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Following Apple's dismissal of us poor users of MobileMe with MacBook Pros and iMacs that cannot be upgraded to Lion, I successfully managed to, at least, sync my iCal to iCloud with CalDAV. However, Contacts/Address Book is still wild. Does anyone know the server details for CardDAV for iCloud?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
GarryRobson wrote:
Does anyone know the server details for CardDAV for iCloud?
Apple does not publish these settings.
Apple doesn't publish a lot of things but we still find them out.
GarryRobson wrote:
Apple doesn't publish a lot of things but we still find them out.
If you like digging for this , fine. The official advise is that you should buy all new equipment to use the new products :
Because icloud is PART OF LION and IOS. It is not available for older OS, because it is not part of the deal. Basically I would call it pircay what you are trying to do.
Sjazbec, you are wrong.
1. There is no official advice that says that we "should buy new equipment to use new products".
2. iCloud is not 'part of Lion'. It is an upgrade of MobileMe. Something I have paid £89 a year for so far!
3. It is not piracy. Piracy is theft. The contents of my Address Book in iCloud are my mine.
So, if you've nothing helpful to say, I suggest you say nothing.
GarryRobson wrote:
Sjazbec, you are wrong.
1. There is no official advice that says that we "should buy new equipment to use new products".
2. iCloud is not 'part of Lion'. It is an upgrade of MobileMe. Something I have paid £89 a year for so far!
3. It is not piracy. Piracy is theft. The contents of my Address Book in iCloud are my mine.
So, if you've nothing helpful to say, I suggest you say nothing.
iCloud is by all definitions NOT AN UPGRADE OF MM . It is a completely different product. MM is set to die in 2012, there is no replacement.
iCloud is EXCLUSIVE AVAILABLE TO IOS5 OWENERS or LION OWNERS.
YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO USE IT!.
Oh yes I am most definitely entitled. I have two iPads, two iPhones and a migrated iCloud account.
What is more... I am only asking for assitance.
Get over yourself!
As before... If you've nothing helpful to say, then say nothing.
to access your icloud on older systems, the best option you have is to use the icloud web interface at icloud.com
Yes, for the moment, you're right, as far as Contacts are concerned. But it does not allow for addresses to be easily added from incoming emails, etc. A very clunky way to work. We just need the CardDAV server details and all would be well (ish). The CalDAV workaround for iCal is great. No problems.
Well, the really strange thing is that I, for one, already have those details: contacts.icloud.com. or p0n-contacts.icloud.com (n for number, as with caldav server), doesn't matter which one u use - on your iDevice. Works fine there, but not on Snow Leopard. I believe the reason for this is the fact that Address Book in SL cannot handle appended domains in your username (e.g xxx.xxx@gmail.com). It treats it differently than Lion AB. I've been fiddling around with this for hours, no dice.
Agreed. Same here.
I agree with GarryRobson.
All my MobileMe info since 2000 by the way is all bought and paid for. I am NOT going to be updating my MacBook Pro Core Duo any time soon, but my specs cannot enable me to upgrade to Lion. Frankly - I shouldn't need to. If iCloud can be supported to Windows back to 2007, why can't it be the same for Snow Leopard.
I think your comments are frankly, unhelpful.
I upgraded to Lion, threw up a little in my mouth when I saw the mail client, backed everything up, rolled back to SL, fired up Address Book, and cried about the $29 I just blew on something bad, but at least my calender and address book settings was restored via icloud as it was set up under Lion.
CardDAV Account;
icloud username/password
Server address: p06-contacts.icloud.com
Server path: /**some-unique-icloudnumberhere***/principal
Port 443 (Check the SSL box)
the **some-unique-icloudnumberhere*** I can't help you with a location/place to start looking, since I don't see it on my SL install, but on my Lion install it was under ~/Library/Application Support/iCloud/Accounts
gl.
Willem- I follow you information but was able to get mine work. I enter my info and was able to pouplate the server path but not luck. Suggestions?
CORRECTION: I was NOT able to get mine working. I entered my info and was able to populate the server path but no luck with syncing. Any suggestions?
Sorry - don't really have any other suggestions.
You sure your icloud-unique number was correct? And that your icloud account is active?
perhaps try to login, and tail your syslog (or check your console.app) for errors?
CardDAV for Contacts / Address Book sync on Snow Leopard?
