BoDEAN Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I am restoring my 8.3 onto my iphone. I had ran 8.4 beta, and starting fresh back with 8.3 I've always used google for calendar/contacts/email. I am seriously considering moving to an all apple system. I have my calendar exported from google to apple. I am now thinking of moving onto the next step, the contacts/email. Are there any users who can share their experiences moving from google to say using only apple for this management? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hello, I have always used the built in Mail/Calendar app on my iPhones. I just feel it works for what I need and further more, why have additional/redundant battery draining apps. I have tried the Google and Outlook apps...I just feel they really don't do anything more...and it's another app and battery user. Hope my 2 cents helps... :-) Let me know what your pros / cons are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I use to use both because I would jump between android and iOS all of the time but now I'm only iOS. So I moved everything from google to iCloud and done. My experience was there were no issues going from apple to google or the other way around. Both use open source solutions for contacts and calendars, so it was easy to export as a vCard and import without any issues. You'll be happier if you do it because everytime you restore your phone iCloud will take care of bringing your contacts and calendars back onto your phone without any work from you. As far as email, I don't use apple email, I still use gmail because I like Gmail and I have more storage space with gmail then icloud Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is this even a discussion ? Microsoft Exchange there is quite literally no comparison Just enter your username and password on practically any device and boom all your emails contacts and calendars. No need to worry about incoming outgoing ports or encryption settings it just works. +InsaneNutter 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted May 3, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted May 3, 2015 mail = Outlook app calendar = built in calendar app contacts = build in calendar app * But I use Contact Pics+ along with Sync.ME to sync contact pics, phone numbers, and email addresses from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc SteveMackinnon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ive always read to have contacts/email/calendar using same service/app. Is this a myth? How do you access your mail from a PC then, if you moved from gmail to icloud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ive always read to have contacts/email/calendar using same service/app. Is this a myth? How do you access your mail from a PC then, if you moved from gmail to icloud? You can access iCloud Mail by visiting the iCloud website. If you have a Mac, you can setup iCloud using the Mail app on OS X. If you have a Windows PC, you can sync iCloud mail with Outlook. If you have other email clients, refer to these instructions from Apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Using my exchange server and native apps for contacts, calendar, and e-mail. Works perfectly. TPreston 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James035 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 You can put to the test to see if it helps for you : http://lifehacker.com/5850859/how-to-migrate-all-your-data-to-icloud-from-google-with-minimal-fuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMackinnon Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 mail = Outlook app calendar = built in calendar app contacts = build in calendar app * But I use Contact Pics+ along with Sync.ME to sync contact pics, phone numbers, and email addresses from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc I use the same setup as this. The 'focused' mail works really well, I have configured it so that 'focused' mail notifies me but the 'other' mail (which is usually mail shots) do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Office 365 Apps (Outlook) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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