iCloud and older OSXs

MichaelHo · 29 Feb 2012 at 18:19

Hi guys,

I'm on the original Macbook CoreDuo and currently running snow leopard (OSX 10.6.8), unfortunately this spec Macbook is unable to upgrade to the current OSX and iCloud does not seem to be working with snow leopard. Mail doesn't grab my @me emails and iCal does not sync with my IP4.

Does anyone know a way around this? It seems silly for me to buy a new mac just to have icloud working properly.

Thanks,
Michael

rogan · 29 Feb 2012 at 20:39

Unfortunately you'll have to use icloud.com

MichaelHo · 1 Mar 2012 at 08:34

How about using a different mail and calendar app? Will 3rd party apps work with iCloud?

MagicBoy · 2 Mar 2012 at 00:49

Nope. Time to buy a new Mac.

One of mine is still on Snow Leopard so I aint moving from .Mac to iCloud until they force me at gunpoint.

MichaelHo · 2 Mar 2012 at 20:07

lol yeah I wouldn't have upgraded to icloud neither if I knew!
Only my iphone is push email now lol.

LordSplodge · 3 Mar 2012 at 14:37

My wife's 2007 MacBrook scraped through to Lion but won't run Mountain Lion. Thankfully she doesn't use iCloud but unfortunately I do on my account on the laptop.

The MacBook is still going strong so I guess it will stick with Lion. No point throwing money at upgrading to an Air as the little fella is still fighting fit.

Freakitchen · 3 Mar 2012 at 22:41

I like iCloud but still use Google Apps for mail and calendar sync between computers and phone, so you don't have to miss out on good push e-mail and calendar just because you can't use iCloud.

CrispyXUK · 4 Mar 2012 at 04:25

Ical and @me have server addresses, just enter you're details, job done.