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iCloud & Notes

Hi,


according to this article http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/31/apple-ready-to-finish-shutting-down-mobileme -over-next-few-days/ is @me.com already closed. So why I have to create @me.com account to active Notes in iCloud? Everything works...contacts, calendars, reminders but only Notes wants @me.com account.


Thx for reply

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion, 13", i5 2.3GHz, 4 GB RAM, 128GB SSD

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 12:16 AM

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Aug 1, 2012 5:43 AM in response to josty

While Notes has its own app, it syncs on the Mac using an email account (as it did before). Note that you can also sync the Notes app with notes from other email accounts.


So yoiu need the @me email account. You do not have to use it if you do not want to. It just needs to be created so apple can use it to sync.

Aug 1, 2012 7:11 AM in response to SeaBeast

No no, my iCloud ID is @gmail.com account not @me.com. I registered in iCloud with my gmail account. For this reason Im asking why my iPhone and Mac want me to create @me.com account??? And especially @me.com is already closed or will be soon closed. So as you wrote, I go to settings then iCloud, turn Notes switch ON and then I have to choose between Create account on @me.com or Cancel. 😠

Aug 1, 2012 7:21 AM in response to SeaBeast

If you check sync notes it will ak you to set up a @me email account first. This is because the notes sync to the mac is actually using the @me email. I just had to set up another @me email on a mac just because of this requirement.


And you can see in the notes app on the mac the ability to sync notes from other email providers.


That is just the transport used. It is what it is. With the implementation of Mountain Lion apple just gave you a separate app to view notes, that is all. They did not change the way notes works, they could not unless they wanted to leave all other email notes users hanging.


Not sure why the confusion here. That is just the way it works, and it always has.

Aug 1, 2012 7:24 AM in response to josty

Ok, I understand your confusion.


Your AppleID is @gmail.com. From your AppleId, you can get an iCloud account which will gives you an email @me.com.


What's confusing is that you are able to login into your iCloud.com account by entering either your AppleID or your iCloud email. In your case, that would mean login in to your @me.com while using your @gmail.com adress.


You have to think this as a package of services you get from iCloud which include email as long as syncing. If you setup your iCloud services using your AppleID, it doesn't mean that it has anything to do with your Google account.


You can manage your AppleID at https://appleid.apple.com/ and also check which email is linking to your account.

Aug 1, 2012 2:15 PM in response to SeaBeast

I think we don't understand to each other. 🙂 I understand if my Apple ID is my Gmail account email address, it doesn't mean that it has anything to do with my Google account.

What's confusing is that you are able to login into your iCloud.com account by entering either your AppleID or your iCloud email.

That's really confusing because I have no clue what's my iCloud email address. I login to icloud.com only with my blablabla@gmail.com. I read that @me.com will be automatically transfered to @icloud.com. And I have no @me.com account so I guess have no icloud.com account too. So what you mean by login with my icloud email?


Anyway. I've already resolved my problem. I've used my Gmail account for syncing notes. Only problem was that in my iPhone I had to erase imap prefix "[Gmail]" from advanced settings of Google account. Because label in Gmail (I mean in webmail interface) was "[Gmail]/Notes" and label created by MacBook was only "Notes". So notes from iPhone and MacBook were in different places and sync was mismatched. I don't understand this, because Mail app in MacBook has set imap prefix "[Gmail]" and doesn't create label "[Gmail]/Notes" but only "Notes".


I'm not native speaker. I hope you will understand. 🙂

Aug 1, 2012 5:39 PM in response to C snowman

C snowman wrote:


My question is if I already have an apple ID, AND a @me.com, why is notes asking me to create ANOTHER @me.com. Why wont it let me chose the existing one?

The @me address must be associated with the Apple ID you are using with iCloud.


My guess is that your @me address is not associated with your apple id you used to login to iCloud services. So it wants you to create another to use with that apple id.

Aug 2, 2012 5:32 AM in response to josty

That's really confusing because I have no clue what's my iCloud email address. I login to icloud.com only with my blablabla@gmail.com. I read that @me.com will be automatically transfered to @icloud.com. And I have no @me.com account so I guess have no icloud.com account too. So what you mean by login with my icloud email?

Hi josty,


@me.com is the email format of Apple's iCloud service on which you can log into on the web at www.icloud.com.


So just to clarify, @me.com is the email adress you get from iCloud and there is no @ilcoud.com email adress. The tranfert you are referring to is not from @me to @icloud, it was from the previous Apple service which was MobileMe to the actual one which is iCloud. Again that's may be confused if you were not using this service at that time.


So what I meant by login into iCloud was yoo to go at www.icloud.com and log into your account if you do have one. This can be done either with you AppleID or your iCloud email. It will be less confusing using your @me.com adress as a logon however.


Once there, click on your name at the top right of the windows and then on your AppleID. This will lead to you to a web page where you can manage your account information and associated emails. You can also go there directly at https://appleid.apple.com. You really should go there and it will help you to understand how your account is setup.

Anyway. I've already resolved my problem. I've used my Gmail account for syncing notes. Only problem was that in my iPhone I had to erase imap prefix "[Gmail]" from advanced settings of Google account. Because label in Gmail (I mean in webmail interface) was "[Gmail]/Notes" and label created by MacBook was only "Notes". So notes from iPhone and MacBook were in different places and sync was mismatched. I don't understand this, because Mail app in MacBook has set imap prefix "[Gmail]" and doesn't create label "[Gmail]/Notes" but only "Notes".


That's one way to go but you more using another services rather than solving your issue with iCloud. Then when you get into Gmail, I no longer follow since I'm not using it.


Good luck,

Aug 11, 2012 2:45 AM in response to josty

Hey all, I understand the original issue here as I had the same problem. I do not have a @me or @icloud or any other address that I know of (if I do, I would love to know how to find out!!). I had the same problem trying to enable Notes with iCloud in Mountain Lion. This is how I fixed it:


Open System Preferences > Mail, Contacts and Calendars


Click on iCloud, then tick the box next to Notes. You will be asked if you want to "Merge" Notes with iCloud. Choose Yes, and you're done. Notes will now be enabled in iCloud without you having to enter an other email addresses.


Hope this helps.

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