Louise Cote
Level 1 (64 points)
Mac OS X

Q: iPhone, iMac calendars won't sync

Starting a couple days ago, my calendar won't sync between my iMac and iPhone.  I noticed because I put a phone number in a calendar entry and synced, but when I needed it the entry wasn't on my iPhone.  I've tried a lot of things I have found, including changing some iPhone settings, syncing just selected calendars, doing a full shutdown then syncing, quitting iTunes and syncing...

 

I feel like I'm losing my mind.

 

I'm not a newbie, I've had an iPhone since 2012.  The "usual" fixes usually work, but this is a stumper.  Any help will be appreciated.

 

 

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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011): OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM;  iTunes: ver. 12.3.3
iPhone 5: iOS 9.3.1

iPhone 5, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on May 12, 2016 1:47 PM

by Louise Cote,Solvedanswer
Louise Cote Louise Cote
Level 1 (64 points)
Mac OS X
A:

SOLVED the problem. After testing out everything else, it turned out the cable was bad! I didnt know that happened, I thought they were all the same. Simple switch out, and voila! Thanks for the suggestions.

Posted on May 13, 2016 2:34 PM

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman May 12, 2016 1:59 PM in response to Louise Cote
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    May 12, 2016 1:59 PM in response to Louise Cote

    You have omitted the most key piece of information ...

     

    Where are your calendar(s) stored?  They are likely stored in different places.

     

    On the Mac, in the Calendar app, click the "Calendar" button in the upper left to display the calendar(s) you are using.

     

    On the iPhone, in the Calendar app, click "Calendars" at the bottom center.

  • by ManSinha,

    ManSinha ManSinha May 12, 2016 2:00 PM in response to Louise Cote
    Level 6 (10,262 points)
    iPhone
    May 12, 2016 2:00 PM in response to Louise Cote

    On the phone

     

    Log out of Find iPhone

    Log out of iCloud

     

    Do a forced restart -  After shutting down all open apps using the app switcher - invoked by quick double press of the home button and swiping up on each app till it flies off the screen.

     

    Hold the sleep/wake and home buttons down together till you see  logo - then release and allow normal boot up

     

     

    Then sign back in to all of the above

  • by Louise Cote,

    Louise Cote Louise Cote May 12, 2016 2:50 PM in response to sberman
    Level 1 (64 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 12, 2016 2:50 PM in response to sberman

    I'm sorry - I thought I was clear:
    My Calendars are stored on my iMac and my iPhone. 


    I do not use the iCloud. I have done a forced restart.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman May 12, 2016 2:56 PM in response to Louise Cote
    Level 8 (41,090 points)
    May 12, 2016 2:56 PM in response to Louise Cote

    I guess you have personal reasons not to use iCloud.  To me, the iCloud solution seems like the natural answer because changes made on one Apple device appear immediately on all others.

     

    Anyway, for local calendars, see this article:

    Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes using USB - Apple Support

     

    When you sync, check the "Info" tab to make sure the sync instructions are set up correctly.  As I say, I use iCloud so I can't be of much help because the "Info" tab in my case simply says iCloud is used to sync calendars (and notes, etc.).

  • by Louise Cote,

    Louise Cote Louise Cote May 13, 2016 7:10 AM in response to sberman
    Level 1 (64 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 13, 2016 7:10 AM in response to sberman

    As I said, I thought I was pretty clear about what I use.  I'm not interested in using the iCloud. I don't need the aggravation.

     

    I haven't changed any settings, which is why this is so mystifying.

     

    Thanks anyway.

  • by Louise Cote,Solvedanswer

    Louise Cote Louise Cote May 13, 2016 2:34 PM in response to Louise Cote
    Level 1 (64 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 13, 2016 2:34 PM in response to Louise Cote

    SOLVED the problem. After testing out everything else, it turned out the cable was bad! I didnt know that happened, I thought they were all the same. Simple switch out, and voila! Thanks for the suggestions.