Q: How to locally sync an iPhone with OS X Mavericks? iCloud is NOT an option.

This happened to me too - never dreamed such a core function would be yanked. All I can say is hammer the feedback to bring this back....

Getting closer to local synch through Mavericks server - but a huge PIA. I like just plugging in the phone for a synch .... simple... effective.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

While local may have had its problems it's disingenuous to suggest that it was A: "notoriously" unreliable and B: the reason Apple have done away with it. Dollar to donuts this was a push to improve iCloud adoption. As far as reliability, personally speaking, of the twenty or so creatives I have responsibility for that use Macs (still on Mountain Lion), iCloud sync issues FAR outweigh local sync issues since iClouds introduction. Local sync issues are relatively well known and easy to resolve. iCloud issues have always taken far longer to resolve and left us at the mercy of a support system that while friendly and helpful is totally without SLA's.

I'm just glad the Windows iTunes users are not affected by this local sync change, I'd have potentially 7-800 users slamming the team on the helpdesk at work.

Sorry OAADKTBA

I think iCloud is much better than your USB cable. I have no problem so ever with iCloud.

Apple as company is looking forward and not stuck in it's glorious past with your Apple IIe.

If you're electro-sensible, maybe you should stop using your microwave oven too, which uses the same 2.4GHz frequncy as your WiFi.

Mike-B wrote:

 

While local may have had its problems it's disingenuous to suggest that it was A: "notoriously" unreliable and B: the reason Apple have done away with it. Dollar to donuts this was a push to improve iCloud adoption.

Or Exchange, or Google, or Zimbra, or Yahoo etc etc

No-one supports wired sync anymore, if you happen to find one that does you should use it, or use any of the many wireless alternatives.

Such as?

When I called Apple customer support, they told me the lack of local sync wasn't a problem. The only solution Apple currently supports for consumers is iCloud.

This is why this thread has been going on for months with page after page of confusion and frustration.

I included 4 of the many alternatives in the first line of the post:

Or Exchange, or Google, or Zimbra, or Yahoo etc etc

Maybe try reading the post you reply to?

hogwash snozdop

Nope...

Clearly, you know zilch about SyncServices, the way it worked and the problems it caused. You think once owning a RAZR somehow qualifies you to make any technical judgement? Try being the lead developer for a company that developed sync solutions for ~200 third-party (dumb) phones that used SyncServices... then you might understand what a nightmare SyncServices was. I had to support tens of thousands of customers over an eight year period.

Local sync was one of the primary reasons I switched to an iPhone from my RAZR back in 2007

There was no need to switch - the RAZR synced locally over USB or Bluetooth via iSync using SyncServices.

Exchange is a crappy sync solution.

So? Don't use it then. Exchange is just as closed and proprietary as SyncServices was. iCloud doesn't use it, and neither do any of the other alternatives I mentioned.

Plus, server-client has nothing to do with USB/wifi/3G/LTE.

Huh? Nobody mentioned USB/wifi/3G/LTE.

Allowing the Mac to serve as the 'server' while iPhones and iPads connect to it via USB as the 'client' is an interesting alternative that iTunes does not support.

That'll be because there are no cross-platform, industry standard protocols that support contact and calendar syncing over USB. You expect Apple to develop yet another closed, proprietary protocol when the whole industry is moving in the opposite direction? You'll be wanting to bring back floppy disks and ADB ports next.

Come back when you've learnt something...

lol, you can't have it both ways. Either no one supports local sync, or there are alternatives. Which is it?

What's particularly funny is that Exchange actually does support wired sync. It's called an ethernet cable. Many companies use just such a fancy newfangled technology.

What's particularly funny is that Exchange actually does support wired sync. It's called an ethernet cable.

So, does iCloud in that case. My Mac syncs with iCloud over an Ethernet cable too.

ndawg wrote:

 

lol, you can't have it both ways. Either no one supports local sync, or there are alternatives. Which is it?

 

What's particularly funny is that Exchange actually does support wired sync. It's called an ethernet cable. Many companies use just such a fancy newfangled technology.

Local sync (ie: not over the internet) is not supported, just as I said.

Do you have some kind of comprehension issues?

Your posts display an awesome level of misunderstanding frankly.

dchao99 wrote:

If you're electro-sensible, maybe you should stop using your microwave oven too, which uses the same 2.4GHz frequncy as your WiFi.

You are absolutly right.

I stoped using our familly microwave oven past in the mid 90. At this time every body was thinking I was mad...

dchao99 wrote:

 

Sorry OAADKTBA

 

Apple as company is looking forward and not stuck in it's glorious past with your Apple IIe.

 

When Apple introduce Mac OS X they manage ton introduce Classic to support OS 9. This was a nice smooth transition.

I wished they kept the same approch with iCloud.

This is getting downright hilarious snozdop.

We do still use the concept of ADB ports today. They're called USB and Firewire and Thunderbolt.

What are you talking about? An Outlook client doesn't require the internet to connect to an Exchange server.

Ah, I see - you're just trolling. I should've realised sooner I wasn't having a sensible technical discussion with someone with a modicum of intelligence.

Carry on trolling...

ndawg wrote:

 

What are you talking about? An Outlook client doesn't require the internet to connect to an Exchange server.

Please stop, you are just making the hole deeper.

Unless the Exchange server is on the same network (or the same computer) as you are (should I assume that you keep your Exchange server in your pocket at all times?) it can only be reached over the internet.

What did you think was carrying the connection, Mind Waves?

You have clearly demonstrated that you do not have a clue how this works, so have a nice day. I'll pop in and correct your postings when required.