7:49 PM

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Answer 1

May 17, 2011 7:50 PM in response to Nathan Chicago

Yes, MobileMe does what you are asking. When I change a contact on my iPhone, it changes through the air on my iPad. My calendars synch as well.

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Answer 2

May 17, 2011 8:08 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Thanks, that helps. One thing - I can sync my contacts from my imac to iphone and ipad, but my entourage calendar does not sync at all with either device while connected to my imac.

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Answer 3

May 17, 2011 8:20 PM in response to Nathan Chicago

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with entourage. I synch my work and personal calendars through MobileMe, but they're pretty common outlook type calendars.....

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Answer 4

May 17, 2011 8:26 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Thanks!

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May 17, 2011 9:46 PM in response to Nathan Chicago

I sync with iPad 2 and the iPhone 4 as it just makes it all so much easier. Everything is available, that can be available, on both machines, notes, calendar, I use a gmail account and not Mobile Me, and all of that syncs just perfectly. Very very handy for me to do it this way.

I think Entourage is an app for Microsoft and Windows. I'm using a Mac and Safari, my email is through gmail. Works very well for business with great contact and address book management.

Ken

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May 17, 2011 10:04 PM in response to Kenneth Nielsen

Thanks, I will check out the gmail option.

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May 17, 2011 10:21 PM in response to Nathan Chicago

I didn't want to go too much overboard here, but I learned over the long haul, especially at the last company I worked for that used gmail as the communications hub of the entire company. Wow, it worked great. I do not like changing my email account but I changed to gmail and got all the benefits that really work well for business (auto fill, remembers contacts, so much more...) and know I will never be changing again. I think you will really appreciate its versatility and style.

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patlucas

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Nov 25, 2011 5:06 AM in response to Kenneth Nielsen

Hi Guys

I am also interested in synching an iPhone with an iPad. Can you do that without going through some server (Google, MobileMe, etc)? If you have to go throug a server, can you use iCloud?

I am actually thinking of getting rid of my PC. I immagine that you can use the iPad without iTunes.

Please advise

Patrick

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Answer 9

Apr 8, 2012 2:54 AM in response to Nathan Chicago

I found this excellent tutorial on how to sync iphone calendar with ipad

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mac3po

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Jun 8, 2012 10:06 AM in response to lobsterghost1

trying to sync calendar between IPhone and IPad. My apple id is my regular e-mail address instead of the me.com address. Is that the reason this isn't working? under ICloud "account" information the "advanced" and "mail" is set as my me.com account. Can you help?

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Answer 11

Oct 12, 2012 6:43 AM in response to Nathan Chicago

1. sync the contacts of the iPhone to iTunes (the option will be disabled and has to be enabled this option is found under the info tab)

2. let the contacts sync to ur pc/mac

3. now connect the iPad enable the sync contacts option (for ipad) in the info tab.

this will sync all ur iPhone contacts to iPad and NOT the other way round (for this to happen after the sync disable the sync contacts option)

other method

sign in through iCloud on both iPad and iPhone then enable sync contacts on both the devices!

Related Guide: How to transfer iPhone music/video/contact to iPad

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