Any ideas on how I can sync email using non-apple domains across my desktop, iPad and iPhone. I run a small business and therefore need to retain my domain names rather than using @me.com email addresses. I have about 6 email addresses I'd like to keep synced between devices whilst on the road.
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You can't use iCloud for third party addresses.
You can add secondary accounts at system preferences > mail, contacts & calendars on your mac and settings > mail, contacts, calendars on the iPad. Mail will not sync between your devices (ie, read mail on one device will still be unread on another or moving mail to a folder on one device won't move it on another), but at least you will have access to it everywhere.
I tend to just use my phone and iPad to check for mail, but only keep it organised on my desktop.
Wow. I'm amazed. Do you know if this can be done outside of iCloud? Eg Microsoft Exchange or equivalent? The iPad and iPhone seem to give this option but I don't know anything about it and Apple don't provide advise as it it not an Apple product.
I'm not sure what you mean there, the method I posted before is outside of iCloud.
By the way if your other email account is an IMAP account like iCloud, then it will sync like iCloud mail does, it's just regular POP mail that doesn't sync between devices.
Sorry for my lack of clarity. What i meant to ask was ... Can I achieve my desired outcome (keeping my Mac mail, iPad mail and iPhone mail synced when using non-apple domains) by using a third party application such as Microsoft Exchange? ( given iCloud will not allow me to use my non-apple domains)
You can add your non me addresses to mail on your mac, iPad and iPhone, they just won't sync with iCloud. If your desired email address is a simple POP account, it isn't going to sync like an IMAP account regardless of which email application you use it with.
Hi, I have the same issue: non-mac accounts will not sync between the three devices. I also run a small biz and have several accounts, and the worst is that the sync between the devices USED TO WORK BEFORE (ie before I upgraded to Lion and iOS5 on mac and iphone/ ipad repectively). Now that I have upgraded the OSs, only my mac account syncs, the other 5 do not. There has got to bea solution, can someone/ Apple please please help? Thank you!
Using non-apple emails with iCloud
