Can u sync a blackberry with icloud?

No. iCloud is an Apple service for Apple devices only, in the same way that BBM is a Blackberry service for Blackberry devices only.

Apples wrote:

Can u sync a blackberry with icloud?

Don't know. But if the Mail client on that device can handle IMAP servers you can use your iCloud's mail :

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864?viewlocale=de_DE

Julian Wright wrote:

No. iCloud is an Apple service for Apple devices only, in the same way that BBM is a Blackberry service for Blackberry devices only.

As a matter of fact iCloud's Mail and Calender can be used with any clients that can handle the servers . Apple uses standard protocols like IMAP and CALDAV for iCloud. You need only a Apple device initially to create an account. Even Linux would be suitable to deal with icloud syncing.

proprietary ( And thus Apple only ) is only "photostream" and "documents in the cloud" .

Yeah, I know all about the the standard protocols Apple uses, thanks.

Whereas Apple publishes the email settings for configuring iCloud email on any IMAP capable device, they do not publish the CalDAV and CardDAV settings for allowing Calendar and Contact syncing on non-Apple devices.

There is no easy way of acquiring this information from Apple without going digging into system files stored on your Mac or referring to third-party websites who've already done it. So, although technically possible, that doesn't mean it is intended to be possible, recommended or supported by Apple.

You won't find any support articles from Apple detailing how to configure contact and calendar syncing on non-Apple devices, so what I said still stands with one addition:

"iCloud is an Apple service intended for and supported on Apple devices only"

Julian Wright wrote:

"iCloud is an Apple service intended for and supported on Apple devices only"

Yayyay. Just another Wishful Thinking from Apple's P/R department. So be it 😉

I have been able to sync my blackberry with Icloud,but have found i lost my contacts on my blackberry. Now I cant get them back so bit stuck!!

If you were backing up your BB automatically when connected, you can use the Restore option on the Blackberry Desktop Software. Look for the icon at the top right of the window. Choose the backup file you want to use and (very important) select "Restore selected data:" instead of "Restore all data". Check "Address Book" and hit "Restore". Hope this helps!

I just found this article and it works! http://macamour.com/blog/2011/11/06/sync-icloud-enabled-ical-and-address-book-to -blackberry-handhelds/

That's not actually syncing with iCloud. All you're doing is turning off iCloud so the contact and calendar data is available locally and BBDM can see it. Same thing works for Apple's own iSync.

RIM would need to update BBDM for it to be able to sync directly with the data stored on iCloud.

That is absolutely true, Julian; As a BB user (company cellphone) I'm painfully aware of reality. For now, we don't have a choice until BB does something about it (I'm convinced Apple won't!).

I had the same problem. For the contacts I opted for just synching wirelessly because I dont do it that often. For the calendar the solution is:

Create any calendar "on my mac" for example blackberry calendar

Open blackberry desktop software and you will see that your icloud calendars appear as read only.

For me that works perfectly. Any calendar I add on my blackberry shows up in the blackberry calendar on ical and then you can move it in icloud as you please.

:)

Hi, can you clarify what you mean by 'synching wirelessly'? Is there a way to set up a wireless sync between my bb and icloud (or just my computer) which works that isn't covered in the above solution? I will have to wait for a fix on the ical issue I guess, but at least this might give me real time address book sync which is easier.

thanks

Hi there, I have a solution for this. I have upgraded my macs, iPads and iPhones to iCloud, but I am getting so confused with the direction apple are going in, and the power they are now wielding, that I have bought a blackberry. I still wanted to keep my email, contacts and calendars in iCloud so my wife could continue to use the iPad and her iPhone, but needed to sync the contacts and calendars to my blackberry and vice versa. Took me a while, but got there in the end. Firstly, install an app called syncml pro on you iCloud enabled iPhone or iPad. That is the only app which will work for calendars and contacts. Then, go to website myfunambol.com, and create an account. Back in the syncml pro app, configure it using the settings from the following link https://help.forge.funambol.org/questions/answer2.html . This will then allow you to automatically sync any changes on your iOS device to the myfunambol server. Then, install the funambol app on your blackberry, any hey presto, you have 2 way sync! The beauty is that because iCloud works across all iOS devices, even if you change or add a contact or event on an iOS device that doesn't have the syncml app, iCloud sends your changes to the iOS device that does have it on, syncml picks it up, automatically syncs to myfunambol server, and then when you sync your blackberry, it picks it up. Works exactly the same way in reverse, ie a change on blackberry will change all your iOS devices. When the funambol app for ios supports calendars as well as contacts, you can do the whole sync from funambol without syncml.

Thank you Roberto, I understand all we do then is momentarily diconnect the Icloud from the Mac, but this is fine, as I tried the Funambol solution and it got a little complicated.

Until now I had no choice but to export all the Contacts from the Address Book to Vcard format (all together as I have @4,000) then import it into my Gmail contacts (after haivng deleting the whole Gmail Contacts first, as otherwise I had duplicates), and then Sync the BB with the Gmail contacts. More than 1 hour to do all.

Now by just cancelling Contacts (this si all I use as I use the Ipad for calnedar, tasks, etc.) it should work according to you.

I am in the proces of trying it.

Thanks.