MobileMe

MobileMe was a paid online service from Apple that the data kept in sync on mobile and stationary devices. It could be either e-mail, calendar, address book or photos. Supported devices included the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and computers with Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows or a current browser. MobileMe was terminated on 1 July 2012 and replaced by iCloud.

History

MobileMe was announced on 9 June 2008 at the conference WWDC 2008 as the successor service. Mac. With the new name, a change of gravity combines immediate synchronization of data on various mobile and stationary devices by means of the push technique and access to their own data, apart from your own site.

Because of the heavy load, however, Apple could provide for mobile devices only after the start of the offer the push service. As compensation, Apple extended the term of the contract for existing customers free of charge for 30 days and then an additional 60 days. Apple also reported that approximately 1% of MobileMe users the built-in e -mail service at least one week could not use.

On June 6, 2011 Apple announced at WWDC that the offered since October 12, 2011 iCloud MobileMe service from 1 July 2012, replaced completely.

Differences between. Mac and MobileMe

MobileMe replaced from 10 July 2008. Mac service. The conversion for the user automatically happened.

While. Mac was mainly focused on desktop and notebook use, MobileMe Internet services should provide for both Mac OS X and for iPhone and Windows users, most of. Mac keep known benefits and additional services (for example, push- provide services). Some functions were without replacement, or at least were not integrated into the form, as they had been at Mac there. :

• The iCards ( greeting) fell without replacement.
• The Internet access to synchronized Safari bookmarks dropped without replacement.
• Creating new Just e- mail accounts was no longer possible, but existing could be extended.
• The group function no longer existed ("In MobileMe groups are no longer an integral part of the application, but you may have already created groups continue to use Mac. . " (Apple Support: MobileMe: About Mac groups). )
• Synchronization with Macs running Mac OS X 10.3 " Panther" was no longer possible.
• The. Mac website Web application was no longer there, but she insisted on a reference in the iDisk web application on.
• The. Mac slides (English ". Mac Slides" ) were no longer supported. However, access to published slides is still possible, however, to publish only with old versions of iPhoto and Aperture, which dominate this function yet. A stand-alone program. " Mac Slides Publisher" is no longer available.

Functions

Push Services

MobileMe includes so-called push services for email, calendar and addresses. However, at the start of the MobileMe push services are only available for the iPod touch and iPhone as well as the browser - based web applications. On computers takes a synchronization takes place in a minimum period of 60 seconds.

Synchronization

MobileMe to information (e -mail accounts (including all rules and signatures ), addresses, calendars, bookmarks, Dashboard widgets, Dockobjekte, keyrings, notes, settings) between multiple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, PC ) keep in sync. This is done via a connection to the Internet. Supported OS X applications Mail, Safari, Address Book and iCal, as well as Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer and Safari on Windows.

Web applications

In addition, customers have the ability to access from any computer via a web browser on their own data and also to edit this part by the MobileMe web apps on the website of the service. The user gets access to the following Web applications:

• Mail ( Access to e -mails of your own MobileMe account )
• Address ( access to the MobileMe synchronized contact information)
• Calendar ( accessing the MobileMe calendar synchronized data)
• Gallery ( post pictures and videos in the MobileMe Gallery to upload and download, albums organization, various settings and access to iPhoto or Aperture synchronized photo albums. )
• IDisk (read and write access to the iDisk and delete files and (de-) compressing zip files )
• Find My iPhone (access to remote wipe functions)
• User account (change of personal data such as address or billing address, extending the membership, buying additional options such as more memory, and see the current availability of the MobileMe services )

E -mail service

The service includes an e- mail account and e- mail address (eg firstname.lastname @ me.com ), which can be queried via IMAP or POP3.

Gallery

About the Gallery function allows images found in the Internet and made selectively available to other users. There is also the possibility that other users of a gallery to add more pictures. This can be done via browser or e -mail. The added pictures are automatically synchronized with the local iPhoto.

IDisk

IDisk is on servers 20 or more gigabytes of space available, can be accessed via the WebDAV protocol or browser.

Back to My Mac

For Mac OS X, Back to My Mac is made available. This is a service that allows data access to the Mac at home from any internet access from.

Find My iPhone / iPad

As of June 17, 2009 Apple added a new feature that allows the can find a misplaced iPhone and even a misplaced iPad. A mouse click makes the mobile phone or iPad locations, view your position on a map and trigger a ringtone, even if it is muted, with a message. Since November 2010, with the introduction of iOS 4.2.1, this service at least for owners of an iPhone 4, iPod touch (4G ) or iPad for free.

Data from iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to delete

If the own iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad have been stolen, you can let delete the complete data. This unit is unusable and personal data can not fall into the wrong hands. Since November 2010, with the introduction of iOS 4.2.1, this service at least for owners of an iPhone 4, iPod touch (4G ) or iPad for free.

Let iPhone or iPad Lock

With the introduction of OS 3.1 for the iPhone there is a new feature that allows the iPhone or iPad can be locked with a 4- digit access code from a distance. This option is useful if you do not want the same to perform a full erase and still want to ban the finder or thief of the iPhone. Since November 2010, with the introduction of iOS 4.2.1, this service at least for owners of an iPhone 4 or iPad for free.

Transition to iCloud

ICloud was unveiled on June 6, 2011 at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC ) and officially launched on October 12, 2011. The new service replaces since 1 July 2012, the offer of MobileMe completely. Apple users up to this date repeatedly asked to move their data to iCloud, because all the functions of the old offer available until iWebPublishing, Gallery and iDisk. Due to the continuing criticism of iCloud and the fact that by no means all users have changed their account, Apple has extended in October 2012 the deadline for the relocation of the data by twelve months to September 2013. Also, pay former MobileMe customers additional storage without fees.

Criticism

In versions 7.7 to 2.8 of the iTunes software for Windows, the MobileMe service was unasked installed as a system service. One way of deselecting when installing did not exist.

The launch of MobileMe was associated with major problems. So the service was partially restricted or not available and pointed particularly as a web application unusually high response times.